Product Manager

Orange Barrel Media; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange Barrel Media in Columbus, OH is seeking a Product Manager to own the direction and day-to-day execution of established internal platforms used by teams and customers. You will connect business needs with engineering and define what is done, ensuring each release delivers measurable value.

You will work with software engineers, a UX/UI designer, and the data team; as new products and spin-offs form, your scope will grow with them, guiding near-term roadmap and long-term strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience on internal tools, enterprise software, or B2B platforms.
• Track record of owning an existing product and driving measurable improvements.
• Strong prioritization judgment with clear rationale.
• Experience writing requirements and acceptance criteria for engineers.
• Data-driven mindset; work with analysts to define metrics and inform decisions.
• Able to discuss architecture, constraints, and trade-offs with engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for team and leadership.
• Adaptable and composed when priorities shift mid-stream.

Responsibilities

• Serve as product owner for an established internal platform and build knowledge of users, history, and technical landscape.
• Own the near-term roadmap while contributing to long-term vision.
• Uncover customer and business needs through user conversations and data insights.
• Prioritize the backlog with clear trade-offs about what to build now, defer, or drop.
• Write clear requirements and acceptance criteria and share accountability with engineers.
• Collaborate with the UX/UI Designer to validate concepts before development.
• Work with the data team to define success metrics and instrument features.
• Adjust plans quickly when priorities change and re-plan with engineers.
• Communicate product direction, progress, and decisions across the organization.
• Spot opportunities for new products and extensions and evaluate them.

Skills

Product management

Internal tools

Roadmapping

Requirements writing

Data-driven

Technical fluency

Stakeholder communication

Adaptability

Tools

GitHub

Job description

About the role

OBM is looking for a Product Manager to own the direction and day-to-day execution of the established internal platforms our teams and customers depend on. Reporting to the VP of Technology, you'll connect what the business needs with what our software engineers/developers build, deciding what matters most, defining what "done" looks like, and making sure each release delivers measurable value.

You'll work alongside software engineers/developers, our UX/UI Designer, our data team, and stakeholders across the company. As new products and spin-offs take shape, your scope is expected to grow with them.

What you'll do

• Serve as product owner for an established internal platform, quickly building a working knowledge of its users, history, and technical landscape so you can guide its next stage
• Contribute to OBM's long-term product vision while owning the near-term roadmap and the decisions that move it forward
• Uncover customer and business needs through user conversations, stakeholder input, and insights from the data team
• Prioritize the backlog with clear, well-reasoned trade-offs about what to build now, what to defer, and what not to build at all
• Write clear requirements and acceptance criteria, keep them stable once work begins, and share accountability with software engineers/developers for delivering against them
• Partner with the UX/UI Designer to turn business needs into validated concepts before development starts
• Partner with the data team to define success metrics, instrument new features, and analyze results after launch, so roadmap decisions rest on evidence rather than assumptions
• Adjust plans quickly when business priorities change, working with software engineers/developers to re-plan and keeping stakeholders informed along the way
• Communicate product direction, progress, and decisions across the organization in a way that builds trust and alignment
• Spot opportunities for new products and extensions, and help evaluate which ones are worth pursuing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, ideally on internal tools, enterprise software, or B2B platforms
• A track record of taking ownership of an existing product and improving it in measurable ways
• Strong prioritization judgment and the confidence to say no, with a clear rationale behind it
• Experience writing requirements and acceptance criteria that software engineers/developers find clear and actionable
• A data-driven mindset and experience working with analysts or data teams to define metrics, frame the right questions, and turn findings into product decisions
• Enough technical fluency to discuss architecture, constraints, and trade-offs credibly with software engineers/developers
• Excellent written and verbal communication, from sprint-level detail with the team to high-level updates for leadership
• Adaptability and composure when priorities shift mid-stream

Preferred

• Experience in advertising, media, logistics, or another operations-heavy industry
• Background launching a new product from concept to release, in addition to managing established ones
• Experience managing more than one product or helping a product line expand
• Familiarity with agile delivery practices and GitHub