Junior Product Manager

Lumerate is growing rapidly and we’re searching for a Jr. Product Manager to join our team for the journey!

Who is Lumerate?

Lumerate is a Toronto-based SaaS company that has built game-changing technology to help sales teams accelerate revenue growth. We help our customers achieve the full picture of their industries. We also strive to achieve our own personal full pictures from a career fulfillment and learning perspective. We’re in the business of gathering intelligence about industries and delivering it to the right people within those industries through innovative software interfaces. Our vision is to be the world's most useful and trusted source of information for professionals seeking to understand what's happening in their industry.

Our mission: To deliver industry awareness to an ever-increasing number of people, in whatever way helps them to make the most informed decisions, take the most immediate action and be the most awesome at their unique jobs.

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What the role looks like:

Working closely with the Product Manager, you will play a key role in supporting and advancing product development across both front-end and back-end systems. You'll collaborate daily with developers and business team members to improve the product and improve the user experience. Expect to participate actively in daily standups, helping your team prioritize tasks, investigate issues, and drive development projects forward. Your responsibilities will be dynamic, varying based on current priorities and challenges, encompassing everything from analyzing product requests and user needs to bug handling, documentation, communication, feature testing, and writing detailed project requirements.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Managing changes to product configurations
• Prioritizing features and bug fixes for the product backlog based on business value, user impact, and strategic goals.
• Collaborating effectively with development teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and clear communication.
• Defining detailed feature requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Communicating product changes, updates, and release notes clearly to internal stakeholders and the wider company.
• Developing and maintaining clear, accurate product documentation (e.g., user guides, internal knowledge base articles).
• Participating in QA processes, including bug reporting, verification, and user acceptance testing.

Who will be successful in this role?‍

• Someone who holds a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a scientific or technological field, or possesses equivalent industry experience.
• A person with strong analytical and problem-solving skills that genuinely enjoys tackling complex challenges.
• Someone who demonstrates an ability to quickly learn complex concepts and understand systems.
• An individual who is skilled at balancing multiple priorities and making informed trade-off decisions.
• Someone who possesses excellent negotiation and facilitation skills.
• A highly detail-oriented person. (To demonstrate this, please tell us the name of the establishment located at coordinates 43.66484814697388, -79.45482568477735 in your application/cover letter).

What we’d love to see in your work history:

• Background working within a software company environment AND/OR extensive experience working directly with complex software.
• Experience managing multiple projects or competing priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working on large-scale projects involving multiple team members and diverse stakeholders.
• Experience writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and/or user/resource documentation.

Reasons You Might Want to Apply:

• You’ll work with a team who cares about you, not just your work.
• You’ll gain direct exposure to and experience with key product management responsibilities in a dynamic environment.
• You’ll develop a strong understanding of product strategy and execution within the SaaS/biotech/pharma space.
• You’ll build foundational skills essential for a successful career path in product development or related fields.
• It’s an ideal opportunity to transition into or accelerate your growth within the product domain.

Why Lumerate? Fancy perks etc.

• Help shape the future of a bootstrapped and profitable Canadian tech company.
• Earn yourself some equity (employee options make up 20% of the value of the company at all times).
• Be a part of a tightly-knit team with a thriving hybrid culture.
• Three weeks paid vacation + paid statutory holidays.
• If based in Toronto, enjoy a dedicated work space at our open-concept office (located in the Junction Triangle) and enjoy the benefits of in-person interactions with colleagues 3 days per week.
• Upgrade your home office setup with our remote or hybrid stipend.
• Join us for our annual all-company retreat (past destinations include Bermuda, Iceland, Costa Rica and Spain)!
• Earn additional paid vacation days with continued learning ($1000 annual stipend for courses and classes).
• Take part in our Employee Giving Program (you choose the causes and the company provides the funds).
• Basic and extended health and dental benefits.
• Paid and topped-up maternal and parental leave.

Location:

If the successful candidate is based in the Greater Toronto Area, she/he/they can choose to participate in our hybrid experience, by working from home 2 days/week, while enjoying the benefits of in-person interactions at our Toronto office 3 days/week.

If the successful candidate is based elsewhere in Canada, she/he/they will work remotely 100% of the time.

‍Salary:

Base salary between CAD $75-80K / year

Start Date:

The target start date for this role is May 26, 2025, but can be flexible according to the availability of the successful candidate.

Already envisioning your first day at Lumerate as our next Jr. Product Manager? Please send in your application with two things: your resume and cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you! Please note that any applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Lumerate is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.