Design-Driven Product Manager

Overview

REQUIREMENTS

• PASSIONATE ABOUT DESIGN: You understand that design makes everything possible. You are able to distinguish ‘great’ design from ‘pretty’ design. You see the difference design thinking can make in the lives of users. Your eye for detail ensures that the most important details doesn’t get lost in the shuffle. You know that design is about execution – from idea all the way to real-world implementation.
• PROBLEM SOLVER: You enjoy learning how to solve problems in the most efficient way possible. Complexity doesn’t scare you. The challenge of distilling something complex into something simple invigorates you.
• BIASED TOWARD ACTION: You are a self-motivated, action-oriented person. You don’t sit on your hands and wait for someone else to fix a problem. If there is something you can do to make a situation better, you do it.
• FOLLOWS THROUGH: From support staff, to product designers, to engineering – you speak the language of each of these archetypes. You are empathetic, concise, and consistent in your communication and follow-through. You ensure that the team own their commitments, collectively and personally.
• PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS: You recognize the strengths of your teammates and understand that we will only get where we want to go if we work together. You work with leadership to place team members on projects appropriate to their skill level and team needs.
• ADVOCATE: You are passionate about advocating for us both internally and externally. You actively recruit top-notch designers, engineers, and other product-minded people. You have made many excellent connections in the industry and you want to bring them with you wherever possible.

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Very comfortable in a native design environment (Sketch, Photoshop, etc.) and have a good grasp on the tools that are representative of the industry.
• A proven track record of working with designers, engineers, and various stakeholders to accomplish great things.
• 5 years+ of designer/interaction experience with a proven track record of success.
• Experience managing a team of 5+ people.
• Comfortable engaging with end-users, conducting user research, and intelligently integrating findings into your work as needed
• The ability to dive right into a big project and manage it from start to finish
• Ability to thrive in a variable and demanding startup environment

YOUR ROLE

• You will manage the roadmap, refining feature ideas and maintaining existing features to drive business goals.
• You will skillfully define MVPs to release incrementally, shipping early and often.
• You will produce high-level product requirements, iterating with a core team of design and engineering experts as well as stakeholders in research, data, support, sales, and marketing.
• You will coordinate across teams to maintain product and strategy alignment, eliminating surprises and finding creative ways to make the “whole greater than the sum of its parts”.
• You will mine for risks and opportunities via data analysis, customer research, market analysis, etc.
• You will provide status updates to various stakeholders and coordinate Go-To-Market Strategies for smooth, measured releases.
• You will invest in shaping team growth and morale, building both a product and – but a team.
• You will help your team and leadership coordinate team competencies to adjust role specializations, process definitions, and other factors which improve scope control, quality, and velocity.

BENEFITS

• Highly competitive salary
• Stock options
• Premium health coverage
• Macbook Air
• Membership at health club of your choice
• Unlimited books from Amazon
• Unlimited Starbucks card
• Comfortable work-from-home environment
• Half-day Fridays