Principal Product Manager

About the company Our client is a fast-growing software company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the product strategy and delivery for a major area of a software platform, working as a senior individual contributor alongside engineering leadership. Translate customer and internal needs into a roadmap and see it through to launch, while using AI tools daily to move quickly. What you'll do

• Own a product area from strategy through delivery and results.
• Convert input from customers and internal teams into a clear, prioritized roadmap.
• Partner with senior engineers to deliver the roadmap and share accountability for outcomes and impact, not just releases.
• Stay close to the details as an individual contributor while mentoring and potentially leading junior product managers.
• Use AI tools every day to prototype, analyze and speed up your work.
• Collaborate with company founders and engineering leadership on product direction.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 8 to 15 years of product management experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Proven track record taking a product from concept to launch, either at a startup or as the first product manager on a new product inside a large technology company.
• Most recent role involved direct, day-to-day product ownership, not only strategy or managing other product managers.
• Comfort using AI tools in daily work, such as building agents, scripts or automated workflows.
• Ability to work on-site five days a week.

Bonus points

• Experience managing people or building a product team.
• Background in financial services, fintech, regulated industries, developer tools or product-led growth products.
• Prior software, data engineering or other technical background.
• Experience with autonomous AI products that have been deployed in live production settings.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 300,000 to 330,000 per year
• Equity Location and work model
• San Francisco, CA, United States
• On-site, 5 days per week in office
• Full-time