Founding Product Manager for Seed-Stage E-commerce Data Platform

Following a successful seed round, an e-commerce data intelligence startup, focused on helping brands navigate growth through unified data and insights needed to hire their first Product Manager. With a lean team and a strong technical founder (CTO), the company sought a product leader who could turn raw data capabilities into intuitive, monetizable product experiences. The goal: accelerate product velocity, improve user acquisition and retention, and drive toward profitability and multimillion-dollar revenue.

We partnered with the founding team to define the ideal profile: a hands-on, strategic PM who could bridge technical depth with user empathy. This person would work side-by-side with the CTO, lead discovery and iteration loops, and help shape the roadmap across acquisition, retention, and feature development. We conducted a targeted national search, prioritizing operators with ecommerce SaaS experience and a track record of turning early-stage products into revenue engines. Within weeks, we presented a refined shortlist with candidates who had owned 0→1 and 1→n product journeys in high-growth environments.

The client hired their Founding Product Manager: a sharp, customer-obsessed operator with experience in e-commerce enablement tools and product-led growth environments. The PM is now embedded with the CTO and core team, leading product direction across onboarding, feature adoption, and retention. Their impact is already visible in accelerated release cycles and improved user engagement, key steps on the path toward profitability and meaningful revenue growth.