Product Manager, Software

Product Manager, Software

Description -

This role is responsible for guiding the development and success of software products or features. The role is essentially the advocate for the customer and serves as the bridge between various teams, such as engineering, design, marketing, and business stakeholders. The role supports the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities, providing oversight of strategy, technical, and marketing aspects.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the software product roadmap and definition, aligned with business priorities, customer insights, and hardware launch timelines, including a monetization strategy
• Interpret strategy into clear product requirements, feature definitions, and success metrics
• Partner with hardware (desktop, notebook, peripherals, etc.) product managers to ensure project definition and roadmap align with commercial objectives
• Establish a catalog of premium software content to complement the gamer and/or content creator experience
• Own Product Description / Requirements Documents covering software features, system behavior, dependencies, and constraints
• Translate market and stakeholder needs into product requirements and definitions
• Collaborate with Software Engineering, Firmware, UX, and QA teams throughout development, ensuring requirements are understood and delivered as intended
• Drive trade-off discussions across scope, schedule, and quality to keep delivery on track
• Act as the primary software product owner within a broader cross-functional team that includes hardware PMs, firmware, industrial design, and research
• Coordinate with Product Research and UX to incorporate user testing, NPS signals, and market feedback into product decisions
• Support Product Launch and Go-to-Market teams with positioning, feature messaging, and readiness materials
• Champion the end-user experience across supported operating systems, ensuring features deliver clear and differentiated customer value
• Monitor competitive offerings and industry trends
• Develop and maintain an innovative roadmap with feature prioritization
• Use data, user feedback, and internal insights to guide continuous improvement post-launch

Education & Experience Required
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence
• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in product management, digital or software product development, or a related field or an advanced degree with 3-5 years of work experience

• Strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence and applications to gaming and creator experiences
• Proven experience owning product requirements and working closely with hardware and software engineering teams to deliver clear, actionable requirements
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to analyze data and utilize data-driven decision-making processes
• Experience working in cross functional hardware software environments and developing trust with key stakeholders and collaborators

Preferred Certifications
NA

Knowledge & Skills
• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Change Management
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement Process
• JIRA
• Kanban Principles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Product Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Schedules
• Risk Management
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Software Development
• Sprint Planning

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts multiple teams and may act as a team or project leader providing direction to team activities and facilitates information validation and team decision making process.

Complexity
• Responds to moderately complex issues within established guidelines.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -


HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

For more information, review HP's EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"

Job -
Software

Schedule -
Full time

Shift -
No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -
25%

Relocation -
Not Specified
Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

For more information, review HP's EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"