Principal Product Manager

BlackLine; Los Angeles (CA); Ibrido; USD 240.000 - 301.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

BlackLine in Los Angeles is seeking a Principal Product Manager to guide products from conception to launch in a hybrid work model. You will connect business needs with technical execution, partnering with engineers, designers, and marketers to enhance the financial close process.

The role requires deep domain knowledge of R2R, enterprise SaaS go-to-market, and the ability to influence at the executive level with data-driven business cases. Expect a strong emphasis on AI-enabled workflows.

Competenze

• 15+ years in product management with launches of scaled products.
• Ownership of multi-year strategy and business outcomes.
• Experience taking horizontal products to vertical/region markets.

Mansioni

• Lead product lifecycle from conception to launch with cross-functional teams.
• Influence stakeholders through data-driven storytelling and business cases.
• Partner with Data Science for ML-based capabilities and AI-native workflows.
• Balance strategy with execution in an AI-enabled SaaS environment.

Conoscenze

PM experience

Strategy ownership

Agile proficiency

AI tools familiarity

Executive presence

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Business, CS, or related

Strumenti

Jira

Jira Product Discovery

Confluence

Pendo

Descrizione del lavoro

## Principal Product ManagerApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Los Angelestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: 001658**Make Your Mark:**Within Product Management at BlackLine, you will take part in guiding products through the software development lifecycle by analyzing, positioning, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to both new and existing customers. You will work closely with creative and talented engineers, designers, and marketers to help develop solutions that improve companies' overall financial close process. As a Principal, Product Manager, you will work cross-functionally to guide products, from conception to launch, by connecting the business and technical worlds. From leveraging new and existing technologies, to diving deep into feedback from some of the most recognized brands in the world, you will create buy-in for product vision for our internal and external stakeholders. The Principal, Product Manager is a customer-/market-oriented person with strong product and project management skills, a solid technical understanding, great personal skills and a track record for delivering exceptional business results. **You'll Get To:**Within Product Management at BlackLine, you will take part in guiding products through the software development lifecycle by analyzing, positioning, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to both new and existing customers. You will work closely with creative and talented engineers, designers, and marketers to help develop solutions that improve companies' overall financial close process. As a Principal, Product Manager, you will work cross-functionally to guide products, from conception to launch, by connecting the business and technical worlds. From leveraging new and existing technologies, to diving deep into feedback from some of the most recognized brands in the world, you will create buy-in for product vision for our internal and external stakeholders. The Principal, Product Manager is a customer-/market-oriented person with strong product and project management skills, a solid technical understanding, great personal skills and a track record for delivering exceptional business results. **What You'll Bring:**• 15+ years in product management, including major launches of highly scaled and/or 0-to-1 products.• Proven ownership of multi-year strategy and business outcomes for a major product area or portfolio.• Experience taking horizontal enterprise products into vertical, regional, or specialized markets is stronglypreferred.• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and modern product development tooling like Jira, Jira Product Discovery,Confluence, Pendo or other product usage analytics tools, etc.• Strong proficiency using AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT to accelerate and enhance the productdevelopment lifecycle.• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience; workingknowledge of accounting or finance is an advantage.Domain• Deep understanding of the financial close and record-to-report (R2R) landscape, and how industry, geography,and finance-specialization requirements (regulatory, statutory, tax, and accounting) shape product needs.• Familiarity with enterprise SaaS go-to-market, pricing, and packaging across segments and regions.Working within an AI-native platform• Comfort building product within an AI-native, agentic platform.• Familiarity with AI-assisted or automated workflows, confidence thresholds, human-in-the-loop review, and theability to partner effectively with Data Science teams to build machine learning-based capabilities is stronglypreferred.Strategy & influence• Exceptional strategic and systems thinking; anticipates market shifts and emerging technologies, and uses datato challenge assumptions and drive direction.• Executive presence with the ability to influence at the C-suite and board level, driving decisions throughcompelling storytelling, data, and strong business cases.• Strong financial modeling and business-case development.• Makes high-impact decisions under uncertainty and drives momentum in ambiguous situations. **Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:** * A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!* A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.* A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity. BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws. BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 3 days a week.**Salary Range:**$240,000.00-$301,000.00**Pay Transparency Statement:**Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location.In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model – for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.**Accommodations:**BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.