Principal Product Manager - San Francisco Bay Area

Acquisition Network LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Acquisition Network is seeking a Principal Product Manager in San Francisco Bay Area to drive product direction and measurable business growth. You will own roadmap priorities, collaborate with engineering, design, data, and sales, and translate market insights into compelling product outcomes.

Ideal candidates demonstrate leadership at scale, strong customer discovery, and executive communication. Final compensation varies by employer and work arrangement; base salary ranges will be disclosed

Qualifications

• Lead software/tech products at meaningful scale.
• Strong customer discovery, prioritization, analytical, and commercial judgment.
• Experience partnering closely with engineering and design teams.
• Ability to make clear decisions when information is incomplete and priorities compete.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Responsibilities

• Lead a complex product area with broad customer, technical, and commercial impact.
• Own product strategy, priorities, and outcome metrics for a meaningful product area.
• Develop a clear view of customer needs, competitive alternatives, and market opportunities.
• Lead discovery and roadmap decisions with engineering, design, data, sales, and customer teams.
• Write clear product requirements and decision documents that keep teams aligned.
• Measure adoption, retention, revenue, and customer outcomes and adjust priorities accordingly.
• Present strategy, progress, risks, and tradeoffs to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Product leadership

Strategy

Requirements writing

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Job description

Acquisition Network, through its recruiting partnership with Career Launch, is accepting applications for Principal Product Manager opportunities with partner employers in San Francisco Bay Area.

The specific employer, team, work arrangement, interview process, and final compensation are disclosed before a candidate is submitted to an employer.

The role

These searches are for senior professionals who can set product direction and turn customer and market insight into durable business growth. The strongest candidates combine functional depth with ownership, executive communication, and a record of measurable results.

What you may own

• Lead a complex product area with broad customer, technical, and commercial impact.
• Own product strategy, priorities, and outcome metrics for a meaningful product area.
• Develop a clear view of customer needs, competitive alternatives, and market opportunities.
• Lead discovery and roadmap decisions with engineering, design, data, sales, and customer teams.
• Write clear product requirements and decision documents that keep teams aligned.
• Measure adoption, retention, revenue, and customer outcomes and adjust priorities accordingly.
• Present strategy, progress, risks, and tradeoffs to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• A record of leading successful software or technology products at meaningful scale.
• Strong customer discovery, prioritization, analytical, and commercial judgment.
• Experience partnering closely with engineering and design teams.
• Ability to make clear decisions when information is incomplete and priorities compete.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication.
• Authorization to work in the United States for the employer without misrepresenting work status.

Compensation and location

The anticipated base salary range across represented Principal Product Manager searches in San Francisco Bay Area is $180,000 to $270,000 per year. Final compensation depends on the employer, scope, level, experience, and work arrangement and may include bonus, commission, or equity where applicable.

Equal opportunity

Acquisition Network and Career Launch evaluate candidates without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. Hiring decisions are made by the applicable partner employer.