Private Markets Data Product Manager (SPI Research)

StepStone Group; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Group is seeking an Associate Product Manager for the SPI Research product within its DATS division in San Diego. The role focuses on maintaining the product backlog, collaborating with engineering and data teams, and translating complex data problems into actionable requirements.

You will gain exposure to private markets and a data-driven product culture, contributing to roadmap execution, client demonstrations, and cross-product dependencies as the team scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 3 to 5 years of product management delivering software in an Agile environment.
• Experience with data products, analytics platforms, or B2B SaaS where the product is the data.
• Familiarity with Jira, agile tooling, and modern product analytics.
• Experience working across a product suite or platform, managing shared components and cross-product dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the SPI Research product backlog under the direction of a senior product manager: gather and document requirements, write clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and help prioritize against business value and technical feasibility.
• Participate in the agile process, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint review, and release coordination, working closely with Engineering and the Technology PMO.
• Gather and document feedback from internal investment and Enterprise Services teams and external clients and bring it into product discussions to inform direction.
• Partner with data and engineering teams to scope complexity early, dig into the technical details, and translate ambiguous problems into clear, actionable requirements.
• Stay aware of dependencies and shared components across the wider platform, flagging where SPI Research work connects to or affects other products.
• Support business development by presenting SPI Research to clients via web demo or in person, and relaying client feedback back to the product team.
• Contribute to release notes, feature communications, and adoption efforts in partnership with Business Partner Solutions.

Skills

Backlog management

User stories

Agile process

SQL

Data analytics

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Product analytics tools

Job description

StepStone Group is seeking an Associate Product Manager for the SPI Research product within its DATS division in San Diego. The role focuses on maintaining the product backlog, collaborating with engineering and data teams, and translating complex data problems into actionable requirements.

You will gain exposure to private markets and a data-driven product culture, contributing to roadmap execution, client demonstrations, and cross-product dependencies as the team scales.