Principal Product Manager

AbsenceSoft

37d•$179,520 - $224,400•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Product Manager is responsible for owning a core product area from strategy through outcomes. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for hands-on product work, with a path to build and lead a team as the area grows. Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, this role operates with significant autonomy and serves as a senior technical leader across product, engineering, and design.

Requirements

At least 10 years in product management, including significant time as a senior, lead, or principal PM who owned a product line end to end.
Demonstrated track record of setting clear product direction, aligning teams, driving measurable business outcomes, and delivering complex products on time.
Strong data fluency with ability to instrument products, interpret metrics, and own results.
Proven experience shipping AI or LLM-powered products, with fluency in AI tools across discovery, prototyping, and analysis, and demonstrated ability to translate proprietary data assets into trusted product value.
Enterprise B2B SaaS experience, a strong sense for user experience, and a reputation as a strong cross-functional collaborator across engineering, design, and go-to-market teams.

Nice To Haves

Domain experience in HR tech, leave and absence, benefits, or compliance.
Experience in a high-growth scaling environment.

Responsibilities

Sets the strategy and roadmap for the assigned product area, with a clear point of view on where it's headed and how it ties back to the business.
Leads hands-on product work including discovery, specifications, and product decision-making.
Delivers on committed deadlines, working closely with engineering to maintain quality standards.
Instruments shipped products, tracks metrics, and owns post-launch results.
Translates customer insights into product decisions, applying sound judgment on prioritization and execution.
Maintains intuitive user experience in close partnership with design.
Owns post-launch product outcomes including go-to-market narrative and enablement materials for Sales, Customer Experience, and Product Marketing teams.
Builds strong cross-functional working relationships and communicates effectively at all levels.
Presents product strategy, roadmap updates, and performance insights to executive leadership.
Participates in a highly compliant environment while assisting to maintain company controls and security within your job role.
Assists in maintaining applicable organizational security and compliance controls within your department and role.
Other duties as assigned.