Job description
About the Role
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 Evan was Lyft’s first product manager, and crafted/scaled that product from an idea into a national brand used by millions. Product at Parkade has just been him, until now. With eight engineers and a product designer, 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, recently 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.
Work hand-in-hand with our product designer to craft a beautiful, intuitive UX in everything you ship.
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.
About You
You have at least 6 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.
Off-the-charts attention to detail (we mean it). You can easily spot out-of-place pixels or remember how six different use cases each look a bit different in a flow.
A deep sense of customer empathy, attention to detail, and obsession with quality. Intuition as a PM is crucial.
Comfortable wearing many hats. You have no problem going outside your core role, and doing whatever needs to be done.
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.
We’re not a meeting-heavy culture, but you should be very good at crafting, designing and delivering presentations.
Bonus points
You can create low fidelity mocks/wireframes in Figma .
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.
You have experience with processing payments and/or marketplaces.
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.
Compensation
$170,000–$210,000 base + equity (targeting ~.05%)
Benefits
Competitive compensation and an equity stake in Parkade, to reflect the company owner mindset you have
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 PTOto 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
First 90 Days
Take over sprint planning and project management from the CEO.
You’ve gained a deep understanding of our product, and can answer 95% of questions about it accurately.
You’ve met with every single person at the company one-on-one.
You’re writing clear specs, coordinating launches, and ensuring engineers and designers are unblocked.
Sprint planning meetings are well run, and every task and ticket that’s brought to sprint planning comes with a full, detailed spec that’s been run by all relevant parties (including engineering) ahead of time.
QA new features, manage bug triage, and take ownership of internal comms.
Start talking with users, reviewing customer feedback, and researching adjacent markets.
Explore and evaluate potential vendors we could use for product enhancements.
You’re starting to take the lead at our roadmap review, while deferring to Evan when needed. You’re understanding how to work with him, how he thinks/communicates and what mistakes to avoid.
You’re deep into charting our path on our gate/camera offering, have crafted a light spec and started to meet with vendors.
