Staff Product Manager

SoTalent; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sotalent in the United States is seeking a Staff Product Manager, Planning to shape the evolution of planning solutions. You will define vision, guide strategic decisions, and collaborate with product, engineering, and design to connect business goals with delivery outcomes.

This remote role with continental US coverage and occasional travel requires strong experience in planning, workflows, and developer productivity tools, plus excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading product strategy and roadmaps in software environments.
• Ability to translate customer insights and business goals into actionable plans.
• Strong collaboration with engineering, design, and business stakeholders.
• Experience with planning, workflow management, or developer productivity products.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term product strategy and vision for planning capabilities.
• Shape how users capture ideas, define objectives, and break initiatives into work.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop roadmaps and delivery.
• Translate product vision into clear priorities and deliverables.
• Gather customer insights and market trends to inform strategy.
• Communicate strategy and priorities to stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap development

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Job description

Work Setting: Remote (Continental U.S.) with occasional travel.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of software planning, transforming ideas into actionable outcomes, and leveraging emerging technologies to enhance the way teams build and deliver products?

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Staff Product Manager, Planning to define and drive the evolution of planning solutions in a rapidly changing technology landscape. In this role, you will develop product vision, guide strategic decision-making, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative planning experiences that connect business goals, execution strategies, and delivery outcomes. You will help shape how work is defined, prioritized, and managed while influencing the future of product planning in environments where human expertise and intelligent automation work together.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term product strategy and vision for planning capabilities and workflows.
• Shape how users capture ideas, define objectives, and break initiatives into actionable work.
• Evaluate and recommend approaches that improve planning effectiveness, prioritization, and execution.
• Explore opportunities to align planning processes with business goals, strategic priorities, and resource allocation.
• Partner with product, engineering, and design teams to develop product roadmaps and deliver impactful solutions.
• Balance strategic thinking with execution by translating product vision into clear priorities and deliverables.
• Collaborate with fellow product leaders to define ownership areas and ensure alignment across planning capabilities.
• Gather customer insights, market trends, and stakeholder feedback to inform product direction and investment decisions.
• Lead discussions around complex product decisions, challenge assumptions, and guide teams toward high-value outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvements to planning workflows, user experiences, and product capabilities.
• Communicate product strategy, priorities, and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Foster alignment across cross-functional teams to ensure consistent execution and successful product delivery.

Qualifications

Required

• Significant experience leading product strategy, roadmap development, and product execution within software, technology, or developer-focused environments.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle processes, Agile methodologies, and modern delivery practices.
• Experience managing products related to planning, workflow management, collaboration, project management, or developer productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and articulate a compelling product vision in complex and evolving markets.
• Strong decision-making skills backed by customer insights, business objectives, and data-driven analysis.
• Experience collaborating closely with engineering, design, and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence strategic direction and build consensus across diverse teams.

Preferred

• Experience with developer tools, DevOps platforms, project planning solutions, or productivity software.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies, automation, artificial intelligence, and their impact on product development workflows.
• Experience defining products in highly technical environments with complex stakeholder needs.
• Strong understanding of portfolio management, prioritization frameworks, and strategic planning practices.