Product Lead (Trading Platform)

Railsware · via Himalayas ·

TypeFull-time job
LocationWorldwide
Posted2 hours ago
Product Lead (Trading Domain)
We're building a trading product from the ground up and looking for a Product Lead who is both an active trader and an experienced product manager.
This isn't a role where one side is a nice-to-have. You'll be making product decisions that require real market intuition — understanding how traders think, what they actually need at execution speed, what separates a tool they trust from one they abandon, who the players in the market are, such as prop firms, brokers, data providers, what a CME license is, etc. Product management skills alone won't get you there. Trading experience alone won't either.
At TradeFill in partnership with Railsware Product Studio, we build products that people love. You may know Railsware from building TradeZella, Calendly, ParentSquare, Mailtrap.io, Coupler.io, or TitanApps.io — tools that quietly serve millions of people. We bring the same craft and conviction to everything we build.
This particular role is part of a small, founder-led team building in the trading space. You'd be joining:

Yaroslav Lazor — product & engineering (CEO and founder of Railsware, previously helped scale Calendly)

Umar Ashraf — product, markets & distribution (founder of Tradezella, with 4M+ subscriber YouTube trading channel)

It's a tight team. Your decisions carry real weight. If that kind of ownership drives you, we'd love to hear from you!
What you’ll get?

The ability to build and launch a product from scratch, fully managing the process at a stable company with extensive experience developing successful products

Full ownership — from idea to shipped product, you run the loop

Product-market proximity — you'll use the product yourself as a trader

Collaborating with top market brands in the trading world – prop firms, brokers

True AI-first environment with a stellar engineering team — we use AI as a core part of how we plan, research, design, and build, yet in tight collaboration with true engineering talent

Outcome-driven culture — we combine synchronous collaboration with focused asynchronous work, choosing the approach that best supports effective outcomes

What You Will Do
Product Strategy

Contribute to and own the end-to-end product vision

Communicate that vision clearly to stakeholders and cross-functional teams

Transform strategy into a prioritized product roadmap

Prepare a billing model aligned with revenue and profitability goals

Product Prototyping and Discovery

Lead product ideation and prototyping - channeling that into discovery sessions

Conduct customer development activities — including direct calls with traders and potential users

Run market research and competitive analysis

Product Development

Define and scope features for development

Lead the development process using Agile methodology

Carry out proactive risk management and troubleshooting

UI/UX

AI-driven prototypes, mockups, wireframes

Collaborate with a product designer to implement current UI/UX best practices

Improve product UX to drive conversion and retention

Product Analytics

Constantly monitor and improve product success metrics such as MRR, CAC, LTV, Churn, NPS, etc

Conduct ad-hoc analysis of the web and product metrics using data from the product database to validate decisions

Make data-driven decisions alongside the data analytics team

What we’re looking for
Product Management

5+ years in Product Management

Hands-on experience shipping SaaS products — B2C (end-user focus) and B2B (understanding sales workflows and processes)

Demonstrated ability to own and communicate end-to-end product vision

Experience with PDM frameworks, product analytics, and product design tools

Experience running customer development and market research independently

Experience delivering software products in the US and/or EU markets

Trading experience

Active trading experience in any market — futures, stocks, crypto, forex, or similar

Day trading, scalping, and/or swing trading experience

Technical Background & Tools

Technical background — you understand high-level architecture, can work directly with engineers, and don't need others to interpret technical constraints

AI fluency: you use AI actively across research, prototyping, analysis, and decision-making

Comfortable working with data independently: SQL or equivalent ability to run ad-hoc product analysis without always needing a data analyst

Proficiency with design and prototyping tools

General software literacy: comfortable navigating technical tools, dashboards, and developer workflows

Ways of Working

High autonomy — you set direction, make decisions independently, and drive work forward without needing to be managed

Strong decision-making: you move fast on imperfect information, commit, and course-correct based on data

Structured thinker: able to manage multiple workstreams, set priorities, and maintain clarity across contexts

Data-driven: you form hypotheses, find the data, and update your views

Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills

Excellent written and spoken English

Would Be a Plus

Experience in product at a broker, trading platform, or fintech

Experience defining and executing go-to-market strategy

Engineering background

Public speaking or content creation

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