About the position
SparkPlug is the leading performance platform for frontline retail teams in the cannabis industry, powering real-time incentives, training, content, and analytics. We directly integrate with POS systems to connect brands, retailers, and frontline employees, enabling measurable sales lift and operational excellence. SparkPlug is used by over 3000 businesses in the US. We’re a fast-growing, venture-backed startup on a mission to transform how the $20T+ global retail sector collaborates, executes, and rewards performance. Our investors include TenOneTen Ventures, the creator of Google AdSense, and Jason Calacanis. We’re hiring a Senior Product Manager to lead execution across our core platform modules. You’ll be the only full-time product manager in the company, working directly alongside the CEO (who owns product), a product designer, and a 12-person engineering team. This is a hands-on product builder role — not a strategy-only position or a people manager. You’ll write specs, manage sprints, QA releases, run discovery, and own day-to-day product operations across a high-growth, multi-module platform. You’ll also be expected to operate with speed, clarity, and strong product judgment.
Responsibilities
- Own product execution across SparkPlug’s core modules: Sparks, Courses, Events, Snaps, and more
- Write clear, actionable tickets and product specs that drive alignment and unblock engineers
- Partner with the CEO and Head of Design to shape roadmap priorities and feature definitions
- Manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, QA, and weekly ship cycles with a fully remote engineering team
- Conduct product discovery and user research to identify and validate the most important problems
- Create rapid feedback loops with customers, internal teams, and the data to drive iteration
- Use AI tools to accelerate product work: from specs to documentation to competitive research
- Be the connective tissue between engineering, design, go-to-market, and customer success
- Drive product quality, performance, and clarity from idea through launch and iteration
Requirements
- 4–8+ years in Product Management or Product Owner roles at early-stage or growth-stage SaaS companies
- Proven experience owning product execution from roadmap to shipped features — not just strategy
- Strong user intuition and product judgment: you know when to test, when to iterate, and when to ship
- You write clean, unambiguous specs and know how to keep a sprint moving forward
- Confident running a product process with limited overhead — you like velocity and autonomy
- Deep comfort working with technical teams in distributed environments
- Familiarity with POS systems, B2B2C models, or complex SaaS architectures is a plus
- AI-native mindset: fluent in using LLMs and AI tools to supercharge your product workflow
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in the cannabis, CPG, retail tech, or workforce enablement industries
- Experience with incentive management, training platforms, or LMS products
- Familiarity with product analytics tools (Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog, etc.)
- Ability to grow into a Head of Product or Founding PM track as the company scales
- Experience writing SQL, working with data, or building internal tools with AI copilots
Benefits
- Salary Range: $160,000–$190,000 + significant equity package
- Unlimited PTO + flexible work schedule
- Health Benefits: Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness Stipends + mental health resources
- Remote First: Work anywhere in the U.S.
- Team Retreats: Company-sponsored gatherings once a year
- Ongoing Development: Budget and resources for learning and growth
