Senior/Principal Product Manager

<p>Coast is re-imagining the trillion-dollar U.S. B2B card payments infrastructure, with a focus on the country’s 500,000 commercial fleets, 40 million commercial vehicles, and many million commercial drivers. The incumbent technologies that cater to these customers are decades old, and drivers and fleets increasingly demand modern digital experiences and affordable and transparent financial services products. Coast's mission is to deliver them at a transformational scale, beginning with the Coast Fleet and Fuel Card built on a cutting-edge spend management platform.</p> <p>As<strong> Senior/Principal Product Manager, </strong>you will report to the VP of product. You will build and ship products that will directly impact our business customers in the US, whether it’s streamlining their ability to obtain credit, building tools to help them manage their fleet expenses, or scaling our card servicing/analytics platform. If you're practical and business-minded, smart and creative, and excited about the rewards and volatility of an early-stage venture-backed startup, we'd love to hear from you.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><em>Discover</em>: gather information from customers and internal Coast stakeholders to discover requirements and drive prioritization, using both quantitative and qualitative methods</li> <li><em>Prioritize</em>: ensure that the product roadmap aligns with the company’s OKRs. Define and track metrics to ensure delivery of business value</li> <li><em>Ideate, Design</em>: work with users, stakeholders, and design team to turn requirements into well-defined product features</li> <li><em>Own the backlog</em>: create detailed user stories and groom them with the engineering team</li> <li><em>Manage Delivery</em>: be deeply involved in the day to day execution of an agile development process, working with engineering to conduct estimating and planning, joining daily team standups to get insight and remove obstacles, and acting as the user proxy to perform acceptance testing</li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">6-8+ years experience as a software product manager</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience working day-to-day with an engineering team in an agile development framework</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Product management experience in a complex and regulated industry such as financial services or healthcare</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knowledge of modern tools and methods of user research</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some technical background to be able to understand and help define API specifications, and preferably some basic coding ability</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Able to work independently with little oversight or management in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with high-energy and mission-driven colleagues</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Knowledge of the payments and/or mobility ecosystems and value chains preferred</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation:</strong></p> <p>Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of our total compensation package that also includes benefits, signing bonus, and equity. Pay decisions are based on a number of factors, including scope and qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to other Coast employees.</p> <ul> <li>Salary range: $180,000 - $225,000 annually <ul> <li>Senior vs Principal leveling will be evaluated during the interview process</li> </ul> </li> <li>Signing bonus</li> <li>Equity grant: commensurate with level determined at the discretion of the company, with meaningful potential upside given the company’s early stage</li> <li>Benefits overview: <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Medical, dental and vision insurance</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Flexible paid time off (vacation, personal well being, paid holidays)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Tools to help manage your financial wellness, including webinars, access to an equity tax advisory service, and company-sponsored 401(k)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Paid parental leave</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">$400 accessories allowance (a keyboard, mouse, headphones, etc.)</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Education stipend</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Free lunch every Friday</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>About Coast</strong></p> <p>Coast is re-imagining the trillion-dollar U.S. B2B card payments infrastructure, with a focus on the country’s 500,000 commercial fleets, 10 million commercial vehicles, and 4 million commercial drivers.</p> <p>Coast is co-founded and led by Daniel Simon, who previously cofounded Bread (breadpayments.com), a leading payments and credit technology firm backed by some of the world’s top VCs which was acquired for $500MM+ in 2020.</p> <p>Coast has raised $165M in total funding — our recent&nbsp;<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/18/fintech-startup-coast-lands-40m-just-4-months-after-its-last-25m-raise/">$40M Series B equity round was led by ICONIQ Growth</a>&nbsp;with participation from Thomvest, and Synchrony. We're also backed by top fintech and mobility venture funds – including Accel, Insight Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Avid Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, Foundation Capital, Greycroft, Colle – and premier angel investors – including Max Levchin (Affirm), Josh Abramowitz (Bread), Jason Gardner (Marqeta), William Hockey (Plaid), Ryan Petersen (Flexport), and many others.</p> <p>Check out our CEO's recent podcast interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/e8HplJ2Ief4?si=PPjMTvY0TxwFFGW6">Primary Venture Partners</a>&nbsp;and last year’s product/market deep dive on&nbsp;<a href="https://fintechlayercake.buzzsprout.com/1985266/14997028-fleet-card-masterclass-with-coast-founder-daniel-simon">Fintech Layer Cake with Coast Founder Daniel Simon</a>!</p> <p>Coast is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are building a diverse and inclusive environment, so we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.</p>