Product Manager

Sparetech • Chicago, IL

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Your Mission Is to take ownership of an existing product within our core Operator App, shaping its evolution from today’s state and driving sustainable business impact and meaningful revenue growth. You’ll define product direction, validate hypotheses, and build solutions at the intersection of AI innovation, market networks, manufacturing, and the circular economy, shaping SPARETECH’s core products to transform industrial spare parts data into an efficient, reliable, and collaborative experience. We offer you the opportunity to Design for market networks: Drive the evolution of our existing Operator App so collaboration becomes effortless and network effects can emerge across stakeholders. Sustain and deepen product-market fit: Conduct user interviews, generate prototypes, run experiments, and iterate quickly based on insights. Build Structure: Establish backlog, roadmap, and agile ceremonies to bring clarity and momentum, in collaboration with your engineering counterparts Collaborate using AI-first principles: Partner with engineering teams to build intelligent, scalable solutions with speed. Launch GTM strategy: Partner with marketing and sales to craft positioning and drive feature adoption. Measure Impact: Track adoption, quality, and business KPIs to ensure success.

Requirements

• Proven track record as a Product Manager, ideally in B2B SaaS or AI-first companies (2-3 years).
• Strategically Minded: Can synthesize research, customer feedback, and technical trends into actionable strategy.
• Communicate Clearly: Possess storytelling skills to rally teams and secure buy-in across diverse audiences.
• Embrace Ambiguity: Thrive in fast-moving environments, knowing when to pivot and when to persevere.
• Work AI-first: You are comfortable using AI tools on a daily basis to improve efficiency, iterate faster, and adapt quickly as you learn.
• Stay Curious: Demonstrate intellectual humility and a genuine desire to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of an existing product within our core Operator App, shaping its evolution from today’s state and driving sustainable business impact and meaningful revenue growth.
• Define product direction, validate hypotheses, and build solutions at the intersection of AI innovation, market networks, manufacturing, and the circular economy.
• Shape SPARETECH’s core products to transform industrial spare parts data into an efficient, reliable, and collaborative experience.
• Drive the evolution of our existing Operator App so collaboration becomes effortless and network effects can emerge across stakeholders.
• Conduct user interviews, generate prototypes, run experiments, and iterate quickly based on insights.
• Establish backlog, roadmap, and agile ceremonies to bring clarity and momentum, in collaboration with your engineering counterparts.
• Partner with engineering teams to build intelligent, scalable solutions with speed.
• Partner with marketing and sales to craft positioning and drive feature adoption.
• Track adoption, quality, and business KPIs to ensure success.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation, plus public holidays.
• Hybrid Work Model: Enjoy a flexible work setup, typically spending two days per week in our Chicago office.
• Professional Development: An annual training budget of $1,000 to support your growth in a dynamic, startup environment.

What This Job Offers

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