A user’s guide to helping Vidya find her next Senior Product Manager role

<aside> ⭐ Senior product manager skilled at building internal tools for B2B2C marketplaces.

Seeking roles at a well-funded (Series C+), mid-to-large company based in NYC, SF, or remote with a base salary of $185K+ and a total compensation (TC) of $225K+.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidyakaipa/

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<aside> 👩🏽‍💻 Hi friend! I’m restarting the job hunt and could use your help navigating this challenging market.

If you know of anyone who’s hiring for an experienced marketplace product manager, a recruiter who can give me good feedback, or just think I should talk to someone specifically, please reach out. (And of course, let me know if there’s anything incorrect or missing.) Thank you in advance!

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Here’s a high level of what I’m seeking

Roles

• ✅ Product management
• ✅ Technical program management (TPM)
• ✅ Product operations
• ❌ Project management

Culture

I value teams that:

• 🧠 Prioritize employee learning and development (L&D)
• 👑 Are run by seasoned and strategic leaders
• 📚 Value and understand product management as a discipline

Industry

• ✅ Multi-sided marketplaces
• ✅ Climate / environmental tech (hardware or software)
• ✅ Productivity tools
• ✅ Internal tools
• ✅ Education
• ✅ Wellness / mental health
• ✅ Outdoor / sports / recreation
• ✅ Hospitality
• ✅ Data
• ❌ Defense
• ❌ Oil and gas
• ❌ AdTech

Here are the best product roles for me

Know of a specific role for which I would be a perfect fit? You can find tailored resumes for the three most relevant work experiences below. Click the download icon to save and forward.

PM, Internal Tools

Trusted partner of operations, customer success, data, and trust and safety teams.

Prioritized and built critical infrastructure projects including:

• Fraud detection
• Risk assessments
• ID verification
• PII obfuscation
• Dispatch algorithms
• Data pipelines
• Insurance products
• Third-party integrations

Vidya Kaipa - Senior Product Manager (Tools, SF).pdf

PM, Marketplace

Senior PM at home services marketplace HelloTech, responsible for technician supply and e-commerce funnel optimization

First PM at B2B2C marketplace Outdoorsy, responsible for owner experience, third-party integrations, and internal tools

Lead PM at property management marketplace Darwin Homes, responsible for owner experience and internal tools

Vidya Kaipa - Senior Product Manager (Marketplace, SF).pdf

PM, Growth

Former product marketer skilled at collaborating with growth teams to build and optimize:

• High-performance e-commerce funnels
• Go-to-market (GTM) strategies
• Multi-channel marketing integrations
• CRM insights and dynamic email / cross-platform campaigns
• Product launches, communications, and presentations

Vidya Kaipa - Senior Product Manager (Growth, SF).pdf

Love where you work? Refer me please!

Do you work at any of these companies or know someone who does? I would love a referral! (Not an exhaustive list - if you love where you work, please let me know!)

Marketplaces

Zillow

Faire

Etsy

eBay

Uber

Lyft

LinkedIn

AirBnB

Instacart

Fiverr

Upwork

Turo

Thumbtack

TaskRabbit

ZocDoc

Angi