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# Product Manager, New Industries at Rundoo

- **Company:** Rundoo
- **Location:** Redwood City, CA
- **Compensation:** $136k–$210k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rundoo/66243ee1-59dc-48e2-9810-a22b256fae74

## Job description

## About Rundoo ℹ️

Our mission is to empower independent supply stores with best-in-class technology. Think of your local hardware store or mom-and-pop nursery—these are our clients. From paint to lumber to flooring, over 200,000 such stores across the country sell over $1T of building materials annually using outdated, on-premises systems. We’re aiming to help them modernize so that they can continue to thrive. Backed by leading investors including Battery, Bessemer and CRV, we've raised $48M across four rounds and are growing quickly: We're live in over 500 stores across the USA, Canada, and the Caribbean, and integrated with over 20 industry partners. Our team is made up of builders, sellers, and industry veterans with a shared goal: to bring modern technology to an overlooked industry.

## About the role 💼

You'll be based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and own product research on new industries for Rundoo. Today, we serve paint, hardware, and farm & feed stores; we have a dozen more verticals on our radar (lumber, flooring, plumbing, auto, and more) and your role is to figure out which to enter and how. That means defining the ICP for a new industry, quantifying it, talking to owners in their stores, mapping the GTM, sketching the roadmap of features Rundoo would need to build to win them, and getting the first few pilot clients live. You'll report directly to our CEO, [Nick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey-nick/), and work shoulder-to-shoulder with the engineering team led by [Andrew](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckman-andrew/). You'll spend ample time with customers in their stores. There is simply no replacement for in-person time spent with the customers.

What you'll do as a Product Manager at Rundoo 🗒️

- Own a new vertical end-to-end: define and size the market, drive the features to completion, and launch the GTM motion to tackle it.
- Talk to operators in person: spend time in stores to understand what matters to them.
- Build the roadmap: translate field research into a concrete, sequenced feature plan with engineering.
- Land the first pilots: find and close 5+ pilot clients in your industry to prove the market.
- Define the GTM strategy: identify the channels, partners, and events that matter.

## Requirements ☑️

- 2+ years in consulting, banking, or an equivalent field that has helped you develop strong communication and prioritization skills.
- Based in the SF Bay Area and comfortable working from our office 4 days per week.
- Excited to get out there because all the good learning happens from being with the customer.
- Excellent communication able to synthesize messy field research into clear, defensible roadmaps.
- Working through rejection because many prospects will say no :)
- Curiosity about overlooked, traditional industries.

Bonus points 🌟

- Familiarity with building materials, construction supply, or other hardline industries
- Experience with vertical SaaS
- A track record of cold outreach producing real outcomes (interviews, deals, partnerships)

## Compensation 💵

- 2–5 years of experience
- Base salary: $136K
- Equity package: ~$108K–$110K

5+ years of experience

- Base salary: $193K–$210K
- Equity package: $156K–$167K

## Benefits 🏋️

- Full medical, dental, and vision coverage (100% of premiums for you, 50% for dependents)
- Life Insurance
- 401k with Betterment
- Unlimited PTO with 10 company paid holidays
- In-office gym
- Daily team lunches
- Learning materials and audiobook subscriptions

## About the team 👥

This is a brand-new role at Rundoo, so you'll be one of our first product hires. Your closest collaborators:

- [Nick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey-nick/) (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; sets the industry priorities and the product bar 🍫
- [Andrew](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckman-andrew/) (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford, worked as a software engineer at Apple and head of engineering at Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰; you'll plan roadmaps with him and his team!
- Your peer PM: we're hiring two! The same role but with different industries 🙂
- The GTM team: assuming you launch successfully, you’ll work with [Matt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-kestufskie/) and Vidhan to start selling into this new industry.

Interview Process 🎤

- Intro call with [Amanda](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandamendiola888/) (20 min, remote): For us, understand your what you’re looking for. For you, what Rundoo and this role are about. Hopefully we both find it to be a good fit.
- Take-home Overview & Chat with Nick (30 min)
- Take-home: industry deep-dive (~1 week, paid): We find take homes are great predictors of success on the job. We’ll have you (a) talk to 3+ store owners via cold outreach, (b) size the market, (c) propose the top roadmap Rundoo needs to win, and (d) sketch a GTM hypothesis.
- Onsite (full day, in-person): Pressure test the roadmap from your take-home with design, engineering, and GTM. Also, eat lunch.
- Reference Check
- Offer

## About our founders 🌲

- [Andrew](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckman-andrew/) (CTO): studied computer science & humanities at Stanford, worked as a software engineer at Apple and head of engineering at Anova; danced with the SF ballet (where he met his wife)! 🩰
- [Nick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey-nick/) (CEO): studied math & computer science at Stanford; worked as a trader at Bridgewater & Citadel and as a PM at Google & Enigma; distantly related to the founder of the Hershey company 🍫

## How we've fundraised 💰

We've raised $48m across four rounds:

