Founding Product Lead @ Trendin.io
Join us at Trendin.io â an ambitious MarTech SaaS platform reshaping influencer marketing for brands, agencies, and creators.
Trendin is not a zero-to-one startup. Itâs a pivot and evolution of the Czech Republicâs leading influencer marketplace, with years of underlying technology development and a growing user base already in place. We are currently raising our Seed round and entering an exciting stage: scaling the product from ~5 â 100.
Weâre looking for a Founding Product Lead who will help turn our strong foundation into a truly world-class product.
Youâll work directly with our founder & CEO (currently leading product) and collaborate closely with engineering, design, sales, and marketing to turn market insights into a winning product strategy. As our first dedicated product hire, you will own the entire product discovery and insight engine â from customer interviews and analytics to shaping the roadmap together with leadership.
This role is highly hands-on at the beginning. As the company scales, you will have the opportunity to grow into a Head of Product role, shaping long-term product strategy and eventually building the product team.
Your Role &Â Responsibilities
As our Founding Product Lead, you will drive the product discovery and strategy process and translate market insights into clear product decisions.
đ§ Deep Customer & Market Understanding
Conduct frequent customer interviews and user research
Identify real problems, jobs-to-be-done, and product opportunities
Build a structured understanding of customer needs across segments (agencies, brands, creators)
đ Product Insights & Analytics
Own product analytics tools (Mixpanel, Hotjar, etc.)
Analyze user behavior and identify opportunities for improvement
Translate data into actionable insights for product and growth
đ Product Strategy & Roadmap
Organize insights and feedback in tools like Productboard
Develop and maintain a clear, insight-driven product roadmap
Work closely with the CEO, CTO, and Design Lead to prioritize what we build next
đľď¸ Market & Competitive Intelligence
Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive landscape
Identify opportunities for differentiation
Collaborate with sales and marketing on positioning and product narrative
đ Product Development Collaboration
Work closely with engineering and design during product development
Contribute to product specs, user flows, and product communication
Help ensure the team builds the right things, not just builds things right
đ¤ Cross-Team Collaboration
Partner closely with sales, marketing, and customer success
Ensure product decisions reflect real market needs
Align teams around product priorities and customer value
How We Think About Product
At Trendin, we believe great product decisions come from deep customer understanding, strong product thinking, and fast iteration.
We value product leaders who:
Talk to customers constantly and develop strong intuition for their problems
Use data and analytics to validate insights and guide decisions
Focus on solving the most important problems, not just shipping features
Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams
You donât need to have all the answers from day one â but you should be excited to figure them out through discovery, experimentation, and learning.
A Unique Advantage: Out Internal Product Lab
Trendin is part of a broader ecosystem that includes Lafluence, the Czech Republicâs leading influencer marketing agency.
This gives us a constant stream of real-world insights and product feedback from agencies and brands.
For a product leader who enjoys the craft of building great products, this is an incredible advantage:
Youâre not building in isolation â you have a live product lab right next door.
Who This Role Is Perfect For
This role is ideal for a strong Product Manager who enjoys high ownership and autonomy in early-stage environments.
You might be:
A senior product manager / strong IC looking to grow into a Head of Product role
An early product hire from a startup who enjoys building things from scratch
A product thinker who prefers owning outcomes rather than managing large teams
Someone excited about working closely with founders and shaping product direction
You'll thrive here if you:
Enjoy owning problems end-to-end, from discovery to product delivery
Are comfortable working independently and driving product thinking across the company
Love talking to customers and turning insights into product opportunities
Are analytical and comfortable working with product data
Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Care deeply about building products that truly solve customer problems
Growth Opportunity
You will start as our first highly hands-on product leader, owning product discovery, insights, and roadmap development.
As the company scales, youâll have the opportunity to grow into a Head of Product leadership role, shaping the long-term product strategy and eventually building and leading the product team.
This makes the role particularly attractive for experienced PMs who want to step into a larger leadership role over time.
What Success Looks Like (6-12Â Months)
In your first months at Trendin, success might look like:
Running dozens of customer interviews and developing deep ICP insight
Building a clear product insight system (customer feedback, analytics, research)
Establishing a structured product roadmap
Helping the team ship features that meaningfully improve adoption
Becoming the central product thinking partner for the CEO, CTO, and leadership team
Our Culture & Values
Weâre a small team with big ambition â and we believe the way we work matters just as much as what weâre building. At Trendin, we value:
Courage: We embrace bold ideas and arenât afraid to experiment or take risks.
Trust: We support open, honest communication and mutual respect.
Casual vibes: We donât care about titles or dress codes. We care about results.
Humility: Weâre hungry to grow, open to feedback, and always improving.
Team spirit: We consult each other, support one another, and win as a team.âas long as it drives results.
Fun: Work should be meaningful and enjoyable. We like to laugh while we build.
đ¸ What you'll get?
Competitive compensation: Salary based on your experience, plus performance-based bonuses.
Equity option (ESOP): After 12 months, weâre open to discussing your stake in the company.
Multisport card: Stay active and enjoy access to a wide range of sports & wellness activities.
Top-tier tech: MacBook, iPhone, and everything you need to do your best work.
Pet-friendly office in central Prague: Stylish office near VĹ E with great coffee and everything nearby.
Global expansion journey: Join us as we scale internationally and reshape influencer marketing tech.
World-class team: Youâll collaborate with people from Google, BCG, EY, Alza, Nova, and top-tier startups.
Mentorship from our founder: Peter brings experience from Google, Socialbakers, and international markets (US, Thailand, Norway, etc.) and is committed to sharing his know-how.
Interested?
If this sounds like your kind of role, please email Dominika ValoviÄovĂĄ at dominika@talnera.cz.
Tell us a bit about yourself and why this role excites you. No long cover letter needed. Just be real.
Why Trendin.io
Breaking into product management is hard â especially if you want to do real product work, not just backlog grooming. This role gives you the rare opportunity to earn your stripes by building, not just watching.
At Trendin.io, youâll work directly with our founder & CEO (also Head of Product), and sit at the table with the CTO and Design Lead for key product decisions. Youâll be involved in everything from raw customer insights to shaping features that ship â with ownership, trust, and a chance to grow fast.
We believe great PMs are like mini-founders â and this role is ideal for someone who wants to eventually lead their own product, company, or team.
Trendin.io is also part of a growing group that includes Lafluence, the Czech Republicâs leading influencer marketing agency. That means a constant stream of insights, market feedback, and real-world problems to solve â just one chat message away.
Weâre building something exciting. If you want to learn fast, contribute meaningfully, and help shape the future of influencer marketing tech, this might be the opportunity youâve been waiting for.
