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<p dir="ltr">If you’re tech and product-minded, thrive in small, fast-moving SaaS teams without endless meetings, and are comfortable with GitHub, this role is for you.</p> <p dir="ltr"> Location: European time zones</p> <p dir="ltr">⏰ Hours: ~20 hrs/wk, decide your own schedule</p> <p dir="ltr"> Compensation: $40-$50/hr</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">What’s Exciting About This Opportunity</h2> <p dir="ltr">Paperbell is growing quickly and shipping fast — we typically deploy 4–10 times per week. Our Product Owner will play a central role in making sure we’re always building the right things, in the right way, at the right pace.</p> <p dir="ltr">We’re a very small, efficient team: you’ll work directly with our two founders, one full-time Rails dev, and a part-time designer.</p> <p dir="ltr">We don’t do meetings. Communication is async and to the point. No daily standups, no recurring check-ins, no one reading slides aloud. Our dev and designer post short written status updates when they work, and you keep the ball rolling from there.</p> <p dir="ltr">This is not a “ticket pusher” role. You’ll decide what gets built, scope features, oversee dev and design, test everything that ships, and make sure our product direction is sharp and focused. You’ll have a big influence on the future of Paperbell.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">About The Product</h2> <p dir="ltr">Paperbell is a SaaS tool that powers online coaching businesses. (Think the kind of coaches who help you upgrade your life, not your tennis swing!)</p> <p dir="ltr">We launched in 2020 and are more than doubling MRR every year. We have thousands of paying customers. Coaches love Paperbell because it handles the “run your business” side of their work and makes tech easy. Check out our 100+ reviews on G2 and Capterra to see what they’re saying.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">What You’ll Do Day-to-Day</h2> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Figure out what to build next: Gather input from customer feedback, CS, competition, and production data. Turn it into smart, high-impact product decisions.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Define and scope features: Work with design to nail down specs, cut scope if needed, and keep features lean so we ship quickly.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Prioritise the work - balance big new features with quick quality of life wins and bugs.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Oversee development: Ensure dev and design progress smoothly, adjust requirements if something is taking too long, answer questions, and triage bugs.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Test and review: Make sure features match the spec and design, confirm nothing else is broken, and do light QA before deploy.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Keep things flowing: Make sure dev and design always have the right work lined up and are unblocked.<br><br></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">About You (Core)</h2> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You’ve project managed a Saas type product before. You feel comfortable discussing things like tech debt with a developer.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You’re comfortable with git and GitHub: creating/managing issues, reading PRs, leaving useful comments.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You can sanity check bugs by replicating with STRs and prioritising them appropriately.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You’re pragmatic: you know when to cut scope, when “good enough” is enough, and how to keep features lean without sacrificing value.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You’re organized and proactive: dev and design always have work lined up, and blockers get solved fast.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You don’t mind doing light QA — confirming features work as expected and match design.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You thrive without meetings: async status updates and clear written comms are your default.<br><br></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">Bonus (Not required, but great if you can)</h2> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You can check out a Rails project from the repo and get it up and running locally with a minimum of help.<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You’re strong at deeper data analysis with SQL or Rails console.</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">About Our Company Culture</h2> <p dir="ltr">We are a team of expert specialists. That means our company goal is to give you everything you need to do excellent work — and eliminate the “busy work” most companies force on you.</p> <p dir="ltr">We’re async-first and meeting-free by default. Our default mode is quiet, focused work — no chatter, no Zoom fatigue, no recurring syncs.</p> <p dir="ltr">Work is not your social outlet here: we do excellent work at work, then log off. If you love shipping great product without the noise, you’ll love working with us.</p> <p dir="ltr">Our founders have been running 100% remote companies since 2014. We know how to do remote well.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <h2 dir="ltr">Hours, Benefits & Legal Details</h2> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">~20 hrs/week, freelance contract<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Paid hourly at $40-50/hr<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Must speak fluent English<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You cover your own equipment, taxes, expenses, and time off<br><br></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">You’re based in European time zones<br><br></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity employer committed to an inclusive environment.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <hr> <p> </p> <p><strong>Apply at

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