Our vision & mission: Paro is freeing business professionals from the constraints of traditional employment by empowering them to pursue meaningful work on their own terms. In turn, we are democratizing access to the business solutions that companies need. 

What we deliver: Paro provides flexible finance and accounting solutions to businesses via its network of highly vetted freelance experts. Through our proprietary AI-powered platform, we match clients with the best-fit experts to solve problems and drive growth. Our carefully curated expert community provides a range of financial services to clients, from basic bookkeeping and accounting to highly specialized corporate development and strategic advisory.

The Role

Paro is hiring a Product Manager to drive our marketplace ecommerce product forward working on a dedicated modern product team. This product manager is responsible for growing our ecommerce product from MVP to a significant revenue generating product for Paro by innovation, identifying problems, and rallying the team behind solutions to successfully deliver features that our users love. They will work closely with end users, business stakeholders, and the product team to deliver holistic solutions for our users that align with our business unit objectives. They will bring a deep knowledge of the market/industry, others companies in our space, and the users to the product team.

The ideal candidate will have experience in ecommerce and/or two-sided marketplace, be an expert in collaborating across functional teams, and has worked on a modern product development team. This Product Manager will take ownership of the ecommerce product to grow the business unit through innovative solutions, quickly. 

Core Responsibilities:

• Product management for a B2B eCommerce marketplace platform
• Collaboration with an empowered product team (designer, lead engineer, & data lead) in a fast paced, ambiguous, innovative, & agile environment 
• Management of the eCommerce backlog, sprint planning, and execution
• Interact with the Artificial Intelligence team to leverage AI products 
• Articulate complex needs in a simple clear and concise way 
• Evangelize product solution and gain buy-in across the organization
• Own eCommerce roadmap, user experience, & develop user stories
• Work with team members located in different time zones (US, Europe, & India)
• Data guided approach to solutions and KPIs
• Identify build vs. buy opportunities with the business and product team
• Help to pioneer the future of work in the gig economy through bleeding edge technology

How You'll Add Value:

• 5+ years in a product management, engineering, or technology role
• Bachelor's degree or comparable hands on experience
• Nice to have: familiarity with corporate finance (accounting 101 & finance 101)
• Experience developing ecommerce products and/or two-sided marketplace
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey intricate ideas in a simple, clear, and concise way
• Expertise in writing epics, user stories and product quality assurance
• Understanding of why modern product teams succeed
• Proven ability to interact with business stakeholders and users 
• Proven experience influencing without authority (stakeholders & product teams) 
• Proven success working with cross-functional teams
• Experience evangelizing product vision and solutions across the organization
• Experience developing web apps and comfortable learning emerging technologies
• Very detail oriented with strong follow through 
• Past experience collaborating across functional areas in Sales, Customer Success, Recruiting, Finance, Accounting, and Marketing
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) - Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms

Who you are:

We’re more interested in how you add to our innovative community than formal education or experience. That said, you will shine in this role if you:

Believe that in order to be successful, you need to be surrounded with others who can be their authentic selves at work while driving forward the future of work with Paro. You value taking smart risks and having your colleague’s backs. You welcome challenges and are rigorous in ensuring all voices are heard. You are open to understanding each other’s experiences and communicating effectively together. At Paro we work hard, but we also want every employee to enjoy the journey. You work collaboratively, do the right thing, never settle and put your best work into everything you do. 

Benefits at Paro:

• Compensation - We offer a competitive base salary and equity options in Paro
• Benefits - We offer a comprehensive benefits package including: medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), dental, vision, and a 401(k) plan. Paro currently does not match 401(k).
• Vacation - We offer our employees unlimited vacation, as we believe rest and recharging allows you to bring your full self into work. In addition to unlimited vacation, we observe all federal holidays and offer unique Paro Holidays during months there isn’t a federal holiday
• Office Environment - We have a beautiful, relaxed office space in River North, steps away from public transportation. We love our pets and have a pet-friendly office for your furry friends as well.
• Remote Work - Given our company’s mission to empower professionals to pursue meaningful work on their own terms, we believe we too can accomplish great things while not always together under one roof. Therefore, we accept remote employees in the following states: IL, OH, MI, AZ, WA, PA, NJ, NY, TX, IN

More about Paro 

Join us as we shape the future of finance work. A mass migration to a workforce without boundaries is already underway, with many leading analysts predicting that 50% of the workforce will be freelancing by 2025. We recently raised a $25M Series B funding round led by Madrona Venture Group, with participation from existing investors Revolution Ventures, Sierra Ventures and KGC Capital, so we are ready and excited to invest in even greater growth as we disrupt the $500+bn antiquated finance and accounting industry!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a company that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.