Senior Product Manager

Proper is a quickly growing startup that values your skills, voice, and happiness.  

We’re a team of developers, designers, engineers, accountants, CPAs, project managers, and creatives from all over the world. But we’re also surfers, hikers, Sichuan-eaters, photographers, artists, world travelers, meme lovers, and life-havers.

Together, we provide the most technologically advanced property accounting services in the world - and we think that’s pretty epic. We’re proud to be creating something new that improves people’s lives while working together in a culture of collaboration, respect, communication, joy, and personal growth.

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We’re proud to create something new that improves people’s lives while working together in a culture of collaboration, respect, communication, joy, and personal growth.

Role Description:

- Spearhead the development and productization of intuitive, beautifully crafted internal and customer-facing dashboards and productivity tools that measure performance in terms of timeliness, accuracy, and financial reporting.

- Drive data-driven product strategies, leveraging principles from Edward Tufte, to enhance operational and financial performance.

- Ensure product designs meet user needs through close collaboration with designers, user researchers, engineers, and the operations team.

- Display financial acumen to comprehend and optimize ROI on product developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Collaboration:

Work extensively with UX/UI designers to ensure products are intuitive, user-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing.

• Product Roadmap Ownership:

Develop and own the product roadmap, driving product awareness and adoption through internal and external marketing strategies.

• Data-Driven Insights:

Harness quantitative and qualitative data to uncover insights that inform human-centered products focusing on end-user benefits.

• Operational Efficiency:

Develop products that improve operational efficiency, workload management, and performance management.

• Cross-Functional Leadership:

Lead cross-functional teams to ensure products align with user needs and business objectives, integrating accurate and real-time data.

• Empathy and Engagement:

Foster strong empathy for end users, utilizing gamification and other strategies to motivate and engage users.

Required Skills and Experience

• Conducting User Research:

Engaging in user research and collaborating with team researchers to gather and analyze customer feedback. Translate these insights into actionable product requirements, ensuring products are developed with a human-centered focus.

• Design Experience:

Proven ability in or extensive collaboration with designers to create intuitive, user-friendly, and aesthetically appealing products.

• User Experience Design:

Competence in UX design principles and tools (e.g., Sketch, Figma) for creating user flows, wireframes, and prototypes.

• UI Design Principles:

Knowledge of UI design standards and best practices to ensure functional and visually appealing products.

• Prototyping:

Skill in developing interactive prototypes to test and validate product ideas with users.

• Product Management:

At least 6 years of experience, with a focus on data-informed products that enhance operational efficiency and provide deep data insights.

• Operational Product Experience:

Background in developing products that improve operational processes, drawing inspiration from companies like Uber or DoorDash.

• New Product Development:

Ability to lead the development of new products from ideation through launch, ensuring they meet market needs and company objectives.

• Analytical Skills:

A robust understanding of data analytics, visualization, and Edward Tufte’s principles to derive insights and inform product strategy.

• Technical Skills:

Familiarity with data engineering principles and data flow mechanisms to ensure dashboard accuracy.

• Financial Acumen:

Proficiency in financial analysis and understanding of key financial metrics to guide product decisions and analyze ROI.

Proper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment to work by offering the same opportunities to all applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, disability, national origins, marital status, or other characteristics. We base our talent search exclusively on competencies, abilities and potential.