Associate Product Manager

lokaal bestuur boom; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with stock options

Health care coverage (US)

PTO + sick days + federal holidays

Company-issued laptop

Training & development

Off-sites and travel opportunities

Job summary

Boom in Austin, TX is seeking a detail-oriented product associate to help own end-to-end feature releases and work closely with engineering, design, and QA. You’ll gather user feedback, draft requirements, and support documentation while learning tenant screening and rent‑reporting domains.

This role grows with the team toward greater product ownership in a fast-paced fintech/proptech environment. You’ll report to the Senior Product Manager and collaborate with leadership to translate business

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in a product or adjacent role.
• Strong interest in product management and a willingness to learn.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-directed with the ability to operate in ambiguity.
• Bias toward action and quick learning.
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end release of new product features.
• Assist product team with backlog and bug intake management.
• Gather user feedback, document requirements, and draft specs/wireframes.
• Coordinate with engineering and design to communicate requirements and timelines.
• Support QA and testing to ensure quality releases.
• Track basic product metrics and user feedback.
• Help write product documentation such as release notes and FAQs.
• Grow as a domain expert in tenant screening, rent reporting, and fintech/proptech trends.
• Support customer discovery by documenting insights and suggesting refinements.

Skills

Product management

Organization

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Learnability

Tools

Figma

Jira

Posthog

SQL

Job description

About the job

Our mission

Boom is on a mission to level the playing field for the 110+ million renters in the US by making housing more flexible, affordable, and rewarding. Boom is building a suite of rental financial services for renters and property managers, including tenant screening, rent payment reporting, rent reporting-as-a-service, and a number of integrations with the largest property management systems (PMS). Boom serves renters through the Boom App and property managers via the Boom Platform. Now serving thousands of renters, Boom is led by second-time founder Rob Whiting (ex-BCG, Rubicon). It's backed by investors such as Starting Line, Clocktower Ventures, Gilgamesh Ventures (Petal co-founders), and angels such as William Hockey and Zach Perret (Co-founders of Plaid) and Harry Stebbings. Boom has been profiled by Inman, Business Insider, HousingWire, and more.

Opportunity

You will own execution for parts of Boom's products, working closely with the Senior Product Manager to help shape the roadmap and drive day-to-day delivery. You will report directly to the Senior Product Manager, and work closely with engineering, UX designers, and QA — with regular exposure to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Product Officer as you take on more ownership. You'll need to be able to toggle between deep detail (e.g. user experience flows, payment flows, technical documentation) while keeping the broader business strategy and product direction in mind. This role is a great fit for someone who is highly-organized, works well cross-functionally, and wants to ship real products and features; it's not a great fit for someone who wants to do market analysis, benchmarking, slide decks, etc. This is a great opportunity to learn from and work closely with a talented team from places like BCG, Amazon, Grubhub, Eco, and others, with a clear growth path toward greater product ownership. This role is based in Austin alongside our product and leadership team.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end release of new product features
• Assist the product team in managing the product backlog and product bug intake process
• Help gather user feedback, document requirements, and support the creation of product specs and wireframes
• Coordinate with engineering and design teams to ensure clear communication of requirements and timelines
• Support QA and testing efforts to ensure high-quality product releases
• Track and report on basic product metrics and user feedback
• Assist in writing product documentation (e.g. release notes, FAQs, internal guides)
• Learn and grow as a domain expert in tenant screening, rent reporting, and fintech/proptech trends
• Support customer discovery efforts by documenting insights and suggesting potential product refinements

What you'll need

• 1-2 years of experience, ideally with some in a product or adjacent role (e.g. operations, analytics, project management, data analytics)
• A passion for product management and eagerness to learn
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Self-directed and ability to operate amidst ambiguity
• A bias toward action and a willingness to learn quicklySolid communication skills (both written and verbal), including basic documentation and note-taking
• A collaborative attitude and ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and operations

Nice to haves

• Familiarity with Figma, Jira, and Posthog
• Ability to utilize SQL for creating queries
• Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts such as APIs, databases, and relationship between frontend and backend development.

Benefits of working at Boom

• Competitive salary with stock options
• Full healthcare coverage (health, dental, vision) including 50% coverage for dependents
• 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year + 5 sick days + all US federal holidays (11 in total) (note: we think unlimited PTO is BS and causes some employees to feel guilty when they take it)
• Company-issued laptop/MacBook
• Company-sponsored training & development
• Regular off-sites, retreats, and other company-sponsored events and travel opportunities