About the role
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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