OpenGov is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead complex, cross-cutting initiatives that unify the experience and capabilities across our cloud ERP platform. This individual will drive strategic alignment, define common patterns, and deliver platform-level solutions that elevate the value and cohesion of our diverse products and solutions.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product management experience, including at least 3 years of leading or mentoring PMs or cross-functional teams.
- Proven success delivering complex, cross-product or platform initiatives at scale in a SaaS environment.
- Strong strategic thinking, systems-level problem solving, and the ability to align stakeholders around a common vision.
- Experience with platform architecture, shared services, or developer ecosystems is a strong plus.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive a unified product vision and strategy that spans multiple product domains, with a focus on shared capabilities, services, and data.
- Partner closely with domain product managers to identify integration points, reduce redundancy, and standardize best practices across the portfolio.
- Lead the development of platform services (e.g. APIs, shared domain objects, service mesh, etc ) that accelerate innovation and ensure consistency across products.
- Operate as a player-coach, mentoring PMs while directly owning key initiatives that require senior product leadership.
- Align stakeholders across Design, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to execute complex roadmaps with clarity and purpose.
- Translate high-level vision and strategic objectives into detailed product plans, business cases, and prioritized backlogs.
- Champion a data-informed culture, using qualitative and quantitative insights to guide decisions and validate outcomes.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or equivalent experience a plus.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a track record of influencing at all levels of an organization.
- Passion for public sector transformation and a desire to build technology that serves the common good.
- Develop a deep understanding of our government customers’ needs, workflows, and pain points, and advocate for solutions that improve their lives and communities.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and product excellence within the organization.
