Linear

Product Manager

North America

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Consumer Software, Product ManagementIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote (North America and Europe)
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: Not specified
  • Company: Linear
  • Mission: To bring magic back to software by building an issue tracking and project management tool.
  • Description: Linear is a product-led company that blends building and selling, focused on building a world-class product. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager to own and drive product development from conception through rollout, emphasizing detailed execution.

Requirements

  • Experience: 6+ years of experience in the software industry.
  • Leadership: Previous experience in product management and/or engineering leadership roles.
  • Judgment: Exceptional product and operational judgment.
  • Thinking: Strong root-cause and systems thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct up-front discovery through user interviews, competitive research, data analysis, and other methods.
  • Present findings to the team with conviction and rigor.
  • Empower engineers and designers to deeply understand user needs.
  • Craft messaging around upcoming features that resonates with users.
  • Enable sales and marketing teams to effectively communicate with and win with customers.

What Linear is Looking For

  • World-class design and product taste.
  • Shameless curiosity and a propensity to question things deeply.
  • Extreme speed and clarity in execution.

What Linear Offers

  • Some of the most interesting and challenging work.
  • An environment surrounded by talented individuals.
  • Fully remote work flexibility.
  • Benefits:
    • Paid lunch and coffee during work days.
    • Paid co-working space/desk at an office.
    • Regular team events and offsites.
    • 5 weeks of paid vacation.
    • 4 months of paid parental leave.
    • Employee-friendly equity terms (early exercise, extended exercise).
  • Resources:
    • Learn how we think and work: [Links to articles and podcasts provided in the original description]

Skills

User Interviews
Competitive Research
Data Analysis
Product Management
Engineering Leadership
Root Cause Analysis
Systems Thinking
Product Messaging
Design
Product Taste

Linear

Software development tool for task management

About Linear

Linear is a software development tool that helps teams build products more efficiently. It provides features for task management, issue tracking, and workflow customization, making it suitable for both startups and large enterprises. The platform simplifies complex tasks by breaking them down into manageable sub-issues, which enhances productivity. It includes automated backlog management to save time by auto-closing and archiving issues. Linear is designed for speed, offering rapid keyboard shortcuts and real-time synchronization. Users can create custom workflows and views to tailor the platform to their needs. A unique feature called "Cycles" helps teams prioritize their work by automatically tracking started issues and rolling over unfinished tasks to the next cycle. Linear's goal is to streamline the software development process, allowing teams to focus on building great products.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$50.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Work life balance
Competitive salary and equity
Employee-friendly equity terms (early and extended exercise in the US)
Work remotely, no commuting to the office
Health, dental and vision insurance (US)
5 weeks paid vacation
Parental leave
M1 Macbook Pro, 5K display and accessories
Stipend to set up your home office
Latest productivity software
Paid lunch and coffee during work days
Paid co-working space/desk at an office
Regular team events and offsites
Quarterly hack weeks
401(k) Plan (US)

Risks

Potential reputational damage from association with Carta's unethical practices.
Increased competition from new integrations like Plain, offering similar features.
Challenge of maintaining rapid growth after raising $35 million in Series B funding.

Differentiation

Linear offers rapid-fire keyboard shortcuts and real-time sync capabilities.
The platform provides automated backlog management, reducing manual labor for development teams.
Linear's 'Cycles' feature helps teams focus on upcoming work with configurable tracking.

Upsides

Linear raised $35 million in Series B funding to expand its operations.
The rise of remote work increases demand for Linear's collaborative software development tools.
Integration with AI-driven tools could enhance Linear's task management efficiency.

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