Remote AI-Driven Product Manager II (SaaS)

Payscale, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly All Hands meetings

Continued learning & development

Remote work stipend

401(k) with company match

14 paid holidays (includes floating)

Health benefits

Infertility coverage

Volunteer hours

And more!

Job summary

Payscale is seeking a customer-obsessed Product Manager II to own a core part of our benchmarking solutions. You will translate customer needs and business priorities into a clear, actionable roadmap, collaborating with engineering, data science, and design to validate concepts and deliver features customers love.

You'll drive AI-assisted development while maintaining pragmatic product judgment, balancing speed with quality, and partnering with engineering to shape prototypes into

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of product management experience for B2B SaaS models.
• Demonstrated track record shipping features that move the needle.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development or prototyping tools.
• Strong technical fluency and ability to communicate with engineers and architects.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Deep customer empathy and ability to research needs.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Ownership: Own the strategy and backlog for your feature set, understanding customer problems and business priorities to build a clear, prioritized plan that drives outcomes.
• AI-Assisted Development and Prototyping: Rapidly prototype and validate product concepts using AI-assisted tools, moving from idea to proof of concept faster than a traditional spec-first approach. Partner with engineering to shape prototypes into production-ready features.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, data science, and design to scope work, understand problems, and manage a prioritized backlog. Step in as Product Owner for scrum teams when needed.
• Validation and Prioritization: Understand customer needs through research and feedback, validate assumptions, and prioritize stories and features based on customer and business impact.
• Customer Engagement: Work directly with customers to share roadmaps, gather feedback, and understand how your features solve their problems.
• Stakeholder Communication: Align stakeholders on priorities and progress, and own communication around feature plans and delivery so decisions stay clear and aligned.
• Market and Competitive Awareness: Stay current on competitive positioning and feature sets, and use that knowledge to inform your roadmap decisions.
• Launch and Impact: Define success metrics, champion feature adoption, showcase new capabilities, and partner with product marketing to bring your work to market and maximize impact.

Skills

Product strategy

Backlog ownership

AI-assisted development

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Analytical mindset

Customer empathy

Job description

Payscale is seeking a customer-obsessed Product Manager II to own a core part of our benchmarking solutions. You will translate customer needs and business priorities into a clear, actionable roadmap, collaborating with engineering, data science, and design to validate concepts and deliver features customers love.

You'll drive AI-assisted development while maintaining pragmatic product judgment, balancing speed with quality, and partnering with engineering to shape prototypes into