Product Manager

Workstream • Vancouver, BC

7d • $100,000 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Workstream is a mission-driven company building an all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for the hourly workforce. This market, comprising 2.7 billion hourly workers (80% of the global workforce), has been underserved by technology. Workstream is purpose-built for this market to help businesses and their employees thrive. The company serves leading brands across various sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. As a high-growth Series B company backed by prominent VCs like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue, Workstream is rapidly expanding its product portfolio.

The company is seeking a highly customer-obsessed, strategic, and execution-driven Product Manager to own key product areas. This role involves end-to-end ownership, from defining strategy, roadmap, and long-term vision to customer discovery, hypothesis development, execution, iteration, and achieving measurable business outcomes. The Product Manager will shape the product narrative, set north-star metrics, and drive investments to improve how hourly businesses hire, manage, and retain their workforce. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced startup environments, enjoys customer interaction, and combines strategic thinking with relentless execution. The role requires close partnership with Engineering, Design, Sales, Customer Success, Business Development, and Leadership to identify opportunities, prioritize effectively, and deliver impactful products.

Requirements

• 5 to 7+ years of Product Management experience, ideally in SaaS, growth, marketplace, or startup environments
• Experience utilizing AI to make you and your team more effective
• Understanding of AI landscape and tools
• Experience working in a fast-paced, scaling startup (typically <500 employees) or demonstrated ability to thrive in high-growth environments
• Proven track record of owning product initiatives from concept through launch (0→1) and iteration (1→N), incorporating both Go To Market and PLG motions
• Strong customer empathy and genuine enthusiasm for talking directly with users
• Excellent analytical, strategic, and hypothesis-driven problem-solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong partnership skills across Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Operations
• Ability to move quickly, prioritize effectively, and operate with resourcefulness in ambiguous environments
• Experience writing product specs, user stories, and translating business needs into product execution

Nice To Haves

• Experience in growth product management or marketplace products
• Experience with HR tech, hiring, payroll, scheduling, workforce management, or local business software
• Familiarity with job board ecosystems, integrations, or external platform partnerships
• Experience working with offshore or distributed engineering teams
• Background in hourly work industries such as restaurants, retail, hospitality, or frontline operations
• Experience with one or more of the following product categories: HRIS, Payroll, Scheduling, Time & Attendance, or Hiring

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, and execution for a core Workstream product area
• Define product vision, north star metrics, and success criteria aligned with company priorities
• Spend significant time with customers, users, and customer-facing teams to identify patterns, pain points, and emerging market opportunities
• Partner closely with Sales, Customer Success, Business Development, and Operations to gather business requirements and translate them into scalable product solutions
• Build and manage relationships with strategic external partners (e.g., job boards, integrations, ecosystem partners) and continuously improve product capabilities through these partnerships
• Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to develop and validate product hypotheses
• Take a hypothesis-driven, experimentation-first approach to product discovery and iteration
• Write detailed product specifications, user stories, and UX requirements that enable high-quality execution
• Collaborate closely with Engineering and Design teams to ship products quickly while balancing speed, quality, and long-term scalability
• Be highly resourceful and pragmatic in solving customer problems—whether through automation, integrations, operational workflows, or lightweight solutions
• Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Design, GTM, and executive stakeholders
• Present product strategy, roadmap progress, and business impact across all levels of the organization

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision. We pay 95% of your premiums for our employees and 85% for dependents
• 401K Plan
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Flexible PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed