Product Management Associate - Partner Journeys

Akraya, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 88,000; Part time

Job summary

Akraya, Inc. is seeking a Product Management Associate to support partner journeys, activation, and readiness to scale.

You will gather partner feedback, map end-to-end journeys, translate needs into requirements and user stories, and collaborate with engineering, UX, sales, channel, and operations teams. Strong communication and analytic skills are essential, with an interest in product management and process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Ability to translate business needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with product delivery processes and cross-functional collaboration.
• Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Proficiency in common productivity and documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support product delivery across workstreams, writing business requirements and user stories.
• Collaborate with engineering and UX during planning, development, and launch.
• Create and maintain partner journey maps and process flows.
• Gather partner feedback via pilots, interviews, and data analysis.
• Document functional requirements and API integration needs.
• Analyze adoption data to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Support launch readiness materials and go-to-market handoffs.
• Prepare scale-readiness documentation for senior stakeholders.
• Plan and support User Acceptance Testing for process changes.
• Document test results and gaps; ensure solutions meet requirements.
• Coordinate with sales, channel, operations, engineering, and UX.

Skills

Requirements gathering

User stories

Partner journey mapping

UX analysis

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

UAT testing

API integration awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

MS Project

Visio

Job description

Akraya, Inc. is seeking a Product Management Associate to support partner journeys, activation, and readiness to scale.

You will gather partner feedback, map end-to-end journeys, translate needs into requirements and user stories, and collaborate with engineering, UX, sales, channel, and operations teams. Strong communication and analytic skills are essential, with an interest in product management and process improvement.