Product Manager\n\nidankars · Location TBD · full-time\n\nAs a Product Manager at idankars, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of one or more product lines—from discovery and definition through launch and iteration. You will sit at the intersection of customer needs, business objectives, and engineering capability, translating ambiguous problems into clear, prioritized roadmaps that your team can execute against with confidence.\n\nYou will collaborate daily with engineering, design, data, sales, and customer success to ensure that what gets built is both technically sound and commercially meaningful. Your decisions will directly influence revenue, retention, and the overall direction of the product portfolio. You will be expected to bring both analytical rigor and creative thinking to every problem you tackle.\n\nThis is an onsite, full-time role based at idankars headquarters (location TBD). You will report to senior product leadership and be a visible, accountable owner of your product area. Success in this role means shipping products customers love, hitting adoption and revenue targets, and continuously raising the bar for how idankars builds.\n\n## Responsibilities\n\n- Define and maintain a prioritized product roadmap aligned to company strategy, customer research, and measurable business outcomes.\n- Write detailed product requirements documents (PRDs), user stories, and acceptance criteria that enable engineering and design to build without ambiguity.\n- Conduct ongoing customer discovery—interviews, usability studies, and data analysis—to validate assumptions before committing engineering resources.\n- Own the go-to-market plan for new features and releases, partnering with marketing and sales to drive adoption and achieve revenue targets.\n- Define and monitor key product metrics (activation, retention, NPS, revenue impact), using data to inform prioritization and surface improvement opportunities.\n- Facilitate cross-functional sprint planning, backlog grooming, and stakeholder reviews to keep delivery on track and dependencies resolved.\n- Evaluate competitive landscape and market trends quarterly, synthesizing findings into actionable recommendations for the product portfolio.\n- Represent the voice of the customer in executive business reviews, presenting progress, risks, and strategic recommendations with supporting data.\n\n## Requirements\n\n- 3+ years of product management experience shipping B2B or B2C software products in a US-based technology company.\n- Demonstrated ability to write clear PRDs and user stories that engineering teams can execute without extensive follow-up clarification.\n- Proficiency with product analytics tools (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel, Looker, or equivalent) to independently query data and derive insights.\n- Experience running structured customer discovery processes, including user interviews, surveys, and usability testing.\n- Proven track record of managing a product roadmap and making defensible prioritization decisions under competing stakeholder pressures.\n- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex trade-offs clearly to both technical teams and executive audiences.\n- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.\n- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Business) or equivalent practical experience.\n\n## Nice to Have\n- Experience with API-first or platform products, including familiarity with REST APIs and developer-facing documentation.\n- Background in data science, business intelligence, or quantitative analysis (e.g., SQL proficiency).\n- Exposure to pricing strategy and packaging decisions for SaaS or subscription-based products.\n- Experience conducting A/B tests and interpreting results to drive product decisions.\n- Familiarity with product-led growth (PLG) strategies and self-serve acquisition models.\n- Previous experience at a startup or high-growth company where scope and responsibilities evolved rapidly.\n\n## Benefits\n- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, reviewed annually.\n- Equity participation in the form of stock options or RSUs.\n- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-sponsored premium contributions.\n- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.\n- Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy plus company-observed US holidays.\n- Paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender.\n- Annual professional development budget for conferences, courses, and certifications.\n- Onsite amenities including catered meals, wellness facilities, and collaborative workspaces.
