Founding Product Manager

About Us

Private events and catering can significantly increase restaurant and event space revenue, but many venues are stuck using outdated, error-prone manual processes - unlike the sophisticated software employed by large chains. Perfect Venue is leveling the playing field by offering local restaurants and venues an affordable, user-friendly, event management tool to help local them compete with big chains. This is just the start, with plans to expand into a broader marketplace that includes other event services (DJs, florists, etc).

About The Role

Perfect Venue is redefining how venues and event planners work together to deliver unforgettable experiences. As our first Product Manager, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape our product vision and strategy from the ground up, driving innovation and delivering value to thousands of users. This role is a chance to work closely with a passionate team, influence company growth, and make a tangible impact on the events industry.

Responsibilities

• User Research: Turn rough problems into well-defined product specs by deeply researching customer needs through qualitative and quantitative research.

• Product Ownership: Work closely with the Founder and team to define and articulate a clear product strategy and roadmap that aligns with the company's goals and mission.

• User-Centered Design: Deeply understand the needs of venue managers and event planners through user interviews, feedback analysis, and market research.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Monitor key performance metrics, analyze user behavior, and leverage data to inform product decisions.

• Process Creation: Establish and refine product management processes to drive efficiency and clarity as the team scales.

• Customer Advocacy: Act as the voice of the customer, ensuring their needs are consistently represented in decision-making.

• Design: Create designs based on our design system for new features.

• Engineering Team Collaboration: Work closely with the engineering team to ensure features are shipped on time and achieve the desired goals.

Requirements

• Experience: 6+ years of product management experience at early-stage B2B SaaS startups. Experience in events or hospitality industry, a plus.
• Shared Philosophy: Embrace a shared product philosophy that embraces elegant solutions (minimal, but effective), an opinionated product, 'lean startup' philosophy, and other principles we will discuss.
• Leadership: Proven track record of taking ownership of a product or major features from ideation to launch.
• User Focus: Exceptional ability to empathize with users and translate their needs into actionable product requirements.
• Analytical Thinking: Comfort with data analysis, KPIs, and metrics to drive product decisions and measure success. Ability to think strategically while executing tactically.
• Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with modern software development processes and tools (e.g., Linear, Figma, etc).

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation including meaningful equity you’ll actually be able to use
• Medical, vision, and dental with paid premiums for you, cost-sharing for dependents
• Flexible PTO & 401(k)
• Complimentary One Medical membership for you and your family
• Hybrid 3 days in-office and frequent customer meetings

Perfect Venue is committed to building a winning team

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We will work to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.