Principal Product Manager, Technical

QXO•Seattle, WA

8h•$175,000 - $400,000

About The Position

We’re looking for bold, entrepreneurial talent ready to help build something extraordinary — and reshape the future of building products distribution. QXO is a publicly traded company founded by Brad Jacobs with the goal of building the market-leading company in the building products distribution industry. On April 30, 2025, QXO completed its first acquisition: Beacon Building Products, a leading distributor in the sector. We are building a customer-focused, tech-enabled, and innovation-driven business that will scale rapidly through accretive M&A, organic growth, and greenfield expansion. Our strategy is rooted in delivering exceptional customer experiences, improving operational efficiency, and leveraging data, digital tools, and AI to modernize a historically under-digitized industry. Position Summary As a Principal Product Manager – Technical, you will be responsible for the product vision and roadmap for eCommerce features. You will shape product strategy while working with engineering, UX, and applied science teams to deliver features that enhance customer experience and drive business growth. This includes leveraging autonomous agents and machine learning to improve customer journeys and automating decision-making. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers to define features, working across teams on complex, distributed systems that power the end-to-end digital commerce experience.

Requirements

6 years of Technical Product Management experience.
3 years of experience successfully taking technical products from conception through engineering design to launch and scale.
Experience working with technical teams, business stakeholders, and customers to define and deliver features.
Demonstrated experience driving ‘build vs. buy’ decisions and partnering with third-party vendors and platforms.
Ability to make feature roadmap tradeoffs.
Strong planning, prioritization, and communication skills.
Experience with customer-facing technical products or online services.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced technical degree.
5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
Experience in one or more of: Marketing Tech, Pricing, Sales Enablement, or AdTech.
Experience building customer facing e-retail or B2B services/products.
Experience delivering large-scale commerce platforms and order management systems.
Experience with content management, personalization systems, or recommendation engines.
Exposure to experimentation platforms and performance optimization.
Experience working with machine learning or applied science teams.

Responsibilities

Launch new products and features
Develop and communicate a compelling product vision, strategy, and business impact for eCommerce experiences.
Own features and services from design through deployment and ongoing support.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, UX, data science, and business) to deliver end-to-end solutions and support the long-term strategy.
Drive the prioritization and roadmap of platform capabilities — including customer account services, order lifecycle, content and product catalog, and personalization infrastructure.
Translate customer needs into product requirements and ensure delivery of high-performance, resilient, and scalable systems.
Leverage experimentation and data to define the success metrics for features and uncover trends and patterns.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus
Long term incentive (equity/stock)
401(k) with employer match
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
PTO, company holidays, and parental leave
Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave: Applicants can expect to accrue 15 days of paid time off during their first year (4.62 hours for every 80 hours worked) and increased accruals after five years of service.
Paid training and certifications
Legal assistance and identity protection
Pet insurance
Employee assistance program (EAP)