Product Manager-in-Training (Cofounder/CEO-led)
About The Position
This program is designed to train and develop Product Managers who will work directly with and be mentored by the Cofounder/CEO. The goal is to prepare individuals to build or scale new product verticals within the company. Reporting directly to the CEO, participants will gain insights into a serial founder/CEO's decision-making process, learn product management skills, and understand the operational challenges of a rapidly growing late-stage consumer tech startup. The program offers exposure to various company functions including product, growth, operations, finance, engineering, and data, with the aim of developing successful graduates into product or commercial leaders.
Requirements
- Ideally at least 1 year of experience in a demanding environment such as management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, an early startup environment, or similar.
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline such as STEM, economics, or similar.
- Ability to work in-person in our Palo Alto office alongside our CEO and executive team at least for the first 6-12 months.
- Act like your name is on the door; feel responsible for fixing broken things even if outside your swim lane.
- Break ambiguous problems into clear hypotheses and ask 'What are we trying to accomplish here?' before jumping to solutions.
- Be highly resilient and view no challenge as too difficult or issue as unsolvable.
- Have a strong bias for action and be impatient when progress is stalled.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with and be mentored by the Cofounder/CEO.
- Build or scale one of the company's new product verticals.
- Learn how a serial founder/CEO thinks and makes decisions.
- Learn the craft of product building.
- Understand a late stage, consumer tech startup’s day-to-day challenges during rapid growth.
- Gain exposure to product, growth, operations, finance, engineering, and data functions.
- Learn to execute big-picture strategies and navigate the intricacies of a complex business.
Benefits
- Base salary and stock options
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- 401(K) plan with 4% employer matching
- Wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
