Group Product Manager, Platform

Job Description

Job Description

About StarRez

StarRez is the global leader in student housing software, providing innovative solutions for on and off-campus housing management, resident wellness and experience, and revenue generation. Trusted by 1,400+ clients across 25+ countries, StarRez supports more than 4 million beds annually with its user-friendly, all-in-one platform, delivering seamless experiences for students and administrators. With offices in the United States, Australia, the UK, and India, StarRez blends the robust capabilities of a global organization with the personalized care and service of a trusted partner.

The Role  

As a Group Product Manager, you will lead strategy and product outcomes across a portfolio of product areas focusing on platform. You will connect customer and market opportunities with StarRez's broader product and business strategy, setting clear priorities and ensuring our product investments deliver meaningful customer and commercial outcomes. 

You will also lead and develop a team of Product Managers, giving them the strategic context, coaching, and clarity they need to own their respective product areas. You'll remain close to customers, market dynamics, and critical product decisions while driving impact through your team and strong partnerships across Engineering, Design, GTM, Analytics, and other functions.

Role Specifics  

• Work Location: Denver, Colorado (Hybrid) 
• Travel: 5% (The percentage of travel is an estimate and could vary based on business needs.) 
• Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Chief Product Officer. 

Application Deadline: This role will accept applications until September 28th at 11:59PM CDT, unless otherwise posted. 

What You Will Own  

• Lead product strategy, roadmap direction, and performance across a portfolio of product areas, aligning customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives. 
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Managers, creating clear ownership, accountability, and opportunities for growth. 
• Set portfolio priorities and make informed investment and resource trade-offs across customer opportunities, commercial objectives, technical needs, and longer-term strategic bets. 
• Provide strategic oversight for all products within the portfolio, including opportunities across marketplace growth, engagement, monetization, and customer value. 
• Establish clear product and commercial success measures and use customer research, analytics, experimentation, and market insights to evaluate performance and guide decisions. 
• Partner with Engineering, Design, GTM, Analytics, and other leaders to align priorities and deliver high-quality product and business outcomes. 
• Represent portfolio strategy, performance, opportunities, and trade-offs with senior leadership, customers, and other key stakeholders. 
• Executive level product strategy, roadmap and launch communication. 

Required Qualifications  

• 10+ years of Product Management experience, including ownership of complex SaaS, platform, marketplace, digital products, payments, AI, or data & analytics. 
• Direct people-management experience with demonstrated success coaching and developing Product Managers. 
• Experience leading strategy and prioritization across multiple product areas, customer journeys, or significant product problem spaces. 
• Strong commercial and product judgment, with experience connecting product decisions to measurable customer and business outcomes. 
• Experience using customer research, market insights, product analytics, and experimentation to inform product strategy and investment decisions. 
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and align cross-functional teams around complex priorities and trade-offs. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clarity in ambiguous and evolving environments.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience with B2B2C, marketplace, SaaS, or other multi-sided product environments. 
• Experience with marketplace growth, monetization, pricing, packaging, or product-led growth. 
• Experience working in or with higher education institutions and/or accommodation providers. 
• Experience leading globally distributed Product and Engineering teams. 
• Experience applying AI or emerging technologies to customer or product opportunities. 

Reasons to join our Team:

• Opportunity to be a part of a well-established, high-performance company that has been in business for over 30+ years  
• Full benefits including health care, paid time off, life insurance, and 401k plan with company match for eligible team members  
• A supportive team environment with emphasis on learning and development opportunities 
• Our Promise: You will learn, grow, and be appreciated for your impact and contributions
• Z-Factor: Our most celebrated value, you will work with a team of caring, high-performing, and passionate people who have fun supporting our vision, innovation, and continuous improvement

Even if you don't have all of the Preferred Qualifications listed above, but feel you have what it takes to succeed in the role, we would love to hear from you! 

We are proud of our diverse workforce and are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all employees. People from various ethnicities, ages, genders, and abilities are encouraged to apply.

Notice to external Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies:

StarRez will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, headhunters, or any other third parties for this role through this website or directly to any employee. StarRez and any of our subsidiaries will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company. In addition, we ask that you do not reach out to any employee with regards to this position, or any other positions, now, or in the future.  

US - Salary Range

$152,000—$190,000 USD

StarRez is an equal opportunity employer.