Associate Product Manager

name.com•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Associate Product Manager is an entry-level role focused on learning core product management skills and building foundational technical literacy. The role supports execution of the product roadmap by delivering clearly scoped features and improvements, partnering with more senior Product Managers, Design, and Engineering, and learning how product decisions translate into engineering work. Technical fluency is important from day one, including using AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Gemini to research, draft, prototype, and reason about systems and requirements. The role is suited to someone early in a product career or coming from an adjacent background such as engineering, design, QA, or support who is eager to grow into broader product ownership. It reports to the Manager, Product Engineering. The position is full-time, with a U.S. base salary range of $90,000–$116,000, plus benefits and eligibility for discretionary and/or nondiscretionary bonuses and a long-term incentive plan. Actual compensation depends on qualifications, internal equity considerations, and location. The role may require travel and working across time zones as needed. A background check is required at the time of an offer, and work sponsorship may not be available now or in the future.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, design, business administration, or equivalent experience.
0–2 years of product management experience, or adjacent experience in engineering, design, QA, or support.
Baseline comfort discussing technical concepts at a high level.
Hands-on comfort with modern AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Gemini for research, drafting, and exploring technical questions, with genuine interest in improving their use.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Curiosity about user problems and how systems work.
Ability to break down problems into manageable pieces.
Basic understanding of product metrics and prioritization frameworks.
Openness to feedback and eagerness to learn.
Self-starter who is highly organized and able to work well with individuals at all levels and across functions.
Ability to meet deadlines and balance multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
Ability to travel as needed.
Ability to work across time zones as part of a global organization as needed.
Reliable transportation to the workplace.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Ability to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

Support execution of the product roadmap by delivering clearly scoped features and improvements.
Write detailed requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with guidance from more senior Product Managers.
Partner with Design and Engineering during discovery and delivery to clarify scope, tradeoffs, and dependencies.
Participate in user research, usability testing, and feedback collection to build customer understanding.
Support tracking key product metrics and help assess post-launch changes to inform prioritization.
Assist with product launches, including documentation, coordination, and post-launch follow-ups.
Build foundational technical fluency and use available tools, including AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Gemini, to understand systems, requirements, and user workflows.
Use AI tools to accelerate everyday product management work, such as drafting requirements, summarizing research, or exploring technical questions before consulting Engineering.
Support PostHog experiments for the product area, in partnership with more senior PMs and Engineering, from setup through reporting results.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support successful development and launches.
Model name.com and Identity Digital values in interactions and decisions.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance with company subsidies.
Company contributions to a Health Savings Account.
Company-paid life and disability insurance.
Option to participate in employee-paid supplemental life, accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, and accident insurance.
401(k) plan with up to a 5% match.
15 days of paid vacation yearly, increasing to 20 days after one year.
5 days of paid sick leave.
13 paid holidays.
Paid parental leave: 20 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for others.
Tuition reimbursement for qualifying expenses.
Eligibility for discretionary and/or nondiscretionary bonuses and a long-term incentive plan.