Lead Product Manager

Jobtailor; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lytx in San Diego, CA seeks an experienced Product Manager to identify market opportunities, define strategy, and own the roadmap aligned with company objectives.

You will lead discovery with cross-functional teams, translate business needs into actionable requirements, and collaborate with engineering, marketing, and sales to deliver customer value and revenue growth. This role emphasizes data-driven decision making and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience spanning new product development and in-market products.
• Proven track record delivering concept-to-launch products.
• Strong data analysis and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborative leadership across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong SaaS business model understanding (preferred).
• Experience presenting to executive and enterprise leadership (preferred).
• Experience with mobile UIs (preferred).
• MBA degree (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Identify market opportunities and define a product strategy and roadmap aligned with Lytx objectives.
• Lead discovery with cross-functional teams to assess viable solutions and customer delight.
• Propose and define new capabilities delivering strong customer value and competitive advantage.
• Engage with Product and Engineering leadership to set long-term strategy.
• Present product plans and strategy to executive leadership.
• Translate business needs into PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria using AI tooling.
• Produce rapid wireframes, interactive prototypes, and clickable mockups with AI tools.
• Lead engagements with target customers and field teams to understand goals.
• Contribute to Agile processes to maintain a high-performance team.
• Develop hardware and software functionality ensuring value and profitability.
• Drive launch readiness with cross-functional leads; communicate release plans.
• Collaborate with Product Marketing on market trends, messaging, and training.
• Be the go-to expert for your product responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Prioritization

SaaS knowledge

Executive presentation

Education

MBA

Tools

AI tooling

Wireframes

Prototyping

Agile process

Job description

• Identify market opportunities and define a product strategy and roadmap that is aligned with Lytx company objectives & product vision
• Lead Discovery efforts with cross-functional teams to assess and learn what solutions are viable for the business and will delight our customers
• Propose and define key new capabilities and functionality which provide strong customer value, competitive advantage and long-term profitability
• Engage with Product and Engineering leadership to set the strategy for longer term business objectives and product roadmap
• Present product plans and strategy to executive leadership on a regular basis
• Translate ambiguous business needs into clear PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria, using AI tooling to draft and iterate on requirements in hours rather than days
• Produce rapid wireframes, interactive prototypes, and clickable mockups with AI design tools
• Lead engagements with target customers and field teams to develop a clear understanding of customer goals and challenges
• Contribute to and influence Agile process and practices to keep teams driving toward excellence
• Work with product development teams to develop new hardware and functionality, ensuring throughout the development cycle that the product provides strong value for target customers, generates competitive advantage, and offers revenue and profit growth opportunities for the company
• Drive launch readiness w/ cross functional team leads including engineering, marketing, support, sales, finance and legal
• Clearly communicate product release plans, benefits and results, to internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to understand market trends that inform product strategy, produce sales education materials/ product messaging & support to produce technical training materials
• Be the go-to expert for your product responsibilities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 5+ years of Product Management work experience, spanning both new product development and management of in-market products
• Success developing products from concept to launch
• Strong ability to analyze, interpret and present data
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities: must effectively interact with, present to and distill feedback from technical and non-technical people of varying backgrounds
• Must be highly collaborative, possess natural leadership skills, and ability to work with all teams in the company
• Proven ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong customer focus and market analysis skills
• Strong understanding of SaaS business model (Preferred)
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and enterprise customer leadership (Preferred)
• Experience with mobile user interfaces a strong plus. (Preferred)
• Incorporated data/insights into the user experience. (Preferred)
• MBA degree (Preferred)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product management, including developing product strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and translating business needs into actionable requirements. Strong focus on customer value, market analysis, and effective communication with stakeholders at all levels.