Product Manager

Job Description

About Toptal

Toptal is a network of the world’s top 3% of software engineering, design, and finance talent – available on demand to help companies accelerate, adapt, and scale. With $100+ million in annual revenue and triple-digit growth, Toptal is the largest fully distributed workforce in the world.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun [see this video from The Huffington Post]. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

If you’re not in the job market, you’re exactly the type of person we’re looking for.

Position Description

You will be responsible for creating, driving, and managing high-impact product initiatives to maximize growth. You will work with a high-energy team of engineers, designers, copywriters, data scientists, and growth experts to envision, plan, test, scale, and optimize large-budget initiatives designed to reach companies looking to hire elite software engineers.

This is a remote position, reporting to the VP of Products, that can be done from anywhere.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the ideation, technical development, and launch of new features and product initiatives.
• Drive product development with a fast-moving, cross-functional team.
• Establish a shared vision among product stakeholders by building consensus on priorities and features leading to launch and execution.
• Specify and research initiatives with extreme detail.
• Effectively use data and analytics to evolve and inform the direction of product development.
• Provide thought leadership, strategic insight, and clear communication (written and verbal) to the team on strategy.
• Be in constant communication with team members via Skype.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in SaaS product management and a strong engineering background.
• Ability to quickly understand complex products and market dynamics and translate to clear, actionable specifications for product improvement.
• Be data-driven and extremely comfortable using tools like Tableau, Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Optimizely, etc.
• Have a knack for creating simple and effective user interfaces and the ability to generate examples through mockups and wireframes.
• Have an extremely sharp eye for detail and a strong sense of what types of creative products will be both effective for conversion and representative of the Toptal brand.
• Be able to build and scale in a fast-growing company with a focus on execution.
• You must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.