Senior Product Manager, Emerging Products

Spare; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 142,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Product Manager to steer innovative projects in the transit space. This role involves driving product vision, collaborating cross-functionally, and leveraging market insights to create user-centric solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong product management experience, exceptional problem-solving skills, and a passion for technology and transit.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing technical software products from inception to launch.
• Experience working with enterprise customers.
• Technical background to collaborate effectively with engineering.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a product squad, overseeing development and strategy.
• Define and communicate the vision, strategy, and objectives for the product.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and sales teams.

Skills

Product Management

User Experience Excellence

Problem-Solving Skills

Stakeholder Relationship Building

Innovative Thinking

Education

Degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field

Job description

Department: Product

Location: Vancouver

Compensation: $142,425 - $151,044 / year

Description

Spare is looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our Emerging Products team!

As a Senior Product Manager at Spare, you’ll be driving not just products but opportunities for our business to thrive. You will own a key product squad, playing a pivotal role in creating new revenue streams and accelerating growth.

This role requires travel to the United States, and successful candidates must have appropriate travel documents. Expect to travel 15-20% of the time.

This role follows a hybrid schedule: in-office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with remote work options on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our office is located in downtown Vancouver, fostering collaboration and flexibility.

About this role

• Own Product: Take full ownership of a product squad, overseeing development, strategy, and lifecycle management.
• Drive Product Vision: Define and communicate the vision, strategy, and objectives for your product.
• Collaborate Cross-functionally: Work with engineering, design, marketing, and sales to align development with business goals.
• Market Insights and Customer Needs: Analyze data, conduct research, and engage with teams to identify trends and needs.
• Inform Product Solutions: Collaborate to generate innovative solutions addressing customer feedback and unmet needs.
• Evangelize the Product: Promote enthusiasm internally and externally for your product.
• Roadmap and Resources: Manage product roadmaps, strategies, resources, and release schedules.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Ensure internal and external stakeholder alignment on product requirements.

About You

• Product Management Experience: 3+ years managing technical software products from inception to launch.
• Experience working with enterprise customers and driving customer-centric decisions.
• User Experience Excellence: Proven success in shipping products with exceptional user experiences at scale.
• Experience taking products from concept to market and post-launch optimization.
• Stakeholder Relationship Building: Ability to build strong relationships across teams.
• Innovative Thinking: Capacity for outside-the-box thinking, entrepreneurial experience is a plus.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify root causes of issues and ensure success.
• Technical background with understanding of software engineering to collaborate effectively.

Nice to have

• Degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field.
• Entrepreneurial background.
• Experience in Transit/Mobility or AI products.

Don’t meet every requirement? We encourage applications from diverse candidates, including women and people of color, even if you don’t meet all qualifications.

Our Emerging Products Team works on high-priority, innovative projects in the transit space, focusing on bringing new products to market. We value experimentation, iteration, and customer impact.

If you’re passionate about tech and transit, we’d love to hear from you!