Product Manager

POSITION SUMMARYThe Product Manager will lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of AI-powered SaaS products, partnering cross-functionally with engineering, design, sales, and customers to deliver innovative solutions that drive business growth. Own the full product lifecycle by translating market opportunities and customer needs into scalable, data-driven products that enhance user experience and strengthen the company's competitive position.‎ WHAT YOU'LL DOProduct Strategy & Backlog ExecutionManage Roadmaps & Backlogs: Maintain regular backlog grooming and prioritization to ensure on-time delivery aligned with organizational commitments.Define Requirements: Write technical specifications, clear user stories, and acceptance criteria; collaborate continuously with engineering to refine requirements.Evaluate Tradeoffs: Partner with technical leaders to evaluate engineering effort against business value, making informed product and feature tradeoffs.Agile Collaboration & DeliveryScrum Ownership: Actively participate in all Agile/Scrum ceremonies and partner with Scrum Masters and technical leads to unblock execution.Technical & UX Alignment: Ensure technical designs, UX outlines, and documentation strictly align with core product requirements and vision.Daily Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional team members daily to keep delivery on track.Customer Insights & DesignVoice of the Customer: Gather and synthesize feedback from both internal users and external stakeholders.UX & Flowcharting: Partner with UX teams to build low-fidelity wireframes, workflow diagrams, and flowcharts to clarify complex requirements.Go-To-Market & Stakeholder ManagementSales & Marketing Enablement: Assist sales teams with product demos and opportunities; partner with marketing on external Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy and materials.Release Communication: Organize, curate, and communicate release notes to internal and external stakeholders.Expectation Management: Actively manage stakeholder expectations regarding bug prioritization, feature requests, and delivery timelines.Collateral Support: Assist leadership in drafting product collateral and executive updates.‎ WHAT YOU'LL NEEDCore Qualifications2 to 5 years of professional product management experience.Technical Experience: Proven track record of building and shipping technical software products.Agile & SDLC: Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile/Scrum methodologies.GTM Experience: Demonstrated experience building and executing Go-To-Market (GTM) plans for launching new products or features.Technical Domain ExpertiseExperience in one or more of the following domains:Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)Software as a Service (SaaS)Big DataArtificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML)Key Skills & CompetenciesDeveloper Empathy: Ability to understand software developer needs (both internal and external) and translate them into clear documentation, diagrams, PRDs, and user stories.Data-Driven Decision Making: Skilled at leveraging quantitative and qualitative data to guide product feature decisions.Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.Critical Thinking: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.DISCLOSUREOur company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.(Colorado & California Only*): The Annual salary listed for the position is a range of $150,000.00-$175,000.00. This base pay is for illustrative purposes only and will be determined based on skills and experience comparable to the job requirements. This position may be eligible for additional compensation and benefits including but not limited to: incentive compensation; health benefits; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off; parental leave and benefits; and other employee perks and benefits.*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired in Colorado & California.‎ SummaryLocation: Irvine, CAType: Full time