Lead Product Manager

Grove Collaborative, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive SaaS company is seeking a strategic Product Manager to enhance platform features and drive product development. You'll conduct user research, define product strategy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create impactful solutions for the education sector. Ideal candidates have 6+ years in product management and a passion for user-centric design. This role offers remote flexibility and growth opportunities within a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Impactful work

Growth opportunities

Remote flexibility

Innovative environment

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product management experience.
• Ability to prioritize competing opportunities effectively.
• Skilled in using metrics to evaluate product opportunities.
• Strong communication skills and passion for user needs.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to synthesize product requirements.
• Define and track metrics for product success.
• Lead vision and strategy for product area.
• Collaborate with teams for internal process support.
• Manage product ideas from concept to launch.

Skills

Product management experience

Analytical skills

User research

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

SQL

Job description

About PeopleGrove

We are a rapidly growing SaaS company focused on delivering complex workflow tools to the higher education sector, including solutions for alumni relations management and clinical experiential learning. Our mission is to empower educational institutions with technology that streamlines workflows, fosters meaningful alumni engagement, and supports the growth of clinical programs. Our approach to product discovery, UX, and feature development is heavily influenced by the principles described in Inspired by Marty Cagan, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration and continuous validation. We operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with product teams based in the United States and India.

Position Overview

In this role, you’ll be driving impactful platform enhancements and creative new feature development. You’ll leverage your bias toward action; knowledge of the data, our market, and our unique users; and passion for creating best-in-class products to break down complex problems into steps that create product improvements at a rapid speed.

You will build the product roadmap and launch meaningful new features for your product area while working closely with product and company leadership. You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Design, Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing to build a product that our users love. Because this role encompasses owning product development from concept to launch, you must also be willing to roll up your sleeves and take on the day-to-day project management required to deliver on your vision.

We are looking for a strategic, thoughtful product manager to guide the product as you help determine PeopleGrove’s future direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Become an expert on our clients and end users, conducting quantitative and qualitative research to synthesize product requirements that enhance user satisfaction.
• Define, track, and analyze metrics that inform the success of our product, including KPIs and A/B tests.
• Maintain product and market knowledge to determine PeopleGrove’s strategic and competitive position and identify opportunities to incorporate new product features on an ongoing basis.
• Develop and lead the product vision and strategy for your product area.
• Collaborate with a variety of teams to identify and prioritize ways in which the product can support our internal processes, buyers, and end users in more efficient and effective ways.
• Work hands-on with design and engineering to bring product ideas to life, from concept to launch. You’ll ruthlessly prioritize features based on impact and ROI.
• Understand the jobs to be done for the platform, synthesize those needs to shape the product roadmap for a suite of platform products, and define key metrics.
• Strategically assess new opportunities and develop alignment around these.
• Collaborate and build executive alignment for your vision.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6+ years of product management experience — including working with a software engineering team to build products from concept to launch.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritize amongst competing opportunities, balancing customer needs with business priorities and the ability to articulate the rationale behind those decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to use metrics and testing to develop hypotheses and evaluate product opportunities.
• Expertise using analytics, user research, and structured thinking to drive decisions and improve products (e.g., customer interviews, surveys, A/B testing, usability testing).
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills as well as passion for serving user needs.
• Stellar organizational skills - you don’t let things get dropped!
• The ability to balance many projects simultaneously and ruthlessly prioritize time and energy.
• Experience working closely with design teams to deliver delightful user experiences.
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• A strong motivation to make a positive impact on the world and help alumni and students find their next step in life.
• Bonus - data analysis, including SQL skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with changing expectations and responsibilities.
• Comfortable with a largely remote team.
• People that have worked with you will attest to the above.

Why Join PeopleGrove?

Impactful Work: Shape the UX of products used by Higher Education Institutions across the United States, helping them train the next generation of high-impact graduates in fields like Nursing, Allied Health, Engineering, and Social work.

Growth Opportunities: Lead a multi-regional design team, defining best practices for UX research and discovery while mentoring others in research methodologies.

Remote Flexibility: Work from anywhere in the US, with periodic travel as needed for team offsites or user research sessions.

Innovative Environment: Join a company committed to product excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Collaborative Culture: Work alongside passionate professionals who value empathy, innovation, and user-centric design.