Product Manager – Accounting

About the role

Firstbase.io is on a mission to build an “All-In-One Company OS” to enable global founders to launch, operate, and grow their businesses using Firstbase’s suite of products.

 

As a member of the Product Management team, you will work with a cross-functional team to plan, design, and develop new features focused on the core experience for our users. 

 

You will participate in the full lifecycle of product development, including conducting research & discovery to understand our members’ problems, developing a product roadmap, being the owner of PRDs (Product Requirements Document) and RFCs (Request for Comments), running sprint planning meetings and standups, and collaborating with partner teams to deliver a cohesive product experience. You’ll partner with design to come up with solutions that make money feel simple and approachable. You’ll define and analyze metrics that measure product success & health. Most importantly, you’ll challenge the status quo and inspire people toward a unified outcome.

 

About Firstbase.io

Firstbase.io is building an all-in-one Company OS to help define how founders across the globe launch, manage, and grow their businesses.

 

More than twenty thousand founders from over 180 countries have used our incorporation product, Firstbase Start, to launch their startups. For many founders, “firstbase.io” has become what they type into their address bars when considering incorporating a business. 

 

We are backed by Y Combinator & our team, investors, and advisors include people from Apple, Gusto, Carta, Wise, Plaid, and many other great companies.

 

Why you should join

Firstbase is much more than just incorporation. Our team is dedicated to building products & solving some of the startups’ hardest problems, with particular focus on:

 

Democratizing access to financial infrastructure

 

Automating tasks every founder faces when running a business

 

Making tools and resources more accessible to everyone, everywhere

 

Building integrated solutions for founders and removing friction

 

Delivering opportunities to traditionally overlooked founders and companies

 

Democratizing access to knowledge

 

 

Join us on a mission to help more companies succeed!

 

 

Who are we looking for

We are looking for risk-takers with diverse experience who can provide fearless feedback.

 

You will have the following duties

Lead the Firstbase Accounting product development lifecycle for key consumer-facing features that impact our founders’ lives and our core business

 

Collaborate with a team of designers, engineers, and analysts to identify opportunities for new product experiences and improvements

 

Conduct customer research to deeply understand our members’ financial problems and anxieties to inform future product development

 

Build and maintain reporting dashboards to inform our decision-making and product roadmap. 

 

Drive team execution by defining roadmap epics, feature stories, and overseeing the implementation and development

 

Collaborate with our growth and business operation teams to plan and run experiments to learn and optimize our product experiences

 

Identify KPIs used to inform the product roadmap and measure success to drive product iteration

 

You should meet the following requirements

4+ years of product management experience

 

Prior product management experience at an early-stage startup (specifically Pre-seed to Series C)

 

Relevant knowledge about accounting and bookkeeping in the USA

 

Strong consumer product and user experience instincts – you have a knack for understanding what people want and making an experience meet and exceed their expectations

 

Radical thinking paired with strong execution – can envision a world different than the status quo with the ability to articulate a clear path to get there

 

While you can dream big, you also know when and how to ruthlessly prioritize and ship quickly to learn and iterate

 

Creative problem solver – able to identify real obstacles and viable solutions

 

Self-motivated, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

 

Not hesitant to get hands dirty and do whatever is necessary to ensure success

 

Comfortable getting into the weeds on a variety of technical issues

 

Ability to execute in a fast-paced and fluid startup environment

 

Has worked with varied teams and multiple stakeholders to launch features

 

Some perks you might enjoy

Competitive salary & equity

 

We lean on some of the best market data to ensure that we offer the most competitive compensation.

 

Hybrid work environment

 

We work both remotely & from our office in New York City – optimizing for collaboration while providing flexibility to team members.

 

21 days of PTO + birthday off

 

We offer flexibility to allow people to relax and recharge whenever they need it.

 

Build your ideal work setup

 

We understand that how you work is extremely important, so we provide a stipend to set you up for success here at Firstbase.

 

Health benefits

 

Firstbase offers health insurance reimbursements to both US and international employees

 

Learning & development

 

We provide a stipend together with resources to help people grow and develop in their careers.

 

Amazing annual bonuses

 

Every team at Firstbase has a bonus structure which usually accounts for 10% of OTE.

 

If you think you’re unqualified or don’t meet all the requirements for this role, we encourage you to still apply. We celebrate diverse candidates, adjacent experiences, and simply put, good people who want to build great things. If that’s you, then we’d love to meet.