Product Owner, Machinio
$80-100k
Salary in US currency, may vary in other locations
Marketplace for used heavy machinery
Open for applications
Marketplace for used heavy machinery
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$80-100k
Salary in US currency, may vary in other locations
21-100 employees
Company mission
Machinio's mission is to connect dealers with buyers.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of product or project development experience
- Experience driving projects involving customer-facing web technologies, including APIs, mobile-first design, and third-party integrations
- Experience collaborating across teams such as Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and business audiences
- Strong understanding of internet technologies and web-based software development
- Familiarity with project management tools such as Asana, Jira, and Confluence
- Knowledge of SEO best practices
Desirable
- Familiarity with SQL and data analysis
- Experience working on applications involving search, e-commerce, and/or large-scale data aggregation
- Experience with taxonomy design and/or data modeling
- Experience with web development technologies such as Git, AWS, Ruby on Rails, and React
- Background in UI/UX with the ability to create wireframes and mockups
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Product Owner to help evolve our software products through iterative stages of discovery, definition, development, launch, and post-release enhancement
- The PO is responsible for driving the delivery of high-value capabilities for assigned products
- The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with developers, designers, and stakeholders across business, legal/compliance, and operations to ensure that requirements and product design meet the needs of customers and internal teams
- Own, prioritize, and maintain the development team’s product backlog, including defining epics, features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team of product managers, designers, business analysts, developers, testers, and other stakeholders to develop and execute product roadmaps and release plans
- Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned products
- Review, accept, and prioritize feedback and new requirements from stakeholders
- Bring new perspectives to continually improve the product and better serve our customers
- Analyze data to inform product decisions and refine product strategy and roadmap
- Balance business needs with technical considerations and constraints
- Oversee creation and maintenance of user and technical documentation
- Support customer-facing teams and help develop training and communication materials
- Produce content that enables others to understand product functionality and changes
Our take
Machinio is the largest online global marketplace for used construction machinery and equipment, with over one million listings and millions of vetted buyers. The $400B machinery sector is a lucrative one to be in, and with a client pool that’s been growing substantially year-on-year, Machinio has slowly been cornering the market.
The company’s second prong, MachineryHost, is an industry-specific CRM for used machinery dealers that comprises tools for business operations including inventory management, quoting, and email marketing. This provides an important cross-sell opportunity that Machinio has leveraged astutely, with many Machinio clients also signing up to the CRM service.
It’s an interesting market niche: used equipment dealerships are one of the areas seeing slow digital transformation uptake, in part because businesses are often multi-generational. With more people forced to pivot online in recent years, however, cultivating a sophisticated online presence has become business-critical. So Machinio’s steady progress, which in the future will focus on consolidating and refining its product offerings, looks set to continue paying off.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2016
$3m
SERIES A
May 2014
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $4.1m
Company benefits
- 30 days/year holiday policy
- Flexibility to work remote, possibility to work abroad
- Remote setup provided for all team members, along with modern work equipment
- Casual, collaborative, fast-paced work environment and a fun team (we’re cool)
- Quarterly in-person team events and really fun in-person holiday parties!
- Employee milestone program
Company HQ
Chicago Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Dmitriy Rokhfeld
(Founder)Previously a BCG consultant who moved on to work as manager of user acquisitions at Lumos Labs prior to co-founding Machinio. Left the company in 2020 following its acquisition.
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