Product Manager

Leap Tools Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech solutions company in Canada is seeking an experienced Product Manager responsible for driving product development for independent retailers. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, software product experience, and a passion for user engagement. This position offers a remote-first working environment and emphasizes work-life balance with generous time off and benefits.

Benefits

Generous time off

Parental leave program

Work-from-home stipend

Birthday off

Remote work flexibility

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in building software products.
• Hunger to meet users and solve their problems.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Comfortable with engaging C-suite executives.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the advancement of products for independent retailers.
• Work with users and internal teams to identify needs.
• Develop strategies for adoption among independent retailers.
• Write product specifications for engineering.
• Collect and analyze data for decision-making.

Skills

Technical background

Building software products

Design mindset

Attention to detail

Customer-facing skills

Education

Degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

TypeScript

React

Django

PostgreSQL

Job description

About us

Imagine you want to buy a rug for your home. You want to make sure it will not only fit but also look great. Our technology lets you see a rug in your own space before you buy it. Don’t believe us? Try it for yourself.

At Leap Tools, we are building the world's most advanced solutions for the interior décor industry. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies such as Home Depot and local retailers such as Alexanian's. An important part of our business is dedicated to empowering small, independent retailers with innovative solutions to thrive in the digital marketplace.

We are one of the fastest-growing tech companies according to Deloitte’s Fast 500, and we are hiring ambitious and collaborative challenge-seekers to fuel our momentum and help us create an iconic global tech company.

About you

You take pride in exceeding expectations. You love the satisfaction that comes from building and improving products. You uncover needs by listening closely and asking perceptive questions. You pay close attention to details and it bugs you when others do not. You have a keen eye for how things should work and you use data to prove (or disprove) your assertions. You’re vigilant about keeping a high bar of quality but you’re not afraid to try something new. You are excited to take on new challenges and be part of something small that is growing into something big.

About our tech stack

TypeScript, Next.js, React/Redux
Python, Django, PostgreSQL

What You'll Do

• Be fully responsible for the advancement of a suite of products, targeted at independent retailers
• Work closely with users, our customers and internal teams to identify user needs
• Develop a cohesive strategy that enables us to gain adoption among independent retailers and to help power their businesses through our offering
• Understand our technological capabilities and constraints, and combine these with an understanding of user needs to develop groundbreaking solutions
• Write concise product specifications and work closely with the engineering team to refine these to ensure fast and efficient development
• Build a deep technical understanding of the product to discuss design decisions with engineering
• Coordinate all aspects of the projects you are responsible for, through the entire development cycle
• Collect and use data to make decisions, which may include complex analyses and A/B testing

Requirements

• Technical background, demonstrated through a degree in computer science or engineering, or alternatively through relevant work experience
• Distinctive work experience in building software products
• Hunger to meet users and dive deep into their problems
• Design mindset
• Exceptional attention to detail and focus on quality
• Comfortable operating in a customer-facing role and engaging C-suite executives

About our culture

• We're a remote-first company that encourages our employees to work from where they're most productive.
• We work in tight-knit teams to cultivate an ownership mentality.
• We cherish curiosity and an obsession for details because we know these details are invaluable over the long run.
• We're hyper-focused on our achievements and our ability to execute our promises. We act with urgency.
• We value work-life balance by offering generous time off
• Work anywhere in the world for up to 3 months!
• We value families, by offering a parental leave program
• We offer a work-from-home stipend
• Your birthday (and our company's birthday) is a day off!

About our hiring process

Now: You upload your resume and complete a brief questionnaire. Step 1: We arrange a video call with you to assess your abilities. Step 2: Complete a take-home assessment Step 3: You attend the second video interview soon after. Step 4: You meet one of the founders. Step 5: You receive an offer. Take the Leap. Apply now.