Product Development Program Manager

Skills
Software As A ServiceContinuous ImprovementEasily AdaptableMicrosoft SurfaceOperating ModelsOperations ManagementProcess Optimization
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of program or lifecycle management experience in a B2B SaaS product organization
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or relevant field or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong understanding of modern product development practices including dual-track discovery and delivery double-diamond and triad collaboration
  • Solid grasp of the full product development lifecycle including discovery funding alignment delivery and post-launch evaluation
  • Hands-on experience with Jira and Jira Product Discovery
  • Experience coordinating complex cross-team initiatives in shared-resource environments
  • Technical fluency in SaaS and web application environments
  • Experience operationalizing and strengthening product operating models in scaling organizations
  • Experience working with shared engineering pools and cross-team dependencies
  • Experience supporting globally distributed product teams
  • Familiarity with microservices or platform-based architectures
  • Experience working within or alongside a Product Operations function

Nice to have

  • Highly organized
  • Proactive
  • Outcome-oriented
  • Analytical
  • Pragmatic
  • Collaborative
  • Adaptable
  • Systems thinker

Day to day

  • Facilitate alignment sessions across the product lifecycle including discovery syncs triad meetings Epic readiness reviews and post-launch evaluations
  • Prepare structured agendas and drive each session toward clear decisions next steps and accountable owners
  • Track risks dependencies and initiative health while improving operational discipline predictability and cross-functional collaboration