Apprentice Product Manager, Shopify
Spring Cohort 2024, 12 Months Contract
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Cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform for SMEs
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Cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform for SMEs
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Shopify's mission is to make commerce better for everyone, so businesses can focus on what they do best: building and selling their products.
Role
Who you are
- If you are new to the product workforce, or an aspiring product person looking to switch careers, this is a great opportunity for you
- We expect participants to learn fast, iterate fast, and deliver results within the 12-month timeframe
- High trust and flexibility have always been a part of our culture, and if you’re expecting to be told exactly what to do, this program may not be the place for you
- An entrepreneurial mindset - you must be comfortable rolling up your sleeves, thriving in ambiguity, and getting the work done
- A love of storytelling
- A genuine excitement for solving merchant problems and a strong sense of empathy for the merchant and their buyers
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across multiple projects, align on goals, and deliverables
- Excel by seeking professional and personal hypergrowth
- Keep up with an unrelenting pace; we will be throwing a lot at you over 12 months!
- Be resilient and resourceful in face of ambiguity and thrive on (rather than endure) change
- Bring critical thought and opinions — and embrace differences and disagreement to move forward
- Strong interpersonal and team collaboration skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A desire and aptitude to solve problems
- A desire to work in an agile environment
- A broad experience in technology would be beneficial, but not required
- Be available to work 40 hours per week as of April 2024. This is not a part time opportunity
What the job involves
- Shopify’s Apprentice Product Manager (APM) role is a paid 12 month position, with the goal of creating product opportunities for a diverse community of early talent, and developing the next generation of product leaders
- Our 12-month rotational program aims to help aspiring product talent improve the skills they need to become a Product Manager through hands-on real world product ownership, and with a supportive working community of peers and full time PM’s to learn from and grow alongside
- As an APM you will be thrown into the deep end of product at Shopify, with the support of a dedicated lead, mentor, and learning curriculum to help you along the way
- You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from industry expert product managers, engineers, designers, and data scientists who have built world class products
- You will have the opportunity to work on, and build, real world impactful products that enable entrepreneurs around the world to exist and thrive- there are no “side projects”, you’ll be working on mission critical projects
- You will be given the resources and opportunities to build foundational knowledge of the product management craft. This program is a blend of formal learning through our curriculum, and hands on, on the job training with full-time Product teams
- Complete two (2) rotations where you will be ingrained as a PM on full-time Shopify Product teams, with a dedicated Senior Product Manager to guide and coach you through your journey
- Join a small cohort of aspiring product managers aimed at being the next generation of Product Leaders with a community of supportive peers
- Have a dedicated full-time Product Manager to act as your mentor and an additional learning resource
- At the end of the program, successful APMs will be eligible to continue as a full-time Product Manager at Shopify!
Application process
- This posting will close on Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 11:59PM EST
- Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline
- This posting is for our April 2024 cohort, with an April 1 start date
- 1. Once all applications have been screened, successful candidates will be invited to a “Mini Case Study” interview where you will go through a small Product related case with a Shopify Product Manager
- 2. Candidates who move on from the Mini Case Study interview will then be invited to a larger Case Study interview with a Shopify Product Manager. You will be informed in advance of the interview of what to prepare and expect
- 3. After the case study interview, successful candidates are placed on teams based on their interests, skills and experience. Each placement is done individually and with significant consideration
Our take
Prior to Shopify, eCommerce solutions for online businesses were a pretty ramshackle affair, either picked from a poor selection of expensive off-the-shelf products or developed in-house. Shopify was born from its founder's frustration in setting up a store to sell snowboards online. Since then it has grown into the world's biggest eCommerce platform, with over 1 million active merchants using the platform to sell almost anything imaginable over the internet.
Today Shopify has a commanding lead among eCommerce platforms, though it may be threatened by the rapid growth of its rival WooCommerce, which is popular in online stores built using WordPress. However Shopify has made moves to stay ahead of the competition, developing new products such as Shopify Collabs which makes it easier for influencers to collaborate with brands, and offering financing services to eligible merchants to support their business growth.
Shopify has enjoyed strong growth in the years since its IPO, achieving more than 26% revenue growth compared to 2022 in 2023 alone, driven by the continuing shift to online shopping and the improved capabilities of the platform. It will be looking to build on this growth by continuing to develop its range of products and making further strategic acquisitions to support its platform.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2013
$100m
SERIES C
Oct 2011
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $122.3m
Company benefits
- Great parental leave policies, including a $1000 baby bonus
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Downtown, Ottawa, ON
Leadership
Tobias Lütke
(CEO)Launched an online snowboard shop before shifting to e-commerce and building Shopify
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