About the job
Hopper is hiring a skilled Technical Product Manager (TPM) with a strong software engineering background and exceptional problem-solving skills. As a TPM, you will be responsible for driving the product roadmap and overseeing initiatives in the Core Platform, focusing on technical areas such as CI/CD, observability, build tools, core libraries, and user authentication.
Responsibilities:
- Product Roadmap: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and feedback. Develop and maintain the product roadmap aligned with business goals and customer needs.
- Business Cases and Functional Specs: Create compelling business cases and write comprehensive functional specifications for new projects.
- Product Decision-making: Act as the key stakeholder in all product decisions, prioritizing customers and business objectives.
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate strong technical acumen and ability to understand complex technical requirements.
- Leadership and Collaboration: Work closely with the engineering manager and stakeholders to define and update the roadmap. Foster effective collaboration across teams.
- Data Analysis: Utilize data analysis skills to drive data-driven product decisions. Analyze user behavior using tools like Amplitude and SQL.
Qualifications:
- Technical Background: Previous software engineering experience is required, with strong system design skills.
- First-Principle Thinking: Excellent problem-solving abilities, working well with limited supervision and finding creative approaches.
- Data-driven Mindset: Strong data analysis skills. Experience with tools like Amplitude and SQL is a plus.
- Leadership and Communication: Exceptional leadership skills and effective communication with diverse stakeholders.
- Adaptability and Learning: Openness to learning new technologies and domains, willingness to assist other Platform teams.
Perks of working with us:
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
- Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business
- Open communication with management and company leadership
- Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
- 100% employer paid medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plans
- Access to a 401k
$220,000 – $350,000 a year
The salary range for this position represents the annual total compensation, including base salary, bonuses, and benefits. Compensation will be determined by candidates’ relevant qualifications, knowledge, skills and work experience.
More about Hopper
At Hopper, we are on a mission to become the world’s best – and most fun – place to book travel. By leveraging massive amounts of data, advanced machine learning algorithms, Hopper combines its world-class travel agency offering with proprietary fintech products to help customers spend less and travel better. Ranked the third largest online travel agency in North America, the app has been downloaded over 100 million times and continues to gain market share globally.
Here are just a few stats that demonstrate the company’s recent growth:
Hopper sells $6 billion worth of travel and travel fintech every year; 2022 sales were up 3X over 2021. In 2022, Hopper increased its revenue 2.5X year-over year.
The company’s bespoke fintech products, such as Flight Disruption Guarantee and Price Freeze, now represent around 50% of Hopper’s total app revenue.
Given the success of its fintech products, Hopper launched a B2B initiative called Hopper Cloud in late 2021. Through this partnership program, any travel provider (airlines, hotels, banks, travel agencies, etc.) can integrate and seamlessly distribute Hopper’s fintech or travel inventory. As its first Hopper Cloud partnership, Hopper partnered with Capital One to co-develop Capital One Travel, a new travel portal designed specifically for cardholders.
Other partners include Marriott, Uber, Agoda, CommBank and many more to be announced.
Hopper Cloud now comprises more than 50% of Hopper’s business; Hopper Cloud made around as much in 2022 as all of the Hopper app did in 2021.
Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company four years in a row, Hopper has been downloaded over 100 million times and continues to have millions of new installs each month. Hopper is now the #3 largest online travel agency in North America.
Hopper has raised over $750 million USD of private capital and is backed by some of the largest institutional investors and banks in the world. Hopper is primed to continue its acceleration as the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace.
Come take off with us!