Group Product Manager, FareHarbor
Distribution
Booking solutions for tour operators
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Booking solutions for tour operators
501-1000 employees
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501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make experiences better for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- To be successful in this role you must have strong analytical thinking, problem solving, attention to detail, and a proven record in leading complex SaaS products
- Most importantly the candidate must be obsessed with creating client value
- 7+ years of product management experience
- Have experience in B2B products
- Have lead and mentored product managers, have set product process to enable product thinking and methodology
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver results; excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work with both technical and non-technical teams and define roadmap strategy and scope, making relevant tradeoffs to prioritize product requirements
- Experience in the travel industry and in distribution specifically is desirable
- Have the ability to learn quickly and understand complex systems
- Be biased for action, comfortable with a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Be motivated, hard-working, and able to lead by example
- Be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals
- Experience in sizing opportunities and translating them into products, features and processes that deliver value
What the job involves
- FareHarbor is looking for a Group Product Manager who will be fully responsible for owning, executing, and delivering on our Distribution group - involving everything affiliate, APIs and sites optimizing for our clients growth
- You will define product strategy and roadmap, lead a team of product managers across multiple closely coupled initiatives and individually contribute to implement key projects
- You will translate business needs into product roadmaps that incorporate appropriate qualitative and quantitative research and stakeholder input
- You will guide and mentor your team of Product Managers
- Be the Product Leader for the Distribution Product Group of FareHarbor, owning the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation through execution and iteration, in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Lead and mentor the Product Managers in your group, challenging their decision-making processes to ensure high-quality product thinking. Foster a culture of accountability, fast execution, and continuous learning
- Drive product excellence through data-driven decision-making, ensuring all initiatives are aligned with client value, market demands, and business impact. Be relentless in pursuing customer satisfaction and product-market fit
- Own and measure success metrics (KPIs), holding yourself and your team accountable for delivering measurable results. Regularly report on team performance and the impact of your product on key business outcomes
- Navigate ambiguity and prioritize ruthlessly, making informed trade-offs to focus on the highest-impact opportunities. Maintain a clear product vision, balancing short-term execution with long-term strategy
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Commercial teams, Operations, and Product Marketing teams to remove roadblocks, accelerate delivery, and maximize business outcomes. Proactively identify and address risks and dependencies
- Contribute to the company’s strategic direction by ensuring your group’s efforts align with company priorities. Continuously refine product roadmaps to meet evolving business goals and customer needs
- Foster a bias for action within the team, promoting a sense of urgency and a results-driven mindset. Ensure the team is equipped to deliver in a high-demand environment while maintaining a high bar for quality
Application process
- Any offer of work (e.g. employment, assignment) will be subjected to the successful completion of pre-employment screening
Our take
Most holidaygoers in the US prefer to book their activities and experiences online - but when it comes to local operators, this isn’t always possible. FareHarbor has been developing software to help digitize the booking process for these smaller businesses, and over a decade, has brought more than 5,000 of them onto the books.
Along the way, FareHarbor also built up some strong momentum in the reservation management and distribution areas of the sector, which drove up the company’s valuation - making it a prime candidate for acquisition. Whilst TripAdvisor reportedly made multiple bids, FareHarbor ultimately went to Booking Holdings, the US’ largest vendor of tour company booking software.
This puts FareHarbor in a strong position. Booking Holdings is acquiring companies at a steep rate (ten in the last ten years), and good ones too - Kayak and Venga number among them. This will help FareHarbor with customer acquisition, and insulate it somewhat from any wobbles in the hospitality sector.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2015
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $0.2m
Company HQ
Grachtengordel-Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Matt Broten
(Software Engineer)Worked in various Software Engineering roles at Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Open Systems International, Instant Automatic, and Artery- which they also co-founded.
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