Canals builds software for wholesale distributors, helping them operate more efficiently through automation and AI.
Our customers are the companies responsible for moving the materials that power the real economy; electrical supplies, plumbing products, roofing materials, HVAC equipment, and more. Every day, thousands of people rely on Canals to help process orders, manage purchasing, handle accounts payable, and streamline critical business workflows.
We're a profitable, rapidly growing company with a team of roughly 100 people distributed across North and South America. We care deeply about building great products, hiring exceptional people, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers.
The Opportunity
You'll own product-led growth for our contractor audience at Canals, playing a key role in how we expand to this new and growing customer segment.
In this role, you'll focus on the in-product experience—designing the onboarding flows, activation moments, and self-serve experiences that turn contractor users into engaged, retained customers. You'll work closely with stakeholders across the company in Sales, Customer Success, and Product, to drive contractor adoption and growth.
What You'll Do
Design and optimize in-product onboarding flows and self-serve activation experiences for our contractor audience
Develop the in-product messaging, nudges, and prompts that move contractors from first touch to activated user
Instrument the contractor funnel and run experiments to improve conversion and retention
Partner with Product and Engineering to bring in-product growth moments to life
Develop messaging and positioning for contractor-facing products and features based on primary and secondary research
Train and enable go-to-market teams on contractor products and features
Develop supporting marketing materials, e.g., one pagers, website pages
Capture and organize competitive intelligence to support Sales and Marketing
Track and measure adoption and effectiveness
Influence the product roadmap based on contractor market feedback
What We're Looking For
3–5 years experience in product marketing
Hands-on experience with PLG or in-product growth—you've designed onboarding flows and activation experiences, not just observed them
Strong data fluency, you pull your own numbers, run experiments, and know what to do with what you find
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong cross-functional collaborator who works well with and can "speak the language" of Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Engineering
Self-motivated and proactive — someone who gets things done without hand-holding
Comfortable juggling multiple projects and shifting timelines
Background in construction, trades, or distribution is a plus but not required
Experience in a startup or fast-paced environment is a plus but not required
We're building software that solves real problems for an industry that keeps the world running. Our customers rely on our platform every day to operate their businesses.
We've found strong product-market fit and continue to grow quickly, creating opportunities for people who want to have a meaningful impact on the trajectory of a company.
We believe great people build great companies. That's why we invest heavily in hiring, development, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers.
You'll work alongside ambitious, thoughtful teammates who care deeply about what they do, challenge each other directly, and have a lot of fun along the way.
We value ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement. Good ideas can come from anywhere, and people are trusted to make things happen.
We're remote-first, flexible, and distributed across North and South America, bringing together talented people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
Canals.ai is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with our principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years experience in product marketing
- Hands-on experience with PLG or in-product growth (designed onboarding flows and activation experiences)
- Strong data fluency; ability to pull own numbers and run experiments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong cross-functional collaboration with Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Engineering
- Self-motivated and proactive; able to work without hand-holding
- Comfortable juggling multiple projects and shifting timelines
- Background in construction, trades, or distribution
- Experience in a startup or fast-paced environment
What We Do
Canals automates sales order entry, accounts payable, and purchasing workflows with the most accurate AI for distribution. Speed up quoting, stay on top of order updates, pay smarter and win more business, all by eliminating the manual work that slows your employees down. Plus, unlock time for more strategic work like strengthening customer service and supplier relationships. With pre-built ERP integrations and minimal setup, you can get up-and-running – and see immediate value – without taking up IT resources. As your teams use it, our AI models learn and adapt to your business, preserving tribal knowledge and getting more and more accurate. Canals has revolutionized the day-to-day of sales and accounting teams at forward-thinking distributors, including United Electric, R.S. Hughes, and Puget Sound Pipe & Supply. Let’s chat about how you can use AI-powered automation to gain a competitive edge too.








