Lead Product ManagerLead Product Manager

Overview

Location: Hybrid (Los Angeles preferred)

Type: Full-Time (W-2)

Start: ASAP

One-Line Summary

You will be the internal technology owner of a high-trust, two-sided entertainment resale marketplace; responsible for ensuring it is scalable, secure, fraud-aware, and built for long-term growth.

Reports to: Founder & CEO

About SetSwap

SetSwap is building the first circular-economy, two-sided marketplace for film & television sets, materials, and production assets. This is not a simple listing platform. It is a complex entertainment resale and rental marketplace that allows studios and productions to:

• Buy and sell high-value physical assets

• Rent standing sets and production environments

• Track and manage reusable inventory

• Integrate sustainability reporting and emissions data

We are launching in phases:

• Marketplace + RentalSpace → April/May 2026

• Asset Manager → June/July 2026

• Storage → September–December 2026

SetSwap integrates sustainability and emissions tracking through GreenPro, an AI-powered platform developed by The GreenShot. This is a high-trust, multi-sided marketplace serving major entertainment stakeholders; with real transaction risk, fraud considerations, and performance requirements.

The Role

We are seeking a Product Manager / Product Owner to serve as the internal technology owner of SetSwap’s platform. This is not a generalist product role.

We need someone who understands:

• Two-sided marketplaces

• Resale / ticketing-style fraud prevention

• High-value transaction platforms

• High-concurrency systems

• Platform scalability and architectural thinking

You will be responsible for ensuring the platform:

• Is architected correctly for scale

• Handles multi-party transactions safely

• Minimizes fraud and abuse risk

• Performs reliably under load

• Reflects real-world production workflows

• Integrates sustainability and AI thoughtfully

• Ships on time and on scope

You will work closely with:

• External development partner (Imaginary Space)

• Sustainability partners (The GreenShot / GreenPro. Climatiq, etc.)

• Internal teams across Operations, Business Development, Sustainability, and Customer Success

You are the connective tissue between business strategy, technical architecture, and real-world execution.

What You’ll Do

Marketplace Architecture & Platform Integrity

• Own the product roadmap across Marketplace, RentalSpace, Asset Manager, and Storage

• Ensure the platform is designed as a scalable, secure two-sided marketplace

• Collaborate with developers on architectural decisions affecting:

o transaction integrity

o listing validation

o fraud prevention

o permissions and access control

o concurrency and load handling

• Define and manage core marketplace mechanics:

o supply and demand flows

o booking logic

o inventory state management

o dispute handling

o escrow or transaction safeguards (if applicable)

• Anticipate technical risks before they become launch failures

Fraud Prevention & Risk Mitigation

• Design safeguards against:

o listing fraud

o transaction manipulation

o asset misrepresentation

o double-booking

o payment-related risk

• Implement marketplace trust mechanisms:

o verification layers

o moderation workflows

o flagging systems

• Ensure the platform meets high-trust standards appropriate for enterprise studio clients

• Implement Google Cloud security best practices and improve operational safeguards

Development Partner Leadership

• Act as the primary internal point of contact with Imaginary Space

• Translate business and operational needs into structured technical requirements

• Manage backlog prioritization and sprint cadence

• Review builds for usability, security, and completeness

• Prevent scope creep while protecting core platform integrity

• Own acceptance testing and launch sign-off

High-Concurrency & Performance Awareness

• Ensure the system is designed to handle:

o spikes in user activity

o simultaneous bookings

o large data sets

• Collaborate with developers on performance benchmarks

• Identify potential architectural bottlenecks early

• Advocate for scalability before it becomes urgent

Sustainability & AI Integration

• Oversee integration of GreenPro and Climatiq sustainability data into product workflows

• Ensure emissions and reuse tracking are embedded natively into the platform

• Identify strategic AI use cases such as:

o intelligent metadata tagging

o listing classification

o search optimization

o sustainability insight generation

• Ensure AI tools are integrated thoughtfully and responsibly

Internal Technology & Systems Ownership

• Own SetSwap’s internal product and collaboration tool stack (Notion, HIVE, documentation tools)

• Standardize workflows and documentation practices

• Act as internal escalation point for platform-related technical issues

• Coordinate with external vendors as needed for infrastructure support

Cross-Functional Alignment

• Partner with:

o Operations (real-world execution)

o Business Development (market needs)

o Sustainability (data integrity)

o Customer Success (user feedback loops)

• Translate user and partner feedback into clear, prioritized product improvements

• Communicate roadmap updates clearly across the company

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 3+ years as a Product Manager, Product Owner, or similar role

• Proven experience working on:

o Two-sided marketplaces

o Resale or ticketing-style platforms

o High-value transaction systems

o Fraud-aware or trust-sensitive environments

• Experience managing outsourced or agency-based development teams

• Experience launching multi-phase products

• Exposure to AI-enabled product features

Technical & Strategic Understanding

• Strong understanding of:

o marketplace economics

o fraud vectors and mitigation

o scalable system design

o user permissions and data models

• Comfortable discussing APIs, infrastructure, and architecture (without necessarily being an engineer)

• Strong UX intuition aligned with complex workflows

Working Style

• Passionate about the job and seeing the company succeed

• High ownership mentality

• Systems thinker — sees how decisions cascade

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity

• Calm under launch pressure

• Direct communicator

• Detail-oriented without losing big-picture clarity

• Motivated by building platforms that actually work at scale

Compensation

• Contract / Fractional: ~$50/hour (depending on experience and scope)

• Full-Time (W-2, later phase): $100,000 base + Bonus + Equity Potential

• Company Performance Bonus: At CEO discretion

Why Join SetSwap

• Own the architecture of a complex, high-trust entertainment marketplace

• Work at the intersection of sustainability, Hollywood, and technology

• Launch a multi-module platform over a defined 9-month roadmap

• Shape the technical foundation of a company built for scale

• Build something operationally sophisticated — not just another SaaS tool