Product Manager job in New York at CornerUp

What is CornerUp?

CornerUp is a fast growing, venture backed, NYC-based marketplace startup providing corner stores and other small food retailers a one-stop-shop platform for discovering and purchasing inventory for their stores.

CornerUp’s mission is to enable these small businesses to compete with today’s large retailers by transforming the way in which they operate through technology and modernization, empowering independent retailers to do their best work and better serve their neighborhood communities.

Headquartered in NYC and backed by some of the world’s leading investors, CornerUp is more than a startup — we are a team focused on supporting our community through our small businesses. We’re looking to add like-minded individuals who are excited to make a beneficial impact within our space and to grow from a company that transformed the procurement side of small businesses to one that will set a new standard in all operations of small businesses.

What we are looking for

We’re looking for an experienced Product Manager to develop and manage our back-end products and data systems, including warehouse management, order management, delivery, merchandising and catalog, customer service, marketplace seller management, and business analytics and reporting. The ideal candidate is someone who has e-commerce product management experience at a fast-growing startup, is thrilled by a challenge, and has a passion for creating solutions to complex problems that can be implemented quickly and at scale. You are an individual who doesn't mind rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands dirty building products from the ground up.

What you’ll do

• Partnering directly with senior leadership and cross-functional partners to develop and maintain the CornerUp roadmap ensuring product vision aligns with both stakeholder and business goals;

• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes for all of our back-end systems. Make decisions on best solutions to implement (e.g. custom-built vs off-the-shelf). Work closely with engineering and cross-functional partners to deliver solutions on-spec and on-time

• Develop new vendor tools necessary to support CornerUp’s marketplace model 

• Perform user-testing and QA to ensure all products are functioning properly

• Prioritize feature requests and bug fixes, maintain a constant delivery schedule

Who are we looking for?

• 3 years of product management experience in a fast-growing startup environment

• E-commerce or B2B experience is strongly preferred. Hands-on e-commerce operational experience is a strong plus.  

• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle

• Familiar with agile environments and methodologies

• Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies

• Experiencing managing in-house and outsourced engineering teams

• Skilled at working with cross-functional teams 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $110-150k

• PTO

• Medical / Dental / Vision & Supplemental Insurance Coverage

• Commuter Benefits

• Team Events

• Equity

CornerUp celebrates the diversity of its employees and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based solely on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.