Senior Product Manager - Special Projects
Own ambiguous, high-priority product opportunities from research and validation through shovel-ready specifications or delivery. The role requires 6+ years building web applications, including 2+ years launching products from zero to one, plus strong product judgment, technical fluency, and written communication.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own new product areas before they have a team by developing a thesis, conducting research, sizing opportunities, and recommending whether to spin up a squad, build lean, hand off, or stop.
- Turn research into shovel-ready briefs, prototypes, and specifications.
- Use AI agents to analyze customer tickets, sales calls, usage data, and competitor research.
- Build clickable prototypes quickly and test ideas with customers.
- Run projects that do not require a full squad, working end-to-end with engineers from existing squads.
- Cover a squad temporarily when needed while maintaining focus on the broader portfolio.
- Work asynchronously in a documentation-first environment.
Requirements
- 6+ years building and shipping web applications as a designer, engineer, or product manager at technology companies.
- At least 2 years taking new products from zero to one.
- Ability to independently own initiatives without an established team.
- Comfort managing a portfolio of opportunities rather than a single product.
- Track record of turning ambiguous opportunities into prioritized, shovel-ready roadmaps.
- Strong product intuition, design judgment, and technical fluency.
- Outstanding written communication, including briefs and decision memos.
Nice to Have
- Founder, founding product manager, or first product hire experience.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary: $250,000 to $325,000.
- Equity.
- 100% covered health benefits in the United States.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- 12–16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Fully remote work from anywhere in the Americas.
Skills
Product Management, Product Research, Product Roadmapping, Web Applications, Product Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Research, Usage Analytics, Competitor Research, Technical Fluency, Written Communication
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