Product Manager - Ice Hockey
About The Position
Hudl is hiring a Product Manager to lead discovery and delivery for key product initiatives in the club ice hockey market. The role focuses on products supporting an athlete’s journey from registration to a signed NLI, spanning recruitment tools, video analysis, and club operations. The Product Manager will help Hudl expand its impact in the club ice hockey market and contribute to its purpose of giving every athlete the shot they deserve. The role leads a cross-functional product squad, maintains a transparent and prioritized backlog, and works with design and engineering to deliver outcomes aligned with strategy. It also involves developing a strategy that connects Hudl offerings into a coherent ecosystem for the ice hockey market, leading discovery to address value and usability risks, and working with release teams to bring solutions to market and measure their impact. The Product Manager evaluates opportunities based on customer value, business viability, and long-term platform strategy, and helps define the team roadmap. The role also applies AI tools and product thinking to automate manual work and reduce operational friction. Close collaboration across customer success, sales, partnerships, legal, finance, and support helps ensure solutions serve the broader business and ecosystem. Local candidates in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska are prioritized. Remote applicants are considered if they reside in one of the listed states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming.
Requirements
- 3–6 years of experience as a Product Manager, with a track record of driving complex initiatives from discovery through delivery.
- Deep understanding of customer needs and competitive trends, using qualitative and quantitative data to solve core problems.
- Ability to build trust with cross-functional teams and stakeholders and inspire action through clear, logical communication without relying on direct authority.
- Understanding of operational dimensions of a product business, including sales, marketing, finance, and legal, and ability to balance value with business constraints.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using rapid post-launch optimization techniques to refine live capabilities.
- Experience demonstrating tools, training users, or directly handling support inquiries to build customer empathy.
Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-functional product squad as product owner, maintaining a transparent and prioritized backlog and collaborating with design and engineering to deliver on-strategy outcomes.
- Create a strategy for connecting multiple Hudl offerings to deliver value in the club ice hockey market.
- Lead discovery to reduce risks related to product value and usability, then work with a release team to launch solutions and measure their impact.
- Evaluate opportunities based on customer value, business viability, and long-term platform strategy, and help define the team roadmap.
- Use AI tools and product thinking to design workflows that automate manual work, reduce operational friction, and enable customers to operate by exception.
- Build context and collaborate across customer success, sales, partnerships, legal, finance, and support to ensure solutions work for the broader business and ecosystem.
Benefits
- Flexible vacation time and company-wide holidays.
- Paid sabbatical every five years.
- Professional development resources and opportunities.
- Medical plans for employees and families, including vision, dental, and fertility benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Resource Groups.
- 401(k) matching up to 4% of the employee’s contribution.
- Technology stack and hardware provided for work.
- Autonomy and flexibility in how work is done.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
