Product Manager, Parkade

• You have at least 6 years of product management experience at startups or growth-stage companies
• A strong executor: You don’t need to be the "big ideas" person — we need someone who can take a vision and make it real
• Experience working directly with technology startup founders/CEOs, and shipping in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments
• Off-the-charts attention to detail (we mean it). You can easily spot out-of-place pixels or remember how six different use cases each look a bit different in a flow
• A deep sense of customer empathy, attention to detail, and obsession with quality. Intuition as a PM is crucial
• Comfortable wearing many hats. You have no problem going outside your core role, and doing whatever needs to be done
• Familiarity with mobile and web platforms; you’ve worked on mobile, mobile web, and just web. You don’t need to code, but you feel comfortable discussing technical details and questions with engineers
• Comfort with project management tools (ideally Jira), wiki software (ideally Confluence) and Figma
• We’re not a meeting-heavy culture, but you should be very good at crafting, designing and delivering presentations

Desirable

• Our CEO Evan was Lyft’s first product manager, and crafted/scaled that product from an idea into a national brand used by millions
• Product at Parkade has just been him, until now
• With eight engineers and a product designer, he’s ready to hand over the reins to our first dedicated product manager
• You’ll be the central force driving execution, owning the day-to-day product operations, and helping shape the next evolution of our roadmap
• Best of all, you’ll join Parkade at a pivotal inflection point
• We hit clear product-market fit, recently raised a Series A, have a world-class team and are scaling quickly
• As we build the next generation of our product, you’ll play the key role in shaping it — redefining a product that will transform not just the parking industry, but cities themselves
• Execution + Team Syncing (80%)
• Own the full product development lifecycle: write detailed specs, manage sprints, coordinate internal communications, and keep everything moving
• Be the connective tissue across teams, from engineering and design to sales and support
• Talk with users, QA features before and after they ship, maintain documentation, manage bug triage, and lead planning meetings
• Handle the prep work for new initiatives: talk to potential partners, research integrations, negotiate pricing and gather customer insights
• Ensure smooth launches and communicate product changes internally and externally
• Work hand-in-hand with our product designer to craft a beautiful, intuitive UX in everything you ship
• Shape roadmap (20%)
• Partner with our CEO to help define and refine our product roadmap
• Collect input from across the company to adjust priorities based on real-time feedback
• Build a perspective on where our product should go — and win buy-in from leadership to get there
• Track competitors and market shifts (including AVs and mobility trends) to keep us ahead
• First 90 Days:
• Take over sprint planning and project management from the CEO
• You’ve gained a deep understanding of our product, and can answer 95% of questions about it accurately
• You've met with every single person at the company one-on-one
• You're writing clear specs, coordinating launches, and ensuring engineers and designers are unblocked
• Sprint planning meetings are well run, and every task and ticket that’s brought to sprint planning comes with a full, detailed spec that’s been run by all relevant parties (including engineering) ahead of time
• QA new features, manage bug triage, and take ownership of internal comms
• Start talking with users, reviewing customer feedback, and researching adjacent markets
• Explore and evaluate potential vendors we could use for product enhancements
• You’re starting to take the lead at our roadmap review, while deferring to Evan when needed. You’re understanding how to work with him, how he thinks/communicates and what mistakes to avoid
• You’re deep into charting our path on our gate/camera offering, have crafted a light spec and started to meet with vendors