The Challenge
Mudflap is disrupting the $800B trucking industry with payment products that save owner-operators thousands on fuel. You'll build the product function from scratch, owning roadmaps for new payment lines and fuel acquisition while reporting directly to the co-founder.
Your Mission
Map current product gaps through 20+ interviews with truckers and fleet operators to validate roadmap priorities
Establish core product processes: discovery, prioritization framework, cross-functional alignment cadence, and success metrics
Launch first new product initiative or major feature with measurable KPIs (adoption, retention, revenue impact)
Hire and onboard first product manager report; define team structure for next 18 months
Ship 2-3 product releases tied to revenue growth targets; track and optimize unit economics by customer segment
Build embedded customer research program: quarterly cohort interviews, in-app feedback loops, NPS tracking by segment
Scale product team to 3-4 PMs with documented playbooks for discovery, launch, and post-launch optimization
Present product roadmap and strategy to board/investors; establish quarterly business review cadence with leadership
KPIs You'll Own
Product Adoption Rate
% of target customer segment (truckers/fleets) adopting new payment or fuel product within 90 days of launch.
Customer Retention by Cohort
Monthly/quarterly retention curves by product and customer segment; benchmark against industry SaaS standards.
Revenue per Product Line
GMV, transaction volume, or subscription revenue attributed to each product; track contribution to company growth targets.
Cross-functional Velocity
Time from discovery to launch; on-time delivery of roadmap commitments; engineering and marketing alignment scores.
Customer Satisfaction
NPS, CSAT, or qualitative feedback from truckers and fleet operators; used to prioritize feature iterations.
Tools & Stack
Your Team
Your Manager
Co-Founder and Head of Product
Current Team
First PM hire; cross-functional: engineering, data science, operations, marketing, business partnerships
New product team backfill; will build out 3-4 PM organization
The Package
Salary
$240K-$265K base
Equity
Included (exact amount not specified)
Remote
Hybrid (Palo Alto HQ, commuter benefits, flexible remote days)
Benefits & Perks
Company Intelligence
Mudflap is a marketplace payment platform transforming the $800B trucking industry. It helps owner-operators and small fleets save thousands on fuel (their #1 expense) while connecting fuel stops with new, high-value customers.
Customers
Owner-operators and small fleet trucking companies, fuel stop partners
Culture
Fast-growing, customer-obsessed, collaborative high-growth environment serving an underserved industry
Is This Role For You?
- You've led product teams in fintech, payments, or marketplaces and shipped products that moved the business needle (revenue, retention, unit economics)
- You're obsessed with understanding small business/operator pain points and translating that into product strategy
- You can balance customer empathy with hard-nosed analytics; you make decisions with data but aren't paralyzed by it
- You want to build a product function from the ground up with outsized impact at a fast-scaling startup
- You need a fully remote role or can't commit to Palo Alto-based hybrid work
- You've only done IC product work; this requires proven leadership, team building, and mentoring chops
- You're uncomfortable with ambiguity or stakeholder management—reporting to a co-founder means frequent pivots and competing priorities
Interview Process
Phone screening
Recruiter conversation: background, product philosophy, fintech/marketplace experience
Product case study
Async or live: walk through a product you've built, metrics that mattered, cross-functional challenges, learnings
Leadership conversation
1:1 with Head of Product/Co-Founder: strategy, roadmap thinking, team building, how you'd approach Mudflap's opportunities
Exec round
Conversations with broader leadership (CEO, other functional heads); discuss vision, business model, growth strategy
Customer conversation (optional)
Potential call with trucking customer or fuel stop partner to assess customer empathy and listening skills
Interested in this role?
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