Senior Product Manager
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: Product
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Automotive
Function: Product Management
Company profile: carwow is a comparison site that takes the uncertainty and hassle out of buying a new car. We’re passionate about getting people the best car buying experience, from research all the way through to purchase.A young, driven, energetic startup based in central London, carwow are backed by Europe’s leading VC’s including:Balderton Capital (Betfair, Bebo, Bookatable, Yoox)Episode 1 (Zoopla, LOVEFiLM, Shazam)Samos (Betfair, Kabbee, Ocado, BoF)We’ve raised over £1.3M in funding in the last year, with more on the way, so we’re growing fast!We believe buying a new car should be enjoyable. Through carwow consumers can quickly compare upfront offers from our trusted dealer network and buy directly without any hassle or haggling.If you want to help us change the future of car buying, get in touch - you definitely don’t need to be a petrolhead! It’s the chance to be at the start of something huge.
Description: About carwowcarwow is a comparison site that takes the uncertainty and hassle out of buying a new car. We’re passionate about getting people the best car buying experience, from research all the way through to purchase.A young, driven, energetic startup based in central London, carwow are backed by Europe’s leading VC’s including:Balderton Capital (Betfair, Citymapper, MySQL, Yoox)Episode 1 (Zoopla, LOVEFiLM, Shazam)Samos (Betfair, Kabbee, Ocado, BoF)We’ve raised over £1.3M in funding in the last year, with more on the way, so we’re growing fast!We believe buying a new car should be enjoyable. Consumers can quickly compare upfront offers from our trusted dealer network and buy directly without any hassle or haggling.If you want to help us change the future of car buying, get in touch - you definitely don’t need to be a petrolhead!ResponsibilitiesWork to understand carwow's current and future users, their pain points and how to delight themWork across all aspects of the product; including back-end systems, emails algorithms, dealer CRM, user tools, analytics, content and the core user dashboardDevelop ideas to further improve the carwow buying experience, and translate these into ProductGather and analyze data and feedback from all our stakeholders; users, dealers, account managers, marketing, finance, developers, designers, the boardDefine and work towards the metrics that will judge if a product change is a successLeading the creation of new products in related and currently untested verticalsWork with developers to work out what’s technically possible and what tradeoffs can be madeWork with designers to build wireframes and map out user journeysWork with analysts to understand how products are performing, run A/B tests and get insights from both qualitative and quantitative feedbackClearly articulate the carwow proposition to users
Requirements: Skills/Experience5+ years of building web products in an agile environmentWorked across the development life-cycle, from idea to launch to ongoing iterationExperience working closely with a team of developers, designers and data analystsAn understanding of both the value of both quantitative analysis and the subjective user’s point of viewWorked in an environment where 5+ large A/B tests running across product groups is the normAble to multi-task across related but very different product groups; comfortable jumping from building scrappy MVPs one day to polishing key areas the nextYou have a strong understanding of UX, software development and the value of great designExperience working in a startup or small team is strongly preferredAutonomous, not afraid to take control and responsibilityAbility to juggle and prioritise multiple projects and deadlinesIdeally have experience writing compelling copy that convertsA constant sense of urgencyNever satisfied, always looking for a better way to doing everything
Benefits: We see this as a vital hire to the continued success of the business, so for the right candidate would offer a very competitive salary and significant equityThis is a full time role based in our office in central LondonThis is the first product manager role, with the role currently covered by CEO with input from the co-founders (CTO and Head of Design)This role would report directly to the CEOWe’re an international, enthusiastic and energetic team that believes an outstanding product is key
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