Senior Product Manager, Marketplace

Courtyard Inc.•New York, NY

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Courtyard is hiring a Senior Product Manager to own and grow its Marketplace, making it a first-class part of the platform alongside pack ripping. The role is responsible for defining and executing the Marketplace product strategy and roadmap, with a focus on the needs of both buyers and sellers and on marketplace liquidity, pricing, trust, and discovery. The Product Manager will work closely with engineering, design, data, operations, marketing, and finance to develop the experience and economics of buying, selling, and trading collectibles. The role encompasses discovery and search; buyer and seller experiences; marketplace economics; and new formats such as auctions, bounties, and trades. The successful candidate will learn the current marketplace, identify high-impact opportunities, ship an initial improvement, build a roadmap, and lead workstreams independently. Courtyard describes its working environment as a small, fast-moving startup where product processes are developed as the company grows, and this role has significant latitude and responsibility. The position is NYC-based with a hybrid expectation and flexibility for remote days. Courtyard offers competitive compensation and meaningful equity.

Requirements

Experience building or growing a two-sided marketplace, or a product whose success depends on liquidity.
Understanding of supply and demand dynamics, pricing, and trust.
Strong product judgment and ability to validate product decisions with leadership.
Comfort with A/B testing, product analytics, and funnel analysis; ability to define success before launch and measure outcomes afterward.
Uses AI throughout their workflow and has informed opinions about its strengths and applications.
Conviction to challenge leadership, engineering, and roadmap decisions, while remaining open to changing their mind when presented with better information.
Ability to take action and create clarity in a fast-moving startup with evolving strategy and scattered context.
Ability to develop product strategy and roadmaps while also writing specifications and defining detailed product requirements.
Able to manage several initiatives at once and operate with a high degree of independence.
Able to work in person with the NYC team regularly under a hybrid arrangement.

Nice To Haves

Experience at an e-commerce, fintech, or gaming company that grew from scrappy to structured without losing its scrappy culture.
Experience as a buyer or seller on a marketplace such as eBay, StockX, Whatnot, Etsy, or Airbnb, or as a seller at a card show.
Collects items.
Has a strong personal passion or interest.

Responsibilities

Own, write, defend, and maintain a sequenced Marketplace roadmap for buying, selling, and trading on Courtyard.
Improve discovery and search, including item search, category browsing, filters, collections, personalization, and Marketplace surfaces.
Develop buyer experiences such as listings, offers, checkout, buy-it-again, and trust signals covering pricing, condition, and provenance.
Develop seller experiences such as listing flows, pricing tools, offer management, seller analytics, and pathways for items from packs to reach the Marketplace.
Work with finance and data on marketplace economics, including take rate, fees, promotions, GMV, and margin.
Scope and test new marketplace formats such as auctions, bounties, and trades, and determine which merit becoming permanent features.
Collaborate closely with engineering, design, data, operations, marketing, and finance leadership.
Use product analytics, funnel analysis, and A/B testing to define and measure success.
Lead at least one product workstream end-to-end and independently, while contributing to product strategy and detailed specifications.
Use AI in product workflows and consider its applications to marketplace pricing, search, listing creation, and personalization.