Product Researcher & Manager [CLOSED]

Welcome to DCH Ventures, an innovative and thriving company managing three distinct private-label brands focused on baby products, early childhood education, and financial assistance. Their mission is to support parents, children, and individuals by providing thoughtfully sourced and carefully developed high-quality products. As a result, the business has experienced explosive growth during the COVID years, reaching mid-7-figures in revenue.

The business is now on the lookout for talented professionals to join its diverse and global team, which currently consists of six dedicated team members. At DCH Ventures, the team prides itself on their core values of honesty and the pursuit of excellence. While the current team structure consists mostly of independent contractors, the business recognises the importance of collaboration and communication. As the business expands its team and product offerings, it aims to foster a cohesive and collaborative work environment where everyone can contribute their unique skills and perspectives.

Are you a driven and entrepreneurial-minded individual looking to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for identifying profitable niches and creating successful products? If so, DCH Ventures wants you to join its team as a Product Researcher/Manager!

Your key responsibilities will include:

📈 New Profit Generation: Drive revenue growth by finding and launching successful products.

🔍 New Profitable Niche Identification: Discover untapped markets by analysing Amazon sales data, Google Trends, and social media platforms.

🚀 Product Development: Collaborate with Sourcing, Engineers, and Designers to create viable product offers that meet market needs and exceed customer expectations.

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying attractive niches by conducting market research and identifying trends on both Google and Amazon. Product ideas need to meet minimum thresholds for sales, search volume, and margins. You will then work with the cross-functional teams to create a better product offering than existing competitors. This will involve developing a deep understanding of customer needs and incorporating those needs into the product design.

More specifically, within this role, you will:

• 🔍 Discover new profitable product market niches by analysing Amazon sales data, Google Trends, trend report services, TikTok, and other social media platforms.
• 🚀 Develop products, including minimum viable products and final versions, by coordinating with various team members and contractors to complete the job.
• 📊 Perform competitive analysis to identify advantages of proposed entry product concepts over existing competitors on Amazon.com, examining reviews, pricing, margins, and other qualitative factors (product features, designs, etc); Purchase and analyse competitor samples to discover improvements and areas of opportunity.
• 💰 Conduct margin and profitability analysis by gathering all the numbers required to project a likely estimate of each proposed product's profitability.
• 🔑 Analyse keyword search data, assessing search volume and conversion stats on keywords in proposed niches to optimise product listings and marketing efforts.

DCH Ventures will provide you with up to one month of training to get familiar with the software they use for discovering trends and identifying niches. However, the business strongly prefers to hire someone with previous knowledge and experience in these competencies.

The team values innovation, creativity, and a results-driven mindset. They are looking for someone who is passionate about driving profit growth and has a track record of success in product research and management.

To excel in this role, you need to have:

• 📊 Proven track record of experience related to the role: You led at least one product creation project that is still generating a minimum of $50k monthly revenue today, verified by Helium10's X-ray or Shopify's Dashboard. In your application, please provide URLs of the Amazon listings you were responsible for, from ideation to development. A minimum of a year-long experience is needed for the role.
• 🧪 Experience testing product mockups and prototypes: You can demonstrate the ability to evaluate and refine product concepts using polls or other feedback methods.
• 🤝 Experience coordinating with experts: You are adept at working closely with internal and external experts, such as sourcing specialists or designers, to drive projects forward.
• 🔧 Technical proficiency: You are familiar with Helium10, Alibaba (for potential sourcing prices during initial proposals), and Google Patents.
• 🧠 Open-mindedness: You are able to approach research without strong prejudices, utilising first-principles thinking consistently.
• 🎯 Coachability: You are receptive to feedback and constructive discussions with managers, especially when disagreements arise.
• 🏆 Resourcefulness: You can find unconventional solutions and methods when exploring new products and market niches.
• 🚀 Rational, profit-driven curiosity: You have strong desire to uncover new opportunities and capture value in innovative ways.

Brownie points for:

• 📈 Google Trends expertise: Familiarity with using Google Trends alongside Glimpse to uncover market trends and opportunities.
• 📊 DataDive by Brandon Young: Experience with utilising DataDive for in-depth product and market analysis.
• 📋 ClickUp proficiency: Comfortable with using ClickUp as a project management software to streamline workflow and communication.
• 📱 TikTok Data Analysis: Ability to analyse TikTok data to spot emerging trends and capitalise on potential product opportunities.

What’s in it for you?

• 🌍Fully remote & full-time role.
• 🕘 Flexible Schedule: Although the team works mostly 9am-5pm EST (Toronto or New York Time), the company offers a flexible schedule with at least some overlap time to accommodate meeting times with managers. DCH Ventures requires at least a 1.5-hour time window for at least a once-a-week meeting.
• 💰 Attractive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary of $2000-$3500* per month along with a limited profit share paid in commissions. Details will be discussed during the interview.
• 🚀 Performance-based Growth: With the offer of limited profit share, the greatest opportunity for compensation increase lies in your performance.

*Please note that this is a gross salary and that you are responsible for any tax-related procedures in your country of residence. We kindly ask you to apply only if you are happy to work remotely as an independent contractor.

This job opening is actively seeking the perfect candidate and will close once found. To ensure your application is considered, take the time to carefully read the job description and submit a high-quality application that stands out.

The hiring process for this position will include the following steps:

1. Completing the application form on JobRack.
2. Recording a short video introduction of yourself.
3. If shortlisted, completing test tasks.
4. Attending video interviews to discuss your previous experience and the new role in more detail.

In case you are applying for a full-time role: Please note that this position requires 100% commitment and is not suitable for those seeking a side job, freelance work, or part-time employment. It is important to only apply if you intend this to be your primary and only full-time job. Any attempts to work multiple full-time jobs without the knowledge of your employer may result in termination and a ban from applying to other jobs on the JobRack site.

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