About Knowde
Knowde is a global software company digitally transforming the $5 trillion chemical industry by solving the root problem holding the industry back: organizing and digitizing product data. Knowde provides touchless product master data and a suite of purpose-built, integrated tools to accelerate digital transformation, helping Chemical Industry suppliers and distributors unleash the hidden power of their product information and get it into the hands of the people who drive value — sales, regulatory, supply chain and, of course, their customers. More than 8,000 of the world's largest suppliers and distributors use Knowde to accelerate their digital transformation and drive business growth.
We’ve raised over $100M from the world’s leading investors, including Sequoia Capital and Coatue, to realize our vision.
Come Join Us!
Our Lead/Senior Product Manager is a hands-on role where you will help conceive, strategize, plan and manage major new features of Knowde that create value for our customers . In this role, you will join the product management team as a player/coach. You’ll collaborate with various members of the Product and Engineering teams to manage the lifecycle of key features within Knowde from concept, to build, to launch/marketing/support and ultimately to value for our customers. You’ll dream in flow charts, data grids, conditional logic definitions, data dictionaries, feature specifications, PRDs, TRDs, user stories, use cases and user interaction experiments.
As a talented team member, you will become the repository of all the business rules, edge cases and logic flows that underpin the capabilities of Knowde system that you own.
Key Qualifications:
- You've managed significant product feature sets from concept to value.
- You know how to develop product requirements and roadmaps; you think right-to-left.
- You've worked in a Series A startup before and can't wait to jump back in.
- You can lead product managers and coordinate with engineering, marketing and other teams.
- You know how to incorporate feedback and input from customers, partners and in-house teams on product strategy and finding ways to expand product market reach.
- You’ve demonstrated quantitative & qualitative research skills through prior projects.
- You're comfortable working in an agile environment and with cross-functional teams.
- You love clarity and work to drive out guesswork and ambiguity when working with Engineering teams and you’ve been doing this for years.
- You pay attention to detail but don’t sweat it when things change.
- You finish the work… dot those “i”s and cross those “t”s.
- You work fast and hard and then move on to the next project.
- You are guided by experience and design patterns so we don’t reinvent the wheel
- You are self-directed, self-motivated and thrive on collaborative independence where coming together to brainstorm feeds your own focus work.
- You champion clarity, consistency, communication and reuse.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in software engineering, computer science or a related field
About the team:
- Knowde is a well-funded, remote-friendly start-up based in SF Bay area but with work opportunities around the globe: Our core team is in the Bay and Seattle, but you can work from wherever it makes sense for you.
- At Knowde, everyone owns the product and the product is our passion.
- No one works 9-5. We’re a start-up.
- We think big, move fast and have strong opinions.
- We frame things up and expect you to fill in the details.
- We are open to great ideas and are willing to experiment.
- We believe in work flexibility and respect your need to work in your own space.
- Above all, we execute
- And, if you work with Knowde, you will share in our success through equity participation
Our Perks & Benefits
- We offer “Knerds” a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs
- 401K program to help you invest in your future
- Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development
- Fully remote position
- Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend
- Paid parental leave to support you and your family
We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive, and building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is core to our mission. Our goal is to ensure that Knowde upholds an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, and veteran status.
