Product Manager

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and experienced product manager with deep AI expertise to help us reimagine the antiquated industrial labor market.

Traba is using AI to modernize the global supply chain. Today, our labor platform connects manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout the USA with reliable hard workers. This creates more profitable and productive businesses, and career opportunities for workers. We’re proud to be backed by the world’s best investors: Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.

Our product isn’t an app; it’s the labor we match and deploy into warehouses and manufacturing facilities throughout the USA (and eventually, the world). In addition to collaborating with software engineers, you’ll also work closely with our field teams to design, build and ship practical solutions into industrial facilities. This role reports to our Head of Product who brings over 20 years of Series A-D experience from some of the world’s most iconic and successful tech companies.

About You:

• Ultimate unicorn. You're as technical as an AI engineer, as practical as an operator, and as human-centered as a designer; you champion the user, the tech, and the business.

• You understand the intricacies of building a marketplace, speaking fluently about dynamics, incentives, system architecture, network effects, etc.

• First-principles thinking. You spend equal time thinking about "why," "how," and "what."

• You have excellent judgment on product strategy, system design, AI capabilities and platform economics; also a keen eye for marketplace growth and balance.

• Business problem solver and opportunity spotter. You have an uncanny ability to identify root causes of business challenges and spot emerging opportunities before others.

• AI-first problem solver. Inventive and scrappy full-stack problem solver and builder. You can probably code, and you can certainly prototype it with AI.

• Deeply collaborative. You work seamlessly across teams and functions, bridging the gap between sales, marketing, operations, product, engineering, finance, design, etc.

• Intuitive, analytical, adaptable, and humble.

You Will:

• Architect and steward our product strategy, marketplace and AI vision

• Solve complex problems holistically, balancing desirability, feasibility, and viability

• Write detailed product requirements and technical specifications

• Rapidly validate and prove-out concepts by prototyping with AI

• Evolve our product portfolio with a deep understanding of our tech stack

• Scale operations by defining and co-implementing smart, efficient technical solutions

• Use data and AI to uncover hidden patterns and answer key product questions

• Identify and shape new opportunities into product strategy and vision

• Visualize and communicate complex ideas: from system diagrams to users flows and business models

• Socialize your work across all levels and departments, synthesizing diverse feedback from multiple stakeholders

You Have:

• 5-10+ years of experience as a product manager

• Deep, hands-on experience using conversational AI, and shipping AI products

• A demonstrable track record of shipping business-defining products

• Strong technical abilities, including with AI (ideally you can code)

• Built and executed on product vision, strategies, roadmaps and features

• Deep understanding of the software development process/cycle

• Deep understanding of LLMs, ML, and conversational applications/interfaces

• Evidence of shipping features and products that have moved the needle

• Specific experience with marketplace is a big plus - e.g. liquidity, matching algorithms, pricing strategies, and trust & safety mechanisms

• Desire to work at a startup and cover an exceptionally wide surface

• A strong, ambitious work ethic and the drive to build a company

• Eternally optimistic, endlessly curious, and a joy to work

Benefits:

• Start-up equity, true ownership mindset

• Competitive Salary

• 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage

• Order whatever you want on DoorDash for dinner every night

• Benefits: Commuter, Gympass, One Medical, and more

Salary Range Details

The compensation range for this position is set between $160,000 and $180,000, reflecting our market analysis and other relevant considerations. However, exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Traba is dedicated to promoting Equal Opportunity employment practices. We evaluate all applicants without discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristics that are legally protected by local, state, or federal regulations. We encourage applicants from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets.

Our Values

Dream Big - We are on a path to change the world for the better. We create and communicate a bold direction that inspires a life-changing vision. We don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.

Olympian’s Work Ethic - Changing the world never comes easy. We work harder, longer, and smarter, not just two out of three. We put everything we have on the field.

Growth Mindset - We confront the toughest challenges head-on and persevere. Sometimes we fail, but we brush ourselves off, adapt, learn, and push forward with resilience.

Customer Obsession - We go the extra mile for our workers and businesses. We remain focused on delivering high-quality products and services that solve this massive and overlooked industries’ problems