Senior Product Manager (Citizen or Permanent Residents only on the East Coast)

Sr Product Manager
Location: Williamsburg, VA (Remote with onsite meetings)
Position Description :

This position is a full-time opportunity for a Senior Product Manager to lead the end-to-end product lifecycle in a dynamic, fast-growing startup environment. This highly autonomous role serves as the voice of the customer, translating user needs into product strategy while aligning executive vision with engineering execution. As the initial member of the product team, you will take full ownership of product management responsibilities, driving product direction, prioritization, and successful delivery in a lean, fast-paced, shipping-focused culture. This position requires an initiative-taking leader who thrives with ownership, makes data-driven decisions, and is enthusiastic about building exceptional products.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct deep-dive interviews and research with brokers, haulers, and contractors to uncover core pain points and utterly understand their "WHY".
• Own the product backlog entirely, writing clear, actionable epics and requirements so the engineering team can focus strictly on execution.
• Function as the definitive voice of the customer, successfully relieving the CTO, COO, VP of Engineering, and Head of Software Operations from daily tactical requirements gathering.
• Leverage your strong UI/UX sensibilities and firsthand experience with design tools to create wireframes and mockups that guide engineering discussions and validate concepts with users before development.
• Maintain a data-driven approach to product development, utilizing feature analytics to analyze user behavior, measure success, and make strategic prioritization decisions.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure proposed solutions are highly feasible within our Node.js and Firebase stack while aligning with our lean engineering philosophy.
• Define and optimize critical fintech workflows specifically involving payment gateways, escrow logic, or complex financial workflows to ensure seamless payment experiences for our users.
• Continuously analyze the market and our competitors to ensure company s feature set remains two steps ahead while executing our 5-year growth strategy
• Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate daily product responsibilities, including generating feature suggestions, streamlining customer research synthesis, and utilizing AI-assisted design/wireframing platforms.

Required experience/skills:

• Product Management Experience: 4 years of professional product management experience, ideally with a proven record in a fast-paced environment or startup culture.
• Targeted Environments: Background or strong preference for experience within B2B SaaS or construction logistics.
• Extreme Autonomy: Ability to take initiative and thrive independently as the sole product team member handling all initial responsibilities.
• Design Tool Competency: Practical, firsthand experience using design tools (such as Figma, Balsamiq, Sketch, or modern AI design tools) to build wireframes and mockups; the general experience with design tools is valued over a specific platform.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical capabilities with a deeply data-driven approach to product development.

Additional experience (preferred):

• Direct experience in the construction, short-haul trucking, or logistics industries, with an emphasis on platforms dealing with truck routing and fleet dispatch.
• Experience utilizing Amplitude for feature analytics, as well as familiarity with BI data analysis tools like BigQuery, Data Studio, or similar platforms.
• A foundational understanding of Firebase or serverless cloud architectures to better comprehend our technical constraints.
• An active interest in or exposure to Artificial Intelligence, specifically regarding how it can be pragmatically applied to improve user experiences without over-complicating the underlying technical stack.

Salary : $145,000 - $175,000