Senior Product Manager

Civic Innovation Lab; Daly City (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Learning budget

Weekly one-on-one coaching

Job summary

Civic Innovation Lab, based in Daly City, CA, seeks a Senior Product Manager to own strategic initiatives and drive measurable outcomes. The role emphasizes autonomy, mentorship, and a clear runway for growth within a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will bring 8+ years in business/product-related roles, thrive on solving high-stakes problems, and possess the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering tangible results through data-driven dashboards and quarterly roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in business or product management.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and take ownership of outcomes.
• Strong instincts for reading a room and aligning stakeholders.
• Knowledge of California-specific regulations relevant to business work.

Responsibilities

• Run the numbers on build-versus-buy before Civic Innovation Lab signs anything.
• Keep Civic Innovation Lab compliant without grinding operations to a halt.
• Eliminate unnecessary steps in approval processes.
• Tie the Senior Product Manager scorecard to outcomes, not activity.
• Own the math behind every Senior Product Manager promise to customers.
• Wire dashboards for managers to access the needed metrics.
• Define success metrics for business programs and report outcomes.
• Translate Civic Innovation Lab goals into quarterly roadmaps the business team can ship.

Skills

Ambiguity navigation

Ownership

Room reading instincts

CA regulations knowledge

Job description

The Senior Product Manager we want in Daly City, CA gets bored by busywork and lit up by a problem with real stakes attached. At $136,000 - $218,000, this Senior Product Manager seat rewards 8+ years in business with autonomy, mentorship, and a long runway for growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Run the numbers on build-versus-buy before Civic Innovation Lab signs anything
• Keep Civic Innovation Lab compliant without grinding the whole operation to a halt
• Cut three steps out of an approval chain nobody loves
• Keep the Senior Product Manager scorecard tied to outcomes, not activity
• Own the math behind every Senior Product Manager promise made to a customer
• Wire up dashboards so Daly City managers stop asking you for the same numbers
• Define success metrics for business programs and report on outcomes
• Translate Civic Innovation Lab goals into quarterly roadmaps the business team can actually ship

What You'll Bring

• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• Knowledge of CA-specific regulations relevant to business work

With roots in Daly City, CA and a service-minded outlook, Civic Innovation Lab delivers software that scales with our customers. We build an environment where performance-driven ideas get tested quickly and credit is shared fairly.

Salaries here begin at $136,000 - $218,000, complemented by stock options, learning budgets, and weekly one-on-one coaching.

We bumped this posting hours ago because the role is still very much open.