Product Manager

Since 2018, Parkade has been on a mission to redefine parking. We’ve built a platform that transforms underutilized spaces into revenue-generating assets — for apartments, offices, and beyond. Now, we’re entering our next chapter: pairing intuitive software with hardware integrations to deliver seamless, delightful parking experiences.

Our CEO was Lyft’s first product manager, and has single-handedly led product at Parkade until now. But, as our engineering team has grown substantially, he’s ready to hand over the reins to our first dedicated product manager. You’ll be the central force driving execution, owning the day-to-day product operations, and helping shape the next evolution of our roadmap.

Best of all, you’ll join Parkade at a pivotal inflection point. We hit clear product-market fit, just raised a Series A, have a world-class team and are scaling quickly. As we build the next generation of our product, you’ll play the key role in shaping it — redefining a product that will transform not just the parking industry, but cities themselves. 

What You’ll Do

Execution + Team Syncing (80%)

• Own the full product development lifecycle: write detailed specs, manage sprints, coordinate internal communications, and keep everything moving

• Be the connective tissue across teams, from engineering and design to sales and support

• Talk with users, QA features before and after they ship, maintain documentation, manage bug triage, and lead planning meetings

• Handle the prep work for new initiatives: talk to potential partners, research integrations, negotiate pricing and gather customer insights

• Ensure smooth launches and communicate product changes internally and externally

Shape roadmap (20%)

• Partner with our CEO to help define and refine our product roadmap

• Collect input from across the company to adjust priorities based on real-time feedback

• Build a perspective on where our product should go — and win buy-in from leadership to get there

• Track competitors and market shifts (including AVs and mobility trends) to keep us ahead
  

Who You Are

• At least 5 years of product management experience at startups or growth-stage companies

• A strong executor: You don’t need to be the "big ideas" person — we need someone who can take a vision and make it real

• Experience working directly with technology startup founders/CEOs, and shipping in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments

• A deep sense of customer empathy, attention to detail, and obsession with quality -- intuition as a PM is crucial

• Comfortable wearing many hats. You love going outside your core role, and doing whatever needs to be done

• Off-the-charts attention to detail. You can easily spot out-of-place pixels or remember how six different use cases each look a bit different in a flow

• Familiarity with mobile and web platforms; you’ve worked on mobile, mobile web, and just web; you don’t need to code, but you feel comfortable discussing technical details and questions with engineers

• Comfort with project management tools (ideally Jira), wiki software (ideally Confluence) and Figma -- bonus if you can sketch wireframes or simple mocks

Bonus points

You have a strong interest in urban design, transportation, cities. You want to change how people get places, and how real estate is built/operated

• You’ve worked in complex operational businesses that processed payments, and/or have experience with combined hardware and software products

• Experience with processing payments and/or marketplaces
  

What This Role Is Not

• A high-level strategic leadership role; you’ll work closely with our CEO, who still owns product vision

• A stepping-stone to managing a PM team any time soon; this will likely remain an individual contributor role for the foreseeable future
  

Location

Based in the SF Bay Area ideally — where our designer, CTO and web engineer sit — or Long Beach, CA area (less preferred). You’re excited to come into the office 2-3 days per week. Remote candidates, especially those in/near California, may apply, but face long odds.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and an equity stake in Parkade, to reflect your company owner mindset

• Medical, dental and vision insurance to ensure all your bases are covered for you and your family

• 401k, dependent care FSAs, pre-tax commuter/parking benefits, and more

• Flexible PTO to take the time you need to rest, recharge, or take care of life -- no set limits, just responsible time off when it works for you and your team

• Great culture embodied in our small, high-caliber team of mission-driven doers

Compensation