Orchata, Who?
We may sound sweet, but the truth is...This is just a cover and we’re on a not-so-secret mission.Orchata’s team is working everyday to give millions of local businesses a new opportunity to grow and get into the e-commerce train; a train that has been mostly occupied by large retailers and millionaires companies. Well, no more. Orchata wasn’t a dream for too long, because our team is full of creators and achievers!Nowadays, we empower local businesses from LATAM with technology, and they keep your house full of your favorite products and the same trust that has represented their brands during the years (and decades). Now this sounds sweet, right? But sweet isn’t good enough yet! And we need to keep growing our team with passionate doers. We won’t be expecting you to have a NASA career, but we expect you to dream beyond Jupiter. If you feel related to these couple of lines, then this is a sign..
Orchata is looking for a self-motivated and disruptive Product Manager with excellent communication skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced, successful startup environment. As Product Manager you will craft and orchestrate compelling user experiences which create meaningful and life lasting connections between Orchata (Design team and Tech team) and end-customers. We are looking for a person with strong experience as Product Manager and better yet if you have previously worked as a product designer. We don’t want you to build another product, but THE product. This is the app of the future. What You’ll DoLead the ideation and launch of innovative productsDrive product development with Orchata’s engineers and designersAnalyze metrics that inform the success of our productsTo research, analyze and deep understanding of the problems that customers are facing Establish the direction and vision of the product alongside with the CEO Set and adjust the roadmapCoordinating the requirements for features and chores to a designerShepherd features through design, coordinating tweaks and adjustmentsCommunicate new features and updates, both internally and to customers and merchantsWhat the Candidate Will Need4+ years of product management experienceE-commerce is a plusMarketplace experience is a pluSRequired skillsAbility to simplify and turn complex interactions into intuitive user experiencesExceptional skills in ideation sketching, brainstorming, UX & prototyping softwareExperience in mobile web and/ or native mobile developmentFluency with design tools, most notably Sketch, Invision, Figma and/or other UX & prototyping softwareDemonstrated design and UX sensibilitiesAwareness of cross-browser compatibility issuesClear and confident communicator with an affinity for visual storytellingPortfolio showing breadth of UI/UX Design work
Extra magic points if you haveTechnical knowledge: UI with the latest technologies: React, Redux, Sass, ES2016Previous experience working early stage startups, e-commerce platforms or SaaS.
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Orchata is a Tech company funded by Y Combinator (YC S20).
We are focused on a mission to help independent business owners in LATAM during the process of growing their business and competing with major corporate chains.
How? by empowering them with technology and key market insights that will boost their capability of customer service, effective sales and daily ops.
