Product Manager (Remote)

• This position is for South Africa applicants

We are seeking a Product Manager to drive important business outcomes and help our users succeed through the use of our core product. As a product-forward company, we focus on our customers and users, and we believe the Product Manager role is essential in addressing the market opportunities in front of us by enhancing our value proposition to our target market.

As a Product Manager, you will drive the development of new products and features designed to help small businesses collect data more efficiently and do more with that data to further modernize and automate their business operations. You will contribute to an exciting and aggressive product roadmap that will enhance the capabilities and simplicity of the GoCanvas platform and improve the overall customer experience.

Our product managers take the lead in driving this agenda from ideation to launch, which means we’re looking to hire someone who combines passion and experience in B2B SaaS product development with a strong ability to work closely with software development teams. This is an ideal job for a software product manager with 3-5 years of experience who wants to be part of a rapidly growing startup, feel total ownership over their work, and work hard at achieving a dramatic success in a vibrant market.

Your Most Important Initiatives:

• Own the strategy and roadmap for specific products, determine key initiatives to drive the product forward.
• Understand market needs and user pain points, craft product solutions to address them, phase solutions to deliver incremental business value.
• Document requirements for new product enhancements, consult with UX design, marketing, sales, engineering, and other product managers from concept to release.
• Work closely with engineering to bring new product concepts to life, follow through on all phases of development, including post-release.
• Define and measure product success, benchmark against the competition and customer expectations, iterate on the product strategy and plan based on insights drawn from data.

What You Bring:

• Clear track record of leadership throughout your career.
• Experience having delivered excellent software products, ideally B2B SaaS applications.
• Experience with Agile product management processes.
• Fantastic analytical skills, ability to solve problems quickly, establish frameworks, ability to think on your feet and conceive of generalized, scalable solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, tailored for each of a wide variety of audiences.
• Minimum education: Engineering or Computer Science Bachelor’s degree required, top-tier university strongly preferred, MBA nice-to-have.
• Minimum experience: 3-5 years experience in a software product management role.

What GoCanvas Brings:

We believe culture eats strategy for breakfast and that hiring the right people is THE most important thing we do. That’s why we take our company values so seriously and look for these traits in everyone we hire: Empathy, Innovation, Authenticity, Impactful, Team Player, and Cheeky/Fun Loving. We believe in giving people the freedom to get things done, but that they should also have accountability for their key metrics, think and act like owners of our business and be able to work in a flat organizational structure. We provide an environment that allows for innovation and creativity as well as a chance for highly motivated individuals to have fun at work.

While we believe culture trumps perks, we are proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet our team members’ needs.

South Africa Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical plan
• EAP Program
• Remote working flexibility
• 3 days Family Responsibility Leave
• 12 Days Sick Leave
• 15 Days’ Vacation Leave
• 13 Company-Paid Holidays

Further Information:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be!

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment with us, please email recruiting@gocanvas.com or call: (703) 547-8588.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

This role is a #LI-Remote opportunity

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