Private Markets Product Manager – Data & Analytics

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

Job summary

StepStone Group is seeking an Associate Product Manager to support the SPI Research product within Data Analytics & Technology Solutions. You will help manage the backlog, write stories, and participate in agile rituals with Engineering and the Technology PMO.

You will gather stakeholder feedback, translate complex data problems into actionable requirements, and drive cross‑product dependencies while supporting client demonstrations and adoption efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 3 to 5 years of product management experience delivering software products in an agile environment, with a demonstrable track record.
• Exposure to private markets, asset management, or financial services, or the ability to ramp quickly on a complex domain.
• 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 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

Requirements gathering

Backlog management

User stories & acceptance criteria

Sprint ceremonies

KPIs & product analytics

SQL

APIs & data models

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Agile tooling

Product analytics tools

Job description

StepStone Group is seeking an Associate Product Manager to support the SPI Research product within Data Analytics & Technology Solutions. You will help manage the backlog, write stories, and participate in agile rituals with Engineering and the Technology PMO.

You will gather stakeholder feedback, translate complex data problems into actionable requirements, and drive cross‑product dependencies while supporting client demonstrations and adoption efforts.