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Product Manager

General

What we do 🪵

Our mission is to empower building materials suppliers with great technology. There are over $1,000,000,000,000 of building materials bought in the US every year, and many of these transactions happen in on-prem point-of-sale systems. We want to bring these transactions online, enabling better experiences for contractors and homeowners alike.

This Role

What you'll achieve with us 🥇

We think product role has three responsibilities:

Roadmapping: Prioritize what to build.
Writing: Communicate it internally through clear written documentation.
Unblocking: Drive it to completion by working with design and engineering.

We expect you to think about the business as a whole, incorporating input from sales, engineering, design, and the general strategic direction of the company.

Requirements ✅

You have phenomenal communication and structured reasoning skills.
You have keen product intuition for what a delightful product is.

Icing on the cake 🎂

You have 2+ years as a Product Manager at a technology company.
You have experience as an engineer or designer.
You have hired and built out a team.

Interview process

Intro Call with Nick (15 min): To get to know one another.
Take home (2 hours): Write a product requirements document (PRD).
Meet the team (3 hours):
- Client Feedback with Joe (30 min): Role play a scenario where a client has feedback on the product.
- Product with Max (45 min): Brainstorm a new feature based on that feedback.
- Design with Zach (30 min): Give feedback on potential designs for that feature.
- Engineering with Andrew (30 min): Answer engineering questions based on the specifications.
- Strategy with Nick (45 min): Prioritize a product roadmap.
- Culture with Clara (30 min): Sharing the past experiences that have brought you to this role.

Who we are

We are currently 24 people & 6 dogs. In alphabetical order:

Adam (Territory Account Executive): studied Communications at UConn (Go Huskies!) and worked as an AE at a large cloud software company (Box); a frequent at concerts around the greater NYC area in his spare time 🫡
Amanda (Recruiting & Operations); studied marketing at De La Salle University; worked in recruiting at a few startups; loves SCUBA diving! 🌊
Andrew (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford; worked as a software engineer and head of engineering at Apple & Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰
- Gemma (Andrew's Bernedoodle): *fiercely protecting Andrew* 🐶
Brian (Engineering): studied computer science & applied math at NJIT and UC Davis; worked as an engineer at Google, Snap, and Common Networks; LoL player and Earthquakes fan ⚽
- Luna (Brian's chocolate lab): *looking longingly at YB* 🦮
Clara (Territory Account Executive): studied Literature at University College London; worked in GTM strategy for a feminine health tech startup in Paris and then came to the bay to work in sales for Verkada; often seen doing a headstand 🧘‍♀️
Emmie (Engineering): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Flexport; loves confetti cake 🧁 and almond croissants 🥐
George (Engineering): studied computer science at Stanford; worked as a software engineer at Facebook; exclusively reacts on Slack with the shaka! 🤙
Iliana (Engineering): studied Creative Computing at the University of London; worked as a software engineer at ApolloGraphQL and Valstro; Self-proclaimed singer/songwriter 🎤, and currently obsessed with Baldurs Gate 3 ⚔️
- Rain (Iliana’s chihuahua mix): *ghost-barks at anyone who isn’t Iliana* 🐾✨
Joe (Territory Account Executive): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a consultant at Bain & Company; has been pulled over for speeding on a bicycle but never in a car 🚴‍♂️
Jonathan (Implementation): studied Linguistics at Cedarville University; worked in SaaS implementation for startup Tekion; has flown over 100k miles in the last year 🛫
Jordan (Engineering intern): studying computer engineering at the University of Waterloo; worked at Rivian, IBM, and elsewhere; plays the saxophone professionally 🎷
Kyle (Territory Account Executive): Studied Anthropology and History at UNCW; Has been a seller for companies big and small, mostly in the Software space. Is self-taught in catching snakes barehanded🐍
- Mango (Kyle's corgi): *demanding pets from everyone he meets* 🐾🥭
Matt (Territory Account Executive): studied history at Northwestern; taught middle school in Chicago (hardest job ever), more recently worked in sales and general management at a fishing tackle company (Catch Co.); former competitive angler in college (bass fishing 🎣)
Max (Product Manager): studied neuroscience at Dartmouth; worked as a consultant at Bain & Company and as a PM for RabbitHole; has broken his neck exactly one time (and coincidentally has tried parkour exactly one time 🤸‍♀️)
Nahom (Engineering): studied neuroscience & computer science at MIT; worked on Ads for Amazon Music; self-proclaimed music historian 🎵
- Brodie (Nahom's Frenchie): *muffled paper ripping* 🐾
Nesh (Engineering): studied electrical engineering at Kenyatta university; worked as a SWE at a variety of startups; big SpongeBob guy! 🧽
Nick (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; distantly related to the founder of the Hershey company 🍫
- YB (Nick's Belgian Malinois): *looking longingly at Luna* 🐕
Roman (Engineering): studied computer science at Illinois Institute of Technology; worked as Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer, Manager, and Director of Engineering across YouTube, Groupon, Square, Lob.com, and Evidation. Loves Argentine Tango, Dota2, Burning Man, fire spinning, and sharing poetry. 🔥
Santiago (Engineering): studied computer engineering at University of Waterloo; worked as SWE intern at The Cooperators, Inflight, BitBakery, Replicant; played lots of soccer, loves rap and r&b 🎧
Shalon (Engineering): studied Computer Science at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; worked as a SWE at various startups; Rick & Morty enthusiast! 🛰️
Shloka (Engineering): studied Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley (Gooo Bears 🐻); worked as an EMT and a teacher for a CS bootcamp; writes poetry and plays chess!♟️
Tyler (Client Success): studied general education and tech at Cabrillo College; worked as a system administrator for a short time and at a paint store (Kings paint!!!) for eight years, manager for two; likes to play most video games, currently playing Diablo 4. 🕹
Umer (Engineering): studied computer science at National University of Singapore; worked as a SWE intern at Visa and an NLP chatbot startup; has an identical twin! 👯‍♂️
Zach (Design): studied product design at Stanford; worked in design at a few startups; currently wearing socks with cocktails on them! 🍹

What we stand for ⭐️

The values we hold most dear are learning through feedback and experimentation, enjoying our time together, truly empathizing with clients (we've worked at paint stores & lumber yards!), building a diverse team, and driving to achieve as fast as we can.

How we've fundraised 💰

We raised $7m across two rounds:

A $2m pre-seed led by Kent Bennett at Bessemer with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.
A $5m seed led by Caitlin Bolnick Rellas at CRV with participation from Bessemer.

Benefits 🩺

Medical, vision, and dental insurance with 100% premiums covered for you, 50% for dependents (~$5-6k/yr) 🏥🥸🦷
Daily lunch (~$4k/yr) 🥘
Learning materials and Coursera courses (~$1k/yr) 📚
Unlimited audiobooks via our team subscription to Libro ($500/yr) 🎧
Gym membership! (~$1200/yr) 💪
Unlimited PTO 🏖️
Betterment 401k 🏦
Dog-friendly office 🐶
And more! If you have ideas, let us know 🙂