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Product Manager, New Industries

Join Rundoo as a Product Manager to drive product research and strategy for new industries, working closely with customers and the engineering team.

Location
Redwood City
Compensation
$193k–$210k/yr
Level
mid
Type
full time · On-site

Posted by employer 1 month ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago

Last verified on the company career page 3 hours ago

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Requirements

Experience
2+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Education Budget Gym Membership Unlimited PTO Equity/Stock Options Health Insurance

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Product Manager for New Industries at Rundoo will focus on researching and defining new market verticals, engaging directly with store owners to understand their needs and preferences. The position requires strong communication skills and a background in consulting or banking, with an emphasis on translating field insights into actionable product roadmaps. This role is ideal for someone with a curiosity about traditional industries and a proactive approach to customer engagement, as it involves significant in-person interaction. As a new addition to the product team, the manager will collaborate closely with the CEO and engineering team to drive innovation in underserved ma

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Quick facts

Is the Product Manager, New Industries role remote?
No — this is an on-site role in Redwood City.
What's the salary range?
Rundoo lists $193,000–$210,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Product Manager, New Industries role.
Where is the role based?
Rundoo is hiring for this position in Redwood City.
What seniority level is this role?
Rundoo targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Product Manager, New Industries role at Rundoo.

From the original posting

About Rundoo ℹ️

Our mission is to empower independent supply stores with best-in-class technology. Think of your local hardware store or mom-and-pop nursery—these are our clients. From paint to lumber to flooring, over 200,000 such stores across the country sell over $1T of building materials annually using outdated, on-premises systems. We’re aiming to help them modernize so that they can continue to thrive.

Backed by leading investors including Battery, Bessemer and CRV, we've raised $48M across four rounds and are growing quickly: We're live in over 500 stores across the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean, and integrated with over 20 industry partners. Our team is made up of builders, sellers, and industry veterans with a shared goal: to bring modern technology to an overlooked industry.

About the role 💼

You'll be based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and own product research on new industries for Rundoo. Today, we serve paint, hardware, and farm & feed stores; we have a dozen more verticals on our radar (lumber, flooring, plumbing, auto, and more) and your role is to figure out which to enter and how. That means defining the ICP for a new industry, quantifying it, talking to owners in their stores, mapping the GTM, sketching the roadmap of features Rundoo would need to build to win them, and getting the first few pilot clients live.

You'll report directly to our CEO, Nick, and work shoulder-to-shoulder with the engineering team led by Andrew.

You'll spend ample time with customers in their stores. There is simply no replacement for in-person time spent with the customers.

What you'll do as a Product Manager at Rundoo 🗒️

  • Own a new vertical end-to-end: define and size the market, drive the features to completion, and launch the GTM motion to tackle it.

  • Talk to operators in person: spend time in stores to understand what matters to them.

  • Build the roadmap: translate field research into a concrete, sequenced feature plan with engineering.

  • Land the first pilots: find and close 5+ pilot clients in your industry to prove the market.

  • Define the GTM strategy: identify the channels, partners, and events that matter.

Requirements ☑️

  • 2+ years in consulting, banking, or an equivalent field that has helped you develop strong communication and prioritization skills.

  • Based in the SF Bay Area and comfortable working from our office 4 days per week.

  • Excited to get out there because all the good learning happens from being with the customer.

  • Excellent communication able to synthesize messy field research into clear, defensible roadmaps.

  • Working through rejection because many prospects will say no :)

  • Curiosity about overlooked, traditional industries.

Bonus points 🌟

  • Familiarity with building materials, construction supply, or other hardline industries

  • Experience with vertical SaaS

  • A track record of cold outreach producing real outcomes (interviews, deals, partnerships)

Compensation 💵

  • 2–5 years of experience

    • Base salary: $136K

    • Equity package: ~$108K–$110K

    5+ years of experience

    • Base salary: $193K–$210K

    • Equity package: $156K–$167K

 

Benefits 🏋️

  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage (100% of premiums for you, 50% for dependents)

  • Life Insurance

  • 401k with Betterment

  • Unlimited PTO with 10 company paid holidays

  • In-office gym

  • Daily team lunches

  • Learning materials and audiobook subscriptions

About the team 👥

This is a brand-new role at Rundoo, so you'll be one of our first product hires. Your closest collaborators:

  1. Nick (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; sets the industry priorities and the product bar 🍫

  2. Andrew (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford, worked as a software engineer at Apple and head of engineering at Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰; you'll plan roadmaps with him and his team!

  3. Your peer PM: we're hiring two! The same role but with different industries 🙂

  4. The GTM team: assuming you launch successfully, you’ll work with Matt and Vidhan to start selling into this new industry.

Interview Process 🎤

  1. Intro call with Amanda (20 min, remote): For us, understand your what you’re looking for. For you, what Rundoo and this role are about. Hopefully we both find it to be a good fit.

  2. Take-home Overview & Chat with Nick (30 min)

  3. Take-home: industry deep-dive (~1 week, paid): We find take homes are great predictors of success on the job. We’ll have you (a) talk to 3+ store owners via cold outreach, (b) size the market, (c) propose the top roadmap Rundoo needs to win, and (d) sketch a GTM hypothesis.

  4. Onsite (full day, in-person): Pressure test the roadmap from your take-home with design, engineering, and GTM. Also, eat lunch.

  5. Reference Check

  6. Offer

About our founders 🌲

  1. Andrew (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford, worked as a software engineer at Apple and head of engineering at Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰

  2. Nick (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; distantly related to the founder of the Hershey company 🍫

How we've fundraised 💰

We've raised $48m across four rounds:

  1. A $2m pre-seed led by Kent Bennett at Bessemer with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.

  2. A $5m seed led by Caitlin Bolnick Rellas at CRV.

  3. An $11m series A led again by Bessemer and CRV.

  4. A $30m series B led by Battery.

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