Senior Product Manager - Saas Platform

Overview Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you\'ll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We\'re committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations. Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran. Job Description Role: Senior Product Manager - SaaS Platform Location: Eden Prairie, MN with 10% travel Duration: 6 months to start Rate: $80/hour W2 Position Overview We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the continued development and market launch of a multi-tenant, cloud-native SaaS platform in the graphic communications and web-to-print space. This is not an advisory or support role — this is hands-on product leadership from day one. The platform has completed proof-of-concept and first release, the backlog is defined through the next six sprints, and a full cross-functional team is in place (Product Owner, UX, Architect, Engineering, QA). You are stepping into a built environment with clear momentum — your job is to take it to market and drive the product forward. This is ideal for a product leader who thrives in build-phase environments, wants to own outcomes end-to-end, and can operate as the strategic and tactical center of gravity for the product without needing a title to lead. What You Will Own Product strategy and roadmap for an enterprise B2B SaaS platform built on MACH architecture Sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and release management in collaboration with the Product Owner and engineering team Stakeholder alignment across Sales, Marketing, IT leadership, customers, and executive sponsors — including steering committee presentations and budget discussions Customer discovery and validation — direct engagement with current and prospective customers to inform product direction Market intelligence and competitive landscape analysis — continuously monitoring trends, adjacent solutions, and customer feedback to sharpen product positioning and inform roadmap decisions Data-driven decision-making: building the business cases, competitive analyses, and usage metrics that drive executive alignment and unblock decisions Internal product demos and stakeholder updates — communicating product vision, progress, and trade-offs to executive leadership, customers, and cross-functional teams with audience-appropriate framing User story definition and requirements clarity — writing and refining user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements in partnership with the Product Owner to ensure engineering has what it needs to deliver Platform go-to-market planning — transitioning from early-stage development into scaled commercial delivery Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and engineering — translating business intent into technical direction and ensuring alignment across both sides Cross-functional leadership as a servant leader — driving consensus and accountability without positional authority Requirements — Non-Negotiable We are looking for doers, not participants. Every requirement below must be demonstrated through direct, hands-on experience — not team membership. 5 to 7 years’ experience with at least 3 years of contiguous Product Management experience. This means dedicated PM roles with increasing scope — not project managers or developers who transitioned into product six months ago. Career progression from Product Owner to Product Manager, or from Business Analyst to PM, is valued. Direct experience leading product on MACH-based or modern cloud-native architectures. You have personally driven platform decisions, not observed them. Familiarity with headless CMS, microservices, API-first, and cloud-native (Azure preferred) is expected. Hands-on Agile and sprint execution. You have owned backlogs, run sprint ceremonies, managed release cycles, and made prioritization trade-offs — not attended standups as a stakeholder. Enterprise B2B platform experience (preferred). B2C e-commerce is acceptable, but candidates with B2B SaaS or platform experience — particularly in content management, digital asset management, or print/graphic communications — will be prioritized. Business acumen first, technical aptitude second. You understand business models, revenue drivers, and customer value before you understand system architecture — but you can navigate codebases, read technical documentation, and hold your own in architecture discussions. We do not need a former developer or project manager; we need a product thinker who is technically literate. Tooling proficiency: Aha! (preferred), Azure DevOps, and experience building or managing solutions in Azure cloud environments. AWS, GCS, JIRA, etc. is acceptable – they can learn the specifics of Azure. Qualifications — What Sets You Apart You know the difference between a Product Owner and a Product Manager — and you have operated as both You have a strong understanding of the full product lifecycle — from discovery and definition through build, launch, iteration, and scale — and you know what good looks like at every stage You present with confidence to C-suite, customers, and cross-functional teams — and you tailor your message per audience You partner effectively with UX, engineering, and QA to ensure quality delivery — not by hovering, but by setting clear expectations and removing blockers You are an extrovert who builds relationships, navigates organizational politics, and generates buy-in through influence rather than authority You use modern AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or equivalent) as daily working tools to research, analyze, and accelerate your output — not as a novelty You are a servant leader: no ego, high accountability, collaborative by default, and willing to do whatever the product needs — from writing a user story to presenting a strategic roadmap to the board You research what you don\'t know. If you need to be told to look something up, this role isn\'t the right fit You can manage and communicate budgets, timelines, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences Experience with content management systems (CMS), Product Information Management (PIM), or digital asset management (DAM) and Online Content Editor platforms is a strong plus Client-Specific Qualifications (nice to have) Familiarity with web-to-print workflows, variable data printing, or graphic communications industry a plus Benefits Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between! Additional Information Remarketing Process: Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your downtime between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise. Professional Development: Hollstadt offers on-demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI). 401k + Matching: One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor. We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we\'ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we\'ll pay you $1,000! Ongoing Support & Networking We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a \'work buddy\' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hollstadt & Associates