Senior Product Manager II

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction and roadmap for VSCO Economy
• Deeply understand the workflows, businesses, and economic needs of professional and aspiring photographers
• Oversee delivery of innovative products and workflows that ensure successful outcomes for our users and for VSCO
• Identify high-potential opportunities and lead discovery efforts to rapidly validate problems, willingness to pay, and business viability
• Regularly speak with existing and potential customers to gather insights and inform direction
• Actively uses AI tools to accelerate research, spec writing, data analysis, and decision-making
• Build lightweight prototypes or automations using AI-assisted no-code tools to quickly specify and test hypotheses
• Create clarity in ambiguous problem spaces and influence executive stakeholders through strong strategic thinking and communication
• Be ruthless about scope and priority, even when flooded from multiple angles
• Help shape future business lines for VSCO
• Collaborate with cross functional partners to ensure cohesion across the overall VSCO experience

Requirements

• 5-8 years as a full-time Product Manager with experience building for the creator economy
• Strong systems thinking and 0 → 1 product experience that made a difference for your customer and drove business growth
• Strategic judgement on monetization design and can reason through take-rate tradeoffs
• Experience building payout infrastructure (Stripe Connect, PayPal Payouts, or similar), not just checkout
• Delivered infrastructure heavy work, not just UI-layer features, and can go deep with engineering on payment infra reliability requirements
• Previous exposure and understanding of KYC and the compliance side of payouts – you know what questions to bring to legal and finance and can deeply partner with them on possible solutions
• A strong grasp of product strategy. You can define it, get buy-in from leadership, and motivate cross-functional teams to make that strategy a success
• Superb spoken and written communication skills. You are a compelling storyteller that can digest a very complex product and problems and break them down to the entire company in easy to understand ways
• You move fast, have high level of personal ownership, and are a natural instigator
• You’re a strong partner to cross-functional teammates – understanding when it’s right to collaborate vs lead
• You’re a great prioritizer, have strong instincts when it comes to what matters, and have experience making tough but smart trade-offs. You care about outcomes and output
• You thrive in fast-paced startup environments where being comfortable with ambiguity and being resourceful are critical skills

Nice-to-Haves

• A deep understanding of photography and/or creative tooling industries
• AI native product practices - You use AI tools by default in your own workflow
• Founder-like levels of accountability

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $150,000 - $175,000
• Competitive equity (stock options)
• Bonuses
• Healthcare insurance, vision, dental insurance for employees and families
• Flexible Time Off
• Company-paid parental, medical and caregiver leave
• 401K retirement plan
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick time as required by state and local law
• Additional benefits and perks