Senior Product Manager, ShotLink & Real-Time Scoring

Socket.dev; Ponte Vedra Beach (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

PGA TOUR is seeking a senior product leader to own the end-to-end vision for ShotLink applications, the scoring system, and related products. You will drive strategy, coordinate hardware and software development, and work with vendors, designers, and users to continuously improve scoring and tracking across PGA TOUR events.

The role requires deep golf knowledge, strong agile practices, and proven ability to manage multiple products under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards for fan

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, CS, engineering, information systems, or adjacent field.
• 10 years of product management or product development experience; consumer digital products.
• Strong understanding of agile practices and backlog management; vendor relationships experience.
• Knowledge of UX/UI and consumer research best practices for product development.
• Knowledge of camera tracking, LiDAR, GPS, RTK technologies preferred.
• Ability to use scripting languages a plus.
• Understanding of cloud-based architecture required.
• Extensive golf knowledge and interest; PGA TOUR events and scoring knowledge preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple products and meet deadlines under pressure in a team environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Commitment to high-quality work meeting PGA TOUR standards.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, strategy, and milestones; manage design and implementation of ShotLink apps (hardware/software).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop digital products; work with developers, vendors, designers, and end users to improve product roadmap.
• Manage overall product roadmap and communicate milestones; engage stakeholders for feedback.
• Lead development of products including software and hardware; translate milestones into usable applications.
• Manage backlog and coordinate with Project Managers on needs and timelines.
• Act as the voice of the user for scoring tech to build useful tools for tournament staff.
• Translate user needs into tangible apps using user research to validate requirements.
• Advocate for current and upcoming technologies; decide when to upgrade.

Skills

Product management

Agile backlog

Vendor management

UX research

Cloud architecture

Scripting languages

Golf knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PGA TOUR is seeking a senior product leader to own the end-to-end vision for ShotLink applications, the scoring system, and related products. You will drive strategy, coordinate hardware and software development, and work with vendors, designers, and users to continuously improve scoring and tracking across PGA TOUR events.

The role requires deep golf knowledge, strong agile practices, and proven ability to manage multiple products under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards for fan