Canals
Wholesale distribution
ProductMarketingManager,PLG
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“Product Marketing Manager, PLG at Canals. Skills: Product-led growth, In-product experience, Customer activation. Design onboarding flows. Optimize activation experiences”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive contractor adoption and growth; Improve conversion and retention; Turn users into customers
Industry & Context.
Run experiments; Analyze data
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3–5 years experience in product marketing, Hands-on experience with PLG, Data fluency, Pull own numbers, Run experiments, Know what to do with findings, Excellent written communication skills, Excellent verbal communication skills, Cross-functional collaborator, Speak the language of Product, Speak the language of Sales, Speak the language of Customer Success, Speak the language of Engineering, Self-motivated, Proactive, Comfortable juggling multiple projects, Comfortable shifting timelines
Nice to Have
Background in construction, Background in trades, Background in distribution, Experience in a startup, Experience in fast-paced environment
What You'll Do.
Design onboarding flows
Optimize activation experiences
Develop in-product messaging
Instrument contractor funnel
Develop messaging and positioning
Train go-to-market teams
Develop marketing materials
Capture competitive intelligence
Track adoption and effectiveness
Influence product roadmap
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Sales; Work with Customer Success; Work with Product; Work with Engineering
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job Description
ABOUT CANALS Canals builds software for wholesale distributors, helping them operate more efficiently through automation and AI. Our customers are the companies responsible for moving the materials that power the real economy; electrical supplies, plumbing products, roofing materials, HVAC equipment, and more. Every day, thousands of people rely on Canals to help process orders, manage purchasing, handle accounts payable, and streamline critical business workflows. We're a profitable, rapidly growing company with a team of roughly 100 people distributed across North and South America. We care deeply about building great products, hiring exceptional people, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers. The Opportunity You'll own product-led growth for our contractor audience at Canals, playing a key role in how we expand to this new and growing customer segment. In this role, you'll focus on the in-product experience—designing the onboarding flows, activation moments, and self-serve experiences that turn contractor users into engaged, retained customers. You'll work closely with stakeholders across the company in Sales, Customer Success, and Product, to drive contractor adoption and growth. What You'll Do - Design and optimize in-product onboarding flows and self-serve activation experiences for our contractor audience - Develop the in-product messaging, nudges, and prompts that move contractors from first touch to activated user - Instrument the contractor funnel and run experiments to improve conversion and retention - Partner with Product and Engineering to bring in-product growth moments to life - Develop messaging and positioning for contractor-facing products and features based on primary and secondary research - Train and enable go-to-market teams on contractor products and features - Develop supporting marketing materials, e.g., one pagers, website pages - Capture and organize competitive intelligence to support
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