We’re seeking a Product Management Lead to help us create extraordinary impact around the world to improve lives and reverse climate change!
Taking Root's purpose is to accelerate the restoration of the world’s forests. We enable smallholder farmers to grow trees and earn money from the carbon they remove from the atmosphere. Recognized for its best practices by the UN, EU and World Economic Forum, Taking Root is connecting thousands of farmers to the carbon market, improving their livelihoods by restoring forests around the world.
About the role
The role of Product Lead in the Product Engineering group combines both hands-on product ownership of a vertical with leadership of Product team members. The role provides product support for either the Carbon or Reforestation focus areas of the platform, to enable a 1:1 mapping of Product Management to Engineering Stands. Additionally, this team member is responsible for ensuring strong leadership and guidance of the Product team members (Product Management and UI/UX).
This is a full-time position, and we are open to full-time remote work within Canada. Our office is in Vancouver, BC, and is available for employees who prefer in-person settings. Our compensation is benchmarked and based on experience. We work with a diverse set of international partners and especially encourage Indigenous Peoples, members of racial minorities, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+, and members of other underrepresented groups to apply.
What’s it like to work at Taking Root?
We’re a team of purpose-driven individuals, united in our goal to restore the world’s forests. Our workforce is a mixture of hybrid and fully remote, but we make space for connection and collaboration. Sharing pet photos is encouraged, regular organizational updates are the norm, and each fiscal year starts with an all-team in-person event (appropriately named ‘Roots’, because we love tree puns almost as much as we love trees). Employee health is a priority for Taking Root, and we continually strive to build a work environment that fosters growth, compassion, and transparency.
Our organizational values are:
- We do it for nature.
- Be in service of those stewarding the land.
- Always pursue more impact.
- Face the unknown with courage.
- Help each other grow.
Read more about our values
here.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the creation and execution of a product roadmap
- Lead and guide the product management group, including Product Management and UI/UX roles
- Drive the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery
- Communicate product plans and progress to stakeholders and leadership
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, data science, and operations, to deliver high impact features that enhance our operational efficiency
- Use data-driven approaches to measure product performance, gather user feedback, and iterate on product improvements.
- Lead and guide the product management group, including Product Management and UI/UX roles
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience required:
We especially encourage those with unconventional experience, education, or career paths to apply, even if you may not meet the precise requirements listed in this posting.
- 5+ years of experience in product management (experience in data-oriented applications preferred)
- Strong understanding of the product development cycle, including user experience and design
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and energized by the idea of creatively solving big challenges
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Professional level proficiency in English & Spanish a strong asset
- Past experience working in Latin America or with Latin American users would be beneficial
- Knowledge of carbon credit generation or experience in agroforestry and reforestation projects is a plus.
How to apply
Submit a cover letter and resume via our portal. We value every application; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Taking Root has a diverse team of talented people across gender and racial spectrums. We have created a culture of innovation, diversity, and inclusivity, striving for open discussions, best hiring and operational practices. We hire and promote based on merit, competence, performance, successful milestones, and business needs. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind, be that based on race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal or provincial laws.
