Product Manager

Looma Background

Looma exists to bring transparency, humanity, and responsibility to advertising and commerce. We do so by connecting shoppers to the people and stories behind their favorite brands, and informing their purchasing decisions.

Our first product, Loop, is a network of in-store screens that play short videos focused on storytelling and education. The content for this network is powered by our second product a marketplace of independent filmmakers who specialize in authentic, human-centric point-of-decision video.

Position Summary

The Looma Product Manager is the perfect role for candidates early in their career looking to work throughout the product development lifecycle at a young and quickly growing startup. Product management serves to (1) improve the integration of Loop within the grocery environment to better delight shoppers while (2) developing the ecosystem of platforms that enable Loomas partnering grocers, brands, and filmmakers to deliver the stories featured on Loop at scale. In practice, this role will support functions ranging from ideation and design to development and delivery, making it well-suited for those energized by taking ideas from initial ideation to production. As Loomas 2nd product management hire, this role will report directly to Loomas VP of Product and will require a high level of self-initiative, curiosity, and ownership over work.

The responsibilities for this role are split relatively evenly between:

• User Research (25%)
• Low Resolution Design (25%)
• Product Roadmap Mgmt (25%)
• Software Engineering Mgmt (25%)

User Research (25%)

• Ongoing user research to maintain a deep understanding of key product stakeholders: shoppers, food & beverage brands, retailers, filmmakers, and Looma employees

Product Ideation & Design (25%)

• Ideate on and sketch out new features and tools
• Mockup lightweight UI/UX materials to guide design work Note: UX designer available; this role is not intended to be responsible for production quality product design
• Support high level product architecture design

Product Roadmap Mgmt (25%)

• Encourage internal product ideation
• Organize ideas into items on product roadmap
• Support roadmap prioritization and strategy

Software Engineering Mgmt (25%)

• Scope software engineering projects and sprints
• Document and triage engineering tasks / tickets
• Review engineering deliverables / quality assurance
• Deliver products to users / user acceptance testing

Attributes & Experience

Key Attributes

• Servant leadership
• Self-initiative and curiosity
• Polish and organization

Preferred Experience:

• Strong experience in product management or similar role
• Experience working in small and quickly moving product development teams
• Technical or related bachelors or masters degree

Structure & Compensation

Looma will provide a competitive compensation package consisting of base salary and stock options. All Looma compensation packages include cash / equity flexibility (i.e. you can opt for more equity and less cash or vice-versa).

Benefits

• Employee coverage for health, dental, and vision (gold plan)
• Unlimited PTO (3-week minimum)
• 12-week primary caregiver leave
• Flexible office setting (office, flex, or WFH, with associated stipends)
• $100/month craftsmanship stipend

Loomas Hiring Philosophy

Looma believes culture is one of the strongest predictors of success for a startup. Strong contributors to Loomas culture will exhibit the following characteristics:

• Humility
• Integrity
• Wisdom
• Emotional Intelligence
• Grit
• Joyfulness
• Fun

Looma believes diversity is a fundamental good, and we are committed to promoting diversity both in our workplace and through the stories we tell. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status, class or caste status, or any other protected class. Our global nondiscrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business.