Founding Product Manager

Traba is using AI and the internet to modernize the light industrial industry. Today, we're using our marketplace to connect manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the US with reliable and hard working temp labor. This creates more profitable and productive businesses, and better career opportunities for our workers. We’re proud to be backed by the world’s best investors: Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and experienced product manager to help us reimagine the antiquated staffing industry. Our product isn’t an app; it’s the labor we deploy into warehouses and manufacturing facilities throughout the country (and eventually, the world). In addition to collaborating with software engineers, you’ll also work closely with our field teams to design practical on-the-floor solutions for our light industrial customers. This role reports to our Head of Product who brings over 20 years of Series A through D experience from some of the world’s most iconic and successful tech brands. You will also partner closely with our founders and leadership team to bring our product vision to life.

About You:

• Ultimate unicorn. You're as technical as an engineer, as practical as an operator, and human-centered like a designer; you champion the user, the code, and the business.

• You understand the intricacies of building a multi-sided marketplace, speaking fluently about dynamics, incentives, system architecture, network effects, etc.

• First-principles thinking. You spend equal time thinking about "why," "how," and "what."

• You have excellent judgment on product strategy, system design, and platform economics; also a keen eye for marketplace growth and balance.

• Business problem solver and opportunity spotter. You have an uncanny ability to identify root causes of business challenges and spot emerging opportunities before others.

• Inventive and scrappy full-stack problem solver. You can probably code.

• Deeply collaborative. You work seamlessly across teams and functions, bridging the gap between sales, marketing, operations, product, engineering, finance, design, etc.

• Intuitive, adaptable, humble.

You Will:

• Architect and steward our product strategy, and marketplace vision

• Solve complex problems holistically, balancing desirability, feasibility, and viability

• Write detailed product requirements and technical specifications

• Rapidly prototype technical proofs-of-concept to validate ideas

• Evolve our product portfolio with a deep understanding of our tech stack

• Scale operations by defining and co-implementing smart, efficient technical solutions

• Use data to uncover hidden patterns and answer key product questions

• Identify and shape new opportunities into product strategy and vision

• Visualize and communicate complex ideas: from system diagrams to marketplace flows to financial models and causal relationships

• Socialize your work across all levels and departments, synthesizing diverse feedback from multiple stakeholders

You Have:

• 5-15 years of experience as a product management

• A demonstrable track record of shipping business-defining products

• Strong technical abilities, including with AI (ideally you can code)

• Built and executed on product vision, strategies, roadmaps and features

• Deep understanding of the software development process/cycle

• Evidence of shipping features and products that have moved the needle

• Specific experience with marketplace is a big plus - e.g. liquidity, matching algorithms, pricing strategies, and trust & safety mechanisms

• Desire to work at a startup and cover an exceptionally wide surface

• A strong, ambitious work ethic and the drive to build a company

• Eternally optimistic, endlessly curious, and a joy to work

Benefits:

• 📈 Start-up equity

• 💰 Competitive Salary

• 🩺 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage

• 🍽️ Dinner Provided via Grubhub & stocked kitchen for NY employees

• 🚍 Commuter benefit

• 🎤 Team building events

• 🏋🏽 Gympass Benefit

• 🌴 Flexible PTO

• ✚✚ Additional: One Medical Membership, Gympass, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, Teledoc Health

Salary Range Details

The compensation range for this position is set between $160,000 and $180,000, reflecting our market analysis and other relevant considerations. However, exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Traba is dedicated to promoting Equal Opportunity employment practices. We evaluate all applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristics that are legally protected by local, state, or federal regulations. We encourage applicants from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets.

Our Values

Dream Big - We are on a path to change the world for the better. We create and communicate a bold direction that inspires a life-changing vision. We don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.

Olympian’s Work Ethic - Changing the world never comes easy. We work harder, longer, and smarter, not just two out of three. We put everything we have on the field.

Growth Mindset - We confront the toughest challenges head-on and persevere. Sometimes we fail, but we brush ourselves off, adapt, learn, and push forward with resilience.

Customer Obsession - We go the extra mile for our workers and businesses. We remain focused on delivering high-quality products and services that solve this massive and overlooked industries’ problems

What is light industrial labor?

Light industrial flexible staffing is a $50B labor market that encompasses entry-level jobs in warehouses & distribution centers. These workers pack boxes, load trucks, and manage warehouse operations to keep supply chains running at peak efficiency.