- A $2m pre-seed led by [Kent Bennett](https://www.bvp.com/team/kent-bennett) at [Bessemer](https://www.bvp.com/) with participation from Plug & Play, Quiet Capital, and Sequoia.
- A $5m seed led by [Caitlin Bolnick Rellas](https://www.crv.com/team/caitlin-bolnick-rellas) at [CRV](https://www.crv.com/).
- An $11m series A led again by Bessemer and CRV.
- A $30m series B led by [Battery.](https://www.battery.com)

## About Rundoo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rundoo provides an AI-first, cloud-based point-of-sale and operations platform purpose-built for independent hardware, paint, farm & feed, lumber, and lawn & garden supply stores.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, total funding $18M)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, USA (additional office in Chicago)
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Andrew Beckman (CEO & Co‑founder) and Nick Hershey (CTO & Co‑founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Retail technology / point-of-sale (POS) software for independent building and agricultural supply stores.
- **Target customers**: Independent hardware stores, paint stores, farm & feed stores, lumber yards, lawn & garden centers (SMB / independent, B2B).
- **Mission or purpose**: Modernize the 200,000+ independent supply stores in the U.S. by replacing outdated, cobbled-together software with an AI-powered platform that makes it easier to run the business and serve customers better.

## Products & Services
- **Rundoo POS & Operations Platform**: A complete, web-based point-of-sale system with integrated payment processing, inventory management, customer accounts, and reporting. Designed to handle specialty workflows like paint tinting, seasonal demand, contractor pricing, and co-op catalogs.
- **Rundoo AI**: A set of AI features that use the store’s own sales, inventory, and charge‑account data to generate purchase orders, run price comparisons against nearby competitors, and answer natural‑language questions (e.g., “Which products lost margin last month?”).
- **AI Order Generation**: Automatically writes purchase orders based on historical sales, low stock, and seasonal trends.
- **AI Price Comparisons**: Shows how the store’s prices stack up against local competitors and suggests adjustments.
- **AI‑Generated Reports**: Responds to plain‑English questions with instant reports and insights.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$18M** (Series A closed ~2024, $11M last round)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV, Sequoia Capital, Plug and Play Ventures, Quiet Capital (and 6+ others)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - **500+** independent stores across the U.S. and Canada on the platform.
  - Stores using Rundoo see an average **17% increase in top‑line sales** and a **2‑point increase in gross margin** in the year after go‑live.
  - Charge‑account balances drop by **25%** (faster collections).
  - Strong hiring momentum: 50 total employees (20 product + tech) with open roles across R&D, GTM, and G&A.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI‑first, purpose‑built platform**: Unlike general‑purpose POS systems, Rundoo is built specifically for independent supply stores, handling specialized workflows (tinting, bulk, standing orders, contractor pricing, seasonal demand).
- **Proven ROI**: Measurable, documented improvements in revenue (+17%), margin (+2 points), and receivables (-25%) for early adopters.
- **Data moat**: The AI models are trained on each store’s own data, making them more accurate and actionable than generic tools.
- **Integrated ecosystem**: Partners with major brands and buying groups, reducing friction for stores that switch.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepen AI capabilities**: Make the platform “like your best employee” with increasingly autonomous ordering, pricing, and reporting.
- **Expand into new verticals**: The platform already serves hardware, paint, farm & feed, lumber, and lawn & garden; a “Product Manager, New Industries” role signals intent to enter adjacent segments.
- **Scale the customer base**: Grow from 500 to thousands of stores in the U.S. and Canada, leveraging AI as a key differentiator against legacy incumbents.
- **Build the team**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, data science, product, sales, and implementation to fuel growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Impact**: Work on a product that directly helps small‑business owners survive and thrive against big‑box competitors—measurable results.
- **Culture**: Hybrid model (4 days in office, Thursday WFH) with offices in Redwood City (R&D) and Chicago (GTM). Open, AI‑first engineering culture.
- **Benefits**:
  - 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees; 50% for dependents.
  - Company‑paid life & AD&D insurance (1x salary).
  - 401(k) with Betterment.
  - Unlimited PTO + 10 company‑paid holidays.
  - Daily team lunches.
  - Monthly gym membership.
  - Learning materials and audiobook subscriptions.
- **Growth stage**: Early‑stage private company with strong venture backing and proven traction—opportunity to shape products and processes as the company scales.
- **Remote options**: Some roles (e.g., Account Executive, Sales Development Representative) are remote; engineering positions are headquartered in Redwood City.

## Sources
1. [rundoo.ai](https://rundoo.ai/) – Product overview, AI features, customer results, partner logos.
2. [rundoo.ai/careers](https://rundoo.ai/careers/) – Mission, founders, benefits, open roles.
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/rundoo) – Headcount (50 total, 20 product+tech), offices, hybrid schedule, perks.
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/rundoo) – Founding year (2021), total funding ($18M), Series A, investor list.
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rundoo) – Current job postings (implementation, sales, engineering, data science, recruiting).

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