Founding Product Lead / Manager › Houston, TX Full-time · Hybrid / Remote flexible

KCapital Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 15,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity 1–2%

Flexible hybrid/remote

Job summary

KCapital Group Inc. in Houston, TX seeks its first Product Lead to shape product strategy and company direction. You’ll partner with the founding team, define the product roadmap, engage with customers, and drive growth with significant ownership and autonomy.

This founder-style role offers substantial equity (1–2%), broad influence, and the chance to build a scalable SaaS platform for SMB acquisitions, with hybrid/remote flexibility and a mandate to move quickly in a lean startup environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product management, development, startup, or related experience.
• Strong product intuition and customer empathy.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to build from the ground up.
• Interest in SaaS, AI, automation, marketplaces, fintech, or SMB acquisitions.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the founding team.
• Work closely with engineering to deliver features on a lean, iterative timeline.
• Engage with customers to gather feedback and validate problems and solutions.
• Play a key role in building the business and shaping the company from the ground up.

Skills

Product management

Startup experience

Customer empathy

Engineering collaboration

Independent at ambiguity

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

SaaS / fintech interest

Job description

Houston, TX Full-time Hybrid / Remote flexible

A founder-style role with significant ownership, autonomy, and influence. You will help define product strategy, work closely with engineering, engage with customers, and play a key role in building the business.

About the role

We are building software that helps entrepreneurs and investors discover, evaluate, and complete small business acquisitions more effectively.

We help small business owners access the financing they need, and help buyers evaluate acquisition opportunities before they commit. Our work saves clients time, improves the quality of their decisions, and lets them move with confidence.

We are looking for our first Product Lead to work directly with the founding team and help shape both the product and the company from the ground up.

Compensation is $15,000 to $40,000 per year plus meaningful equity of 1 to 2 percent, intentionally structured to reflect the company early stage and the ownership opportunity for the right candidate.

Requirements

• 3+ years of product management, product development, startup, or related experience
• Strong product intuition and customer empathy
• Experience working closely with engineering teams
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to build from the ground up
• Interest in SaaS, AI, automation, marketplaces, fintech, or SMB acquisitions
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

This employer participates in the federal government’s E-Verify program. As a participant in E-Verify, this company will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. KCapital Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.