Product Manager

Ready to help reshape a $26B industry and build the future of branded merch

commonsku is revolutionizing the promotional products industry. Our platform empowers branded merch distributors to work smarter managing projects building quotes placing orders and collaborating with clients and suppliers seamlessly through the power of the Connected Workflow.

Were a remote-first community-driven team obsessed with elevating our customers their clients and the broader industry. Our values Community First Ten Steps Ahead Fast Forward and Delightful Work guide us. We believe you can innovate push forward and do more while also sharing a laugh supporting your colleagues and having a life outside of work.

If youre energized by ambitious work creative collaboration and helping to build something great youll want to keep reading.

About the Role: Product Manager (Shops)

Were growing and were hiring a Product Manager to join our Product Management Team! In this role youll lead commonsku Shops with the goal of building the best branded merchandise shopping experience in the world. Youll own the vision and roadmap for Shops collaborating with design engineering and customer-facing teams to deliver an exceptional e-commerce experience for distributors and their clients.

This role is ideal for someone with product management experience and a background in commerce design or consumer technology. Youll combine customer empathy data-driven decision making and strong execution skills to drive meaningful outcomes for our customers and our business.

About You

Youre not just looking for a job youre looking for a place to do your best work.

You bring:

• A community mindset You see customers as partners and coworkers as collaborators. You lift others up always follow through on your commitments and thrive in a team that does the same. (Community First)
• Momentum and ownership You act with optimism take initiative and turn ideas into results. You move fast and bring others with you. (Fast Forward)
• Vision and boldness You dont just react you anticipate. You think big challenge the status quo and push the work (and the industry) forward. (Ten Steps Ahead)
• Joy in the craft You care deeply about what you build and how it makes people feel. You bring thoughtfulness transparency and a sparkling sense of humour to the table. (Delightful Work)

What Youll Do

Heres what youll do:

• Define the product vision strategy and roadmap for commonsku Shops.
• Partner with designers and engineers to deliver best-in-class shopping experiences and shop creation/configuration experiences for distributors.
• Conduct discovery through customer research data analysis and market insights to identify opportunities.
• Write clear product requirements and user stories that translate customer needs into actionable work.
• Prioritize initiatives based on impact effort and alignment with business goals.
• Measure feature success and iterate based on data and feedback.
  Work closely with Customer Success Sales and Marketing to gather feedback and ensure smooth adoption of new features.
• Collaborate with adjacent product areas (Core Platform & Suppliers) to ensure Shops is integrated into the end-to-end distributor workflow.

What You Bring

Some of the qualities that help you thrive in this role:

• 2 years of experience in Product Management ideally with exposure to commerce design or consumer tech
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Deep curiosity and empathy for users and their needs
• Comfort working with qualitative customer feedback and translating it into roadmap decisions
• Analytical mindset and ability to work with data
• Balance of strategic thinking and detail-oriented execution
• Passion for creating simple elegant and effective user experiences
  
  

Bonus:

• Experience with e-commerce platforms or SaaS products
• Knowledge of the promotional products industry or B2B2C commerce
• Familiarity with agile development processes
• Technical literacy (reading API docs basic SQL or front-end concepts)

Compensation & Perks

We believe in fair transparent compensation. Starting salary for this role is $80000$95000 depending on previous experience and skillset plus a 5% annual bonus opportunity based on company performance.

New hires are expected to come in at the midpoint of this range. However if this role sounds perfect for you and your expectations are outside of this range we encourage you to apply and let us know in your application about your ideal package. If we agree that its a good fit we will have open discussion around whats possible.

Plus:

• Remote-first culture (with plenty of excellent in-person experiences sprinkled in)
• Company-wide closure between December 25th and January 1st
• Health and dental benefits including a $1000 healthcare spending account
• RRSP/TFSA contributions up to $3000 a year (no employee contribution required!)
• Twice-yearly company wide summits (we call it HQ and youll love it)
• A delightful team of smart people who are good at what they do

Location

This role is open to candidates eligible to work in Canada with the exception of Quebec (were not set up to operate there yet désolé!).

Were remote-first but if youre based in Toronto even better. Thats where we were founded and where we maintain our HQ today!

A Bit More About Us

commonskuevents education and shared knowledge and is core to who we are.

Weve grown by being for promo by promo and now were scaling our impact to elevating an entire industry. Wed love your help doing it.

A Note About AI

We use AI every day at commonsku to be faster and better. If you use AI tools to help you draft your resume or cover letter thats totally fine just make sure what you submit reflects you. We want to hear your authentic voice not ChatGPTs.

How to Apply

If this role feels like a fit apply now at try our level best to review and respond to every application we receive. So once youve applied wait to hear from a member of our People team with an update. If it looks like a good fit expect a phone interview as the first step.

By the way you dont need to meet 100% of the requirements we value potential learning and diversity of thought. Tell us why youre excited and lets chat.

commonsku is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Were committed to building a diverse team that reflects the skummunity we serve. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds experiences and identities.

Required Experience:

Senior IC