Product Manager

SQUAD; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Gig-contract

21 paid vacation days per year

Remote working within Ukraine

Job summary

SQUAD is seeking a Product Manager embedded in a deeply user-centric UX Design & Research team to ground the product vision in real user insights from Day 1. This role sits at the nexus of design, engineering, and business, translating opportunities into executable strategies and measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate is highly proactive, owns end-to-end initiatives, and can turn ideas into actionable roadmaps while balancing customer needs with business objectives across hardware-enabled

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges, and opportunities.
• Translate business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and actionable plans.
• Define and maintain product roadmaps that align business goals, customer needs, and delivery capabilities.
• Own and prioritize product backlogs to ensure teams focus on the highest-value initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Design, UX Research, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Facilitate communication between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency.
• Drive product initiatives from idea through implementation, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, and trade-offs.
• Analyze customer feedback, market dynamics, industry trends, and competitive landscapes to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal products, services, and product practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance customer value, and support business growth.
• Monitor product performance and use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and prioritization.
• Foster collaboration and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups while maintaining a strong customer and business focus.

Skills

Product thinking

Stakeholder management

Agile workflows

Roadmapping

Backlog prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

User-centric mindset

Proactive ownership

Data-driven decision making

IoT awareness

Tools

Agile tools

CRM/Analytics

Job description

Team Summary

You will be joining a deeply user-centric UX Design & Research team, which consists of creative problem-solvers, designers, and researchers obsessed with understanding the “why” behind every user interaction. Our culture is rooted in radical empathy, iterative prototyping, and evidence-based design. We don’t just build interfaces; we architect complex ecosystems where physical gadgets and digital experiences meet.

As the Product Manager in our company, you will be embedded directly within this creative engine to ensure our product vision is grounded in user reality from Day 1. This is a rare opportunity to define the company’s product culture from the ground up, acting as the strategic bridge between our design laboratory and engineering execution. We are looking for a partner who breathes design thinking but brings the rigorous strategic structure needed to ship sophisticated, hardware-enabled products

Job Summary

We are looking for a Product Manager who combines strong product thinking with a hands-on approach to execution. This role is focused on identifying opportunities, shaping product initiatives, and driving them from concept through delivery and growth.

You will work closely with clients, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to understand goals, uncover opportunities, define product direction, and deliver solutions that create measurable value. Beyond day-to-day product execution, you will be expected to proactively identify areas for improvement, contribute to product growth, and help shape the future direction of both client and internal initiatives.

The ideal candidate is highly proactive, takes ownership, and is comfortable leading initiatives end-to-end. They can independently turn ideas into actionable strategies, build alignment among stakeholders, and drive execution while maintaining a strong focus on customer needs and business outcomes

Responsibilities and Duties

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives, challenges, and opportunities
• Translate business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and actionable plans
• Define and maintain product roadmaps that align business goals, customer needs, and delivery capabilities
• Own and prioritize product backlogs to ensure teams focus on the highest-value initiatives
• Partner with Engineering, Design, UX Research, Marketing, and other cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle
• Facilitate communication between business and technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency
• Drive product initiatives from idea through implementation, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, and trade-offs
• Analyze customer feedback, market dynamics, industry trends, and competitive landscapes to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal products, services, and product practices
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance customer value, and support business growth
• Monitor product performance and use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and prioritization
• Foster collaboration and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups while maintaining a strong customer and business focus

Qualifications and Skills

• 3+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or a similar role
• Experience working directly with stakeholders to define business needs and product requirements
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, roadmap planning, and backlog prioritization
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in Agile environments
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Comfortable working independently, taking ownership, and driving initiatives forward with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Product thinking and customer-centric mindset
• Business and commercial awareness
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Curiosity and a continuous learning mindset
• Flexibity and high level of autonomy with minimal supervision
• Ability to influence and build alignment across teams and stakeholders
• Proactive approach to identifying opportunities and solving problems
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Experience working with IoT would be a huge advantage

We offer multiple benefits that include

• The environment of equal opportunities, transparent and value-based corporate culture, and an individual approach to each team member
• Competitive compensation and perks
• Opportunity to receive a Performance Bonus for your individual achievements and a Loyalty Bonus recognizing your dedication to the company
• Gig-contract
• 21 paid vacation days per year, paid public holidays according to Ukrainian legislation
• Development opportunities like corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and free English classes as well as educational leaves
• Medical insurance is provided from day one. Sick leaves and medical leaves are available
• Remote working mode is available within Ukraine only
• Free meals, fruits, and snacks when working in the office.