Lead Product Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of product management from start to finish, encompassing customer research, data analysis, problem framing, specifications, testing, engineering handoff, launch, measurement, and iteration.

• Collaborate with the CEO and CTO to steer the product roadmap and focus on high-impact priorities.

• Leverage qualitative research and quantitative data to inform product decisions and enhance metrics for active and new users.

• Work closely with the CEO on product-related decisions, strategy, prioritization, and vision, while managing daily execution.

• Engage in collaboration with engineering, design, and cross-functional teams.

• Develop streamlined product processes that facilitate reliable and swift shipping.

• Dive deep into company data, team workflows, and user behavior within the first 30 days.

• Deliver a medium-sized feature along with smaller refinements from end to end.

• Organize the two-month product roadmap.

• Oversee the product management function, which includes roadmap execution, specification development, prioritization, and shipping cadence.

• Balance daily execution with strategic initiatives planned for 3 to 6 months ahead.

• Create a significant body of work and progress towards the Head of Product role.

• Report directly to the CEO as the first full-time product manager.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6 to 10 years of experience in product management, specifically in delivering high-quality consumer products (exact years or titles are less critical than proven ownership and impact).

• Proven history of high-impact contributions in fast-paced environments, preferably within an early-stage startup.

• Strong product management capabilities with an excellent eye for UX and design.

• An intuitive understanding of user needs and a refined sense of product judgment.

• Proficiency with AI tools for research, design, specification creation, testing, data analysis, and user testing.

• Ability to conduct research, analyze a funnel, and balance customer needs with business objectives.

• High level of agency, a bias for action, decisiveness, and a focus on impact.

• Experience in high-trust, low-ego collaboration with a hands-on founder.

• Genuine expertise in trading cards and collectibles, whether through collecting, playing, or other hobbies.

• Capability to provide samples of product work, examples of owned products, and a specification, research synthesis, or handoff artifact.

• Must demonstrate trading card fluency during the application process.

• Commitment to being an equal opportunity employer and fostering an inclusive team environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Significant equity upside.

• Comprehensive health coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• 401(k) plan.

• Wellness stipend.

• Monthly dogfooding budget for card purchases.

• Paid trial engagement as part of the hiring process.