Senior Product Manager (Contract)

Company: UP.Labs
Location: Houston
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:We're searching for a builder, a strategic thinker, and a hands-on doer-someone with a founder's mindset who thrives in ambiguity and can turn a post-it note idea into a built MVP.As a product leader on a multidisciplinary venture team (engineering, data, and business), you'll be responsible for everything product-from early-stage concept validation to shaping and shipping a new business. You'll need to move fast, balance big-picture vision with execution, and be an effective communicator across stakeholders, corporate partners, investors, and users.This role is for someone who loves zero-to-one product building, can ramp up quickly in unfamiliar industries, and is comfortable making decisive product bets in high-uncertainty environments.*Please note this is a 6 month contract position*In this role you will:

• Turn ideas into reality-own the full product lifecycle from early research and prototyping to launch and iteration.
• Think big, dive deep-balance strategic vision with hands-on execution, switching seamlessly between high-level business goals and product details.
• Build MVPs that matter-prioritize what's desirable, viable, and feasible in new venture development.
• Communicate like a founder-work cross-functionally with engineering, business, and design, and align corporate partners, investors, and stakeholders.
• Master rapid learning-quickly understand new industries, customers, and technical landscapes to inform product strategy.
• Lead with data and insight-drive user research, prototype testing, roadmap development, and sprint execution to validate ideas and iterate effectively.Who You Are:
  • You have built and shipped products from scratch-not just iterated on existing ones.
  • You thrive in ambiguity-and know how to structure chaos into a roadmap.
  • You're a storyteller and influencer-you can get buy-in from executives, engineers, and investors alike.
  • You're a hands-on builder-comfortable jumping between customer interviews, Figma mocks, AI tools, and PRDs.
  • You think like an entrepreneur-not waiting for permission, but making things happen.You should have:
    • 5+ years in product management, preferably in early-stage B2B SaaS startups.
    • Experience in zero-to-one product development, including MVP scoping, rapid iteration, and GTM strategy.
    • Strong technical fluency and experience working with engineers (bonus: exp. building AI/ML, data-driven products).
    • A knack for deconstructing new industries and business models quickly; experience with upstream oil and gas or similar industries is a big plus
    • Ability to move fast without sacrificing quality, balancing speed and thoughtfulness in execution.
    • Experience in high-stakes communication-aligning execs, partners, and investors around product vision.About UP.LabsWe create and launch high-growth technology startups that redefine mobility and transportation. Our model pairs leading corporations with entrepreneurial product builders to develop venture-backed companies from scratch.We focus on: Building ventures with meaningful equity for our team Launching scalable tech-first businesses from ideation to commercialization Transforming the movement of people and goods with software and hardware innovation
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