Product Manager

 WHO WE ARE:


 
Sounding Board is the first Leader Development Platform designed to bridge the leadership gap. Aligned with behavioral science-backed leadership development, our platform delivers unparalleled flexibility and measurable impact in leadership coaching engagements. With group coaching and virtual 1:1 engagements, talent leaders can use our industry-leading Leader Development Platform and managed network of certified coaches to reduce administrative burden while developing leaders at scale.
 
Our customers include large scale enterprises like Intel, Conagra, Mozilla, Dropbox and Cloudera, and high growth companies across every industry such as Chime, Plaid, Zoom and UserTesting. When companies partner with us, they see increases in promotion, retention, and development of critical leadership skills in their participating employees.
 


 
WHY SOUNDING BOARD?
 
Sounding Board is a great company. Literally, we are a certified Great Place to Work! In 2022, we also earned Fortune’s Best Small Workplace award. If you like data — and we do — you may be interested to know that 95 percent of our workforce said that management shows appreciation for good work and extra effort. So, if culture matters to you, and you’re looking for a collaborative work environment that encourages you to do your best work, please consider joining us!
 

  
We’re a mission-driven company creating the next generation of leaders
  
We’re an exciting, hyper growth organization led by two experienced, entrepreneurial female founders
  
We offer a competitive compensation package, including company equity
  
We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents 100% paid by the company
  
We offer basic life insurance coverage
  
We offer voluntary life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability coverage
  
We offer flexible PTO - take time off when you need it
  
We offer a fully remote work environment
  
We are a passionate, diverse, and inclusive team
  
We offer a leadership coaching and wellness benefits


 
 
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?
 
The Product Manager is accountable for identifying, defining and implementing meaningful features that add customer value and meet business goals. As the expert of your product area, you will develop deep knowledge of the customer, market and industry, constantly assessing how the product is performing and prioritizing what should be worked on based on that analysis. You will also develop deep knowledge of the Sounding Board business so that every decision is aligned with the corporate vision and goals.
 
You will work closely with your cross-functional counterparts, including product designers, product owners, program manager, UXR and engineers to execute the roadmap. As a missionary of the Sounding Board product, you will evangelize the product both internally and externally, and educate the internal organization, including the C-suite, on product updates and future plans.


 
Additional Product Manager responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
 

  
Lead discovery activities for your product area; set up listening posts, and field requests from internal and external stakeholders
  
Deeply understand our customer’s workflows, needs and user personas to inform new opportunities to improve the customer experience
  
Work cross-functionally between Product, Design, Engineering, QA, and Operations teams to facilitate and own product development
  
Use agile principles to create business cases, PRD’s, epics and user stories that drive the Sounding Board software development process
  
Define clear outcomes and metrics that measure the business impact of new features
  
Constantly monitor product performance, and utilize this information to guide prioritization and decision-making
  
Responsible for communication of new features or enhancements to all teams, ensuring alignment throughout the organization on current and future functionality


 
 
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS ARE REQUIRED?
 

  
Strong written and verbal communication skills with a talent for influencing without authority
  
Experience using JIRA/Atlassian software is a must-have
  
Ability to synthesize large amounts of data to drive business decisions
  
Expert prioritization skills with competing priorities
  
Expert demo-ing and general presentation skills
  
Experience designing and building Enterprise B2B products is a plus
  
Experience working in Agile (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) development environments is a plus
  
Working understanding of coding and technical execution of software creation
  
Working understanding of corporate finance in order to build solid business cases
  
Comfort working in a highly visible role


 
 
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO I NEED?
 

  
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science or related field; MBA strongly preferred
  
3-5 years of product management experience, with preferred experience building B2B SaaS solutions
  
Experience in the Learning and Development, Human Resources, Coaching and/or Professional Development industries preferred
  
Experience working in a startup environment is a plus


 
 
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. Sounding Board is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time

 
It is the policy of Sounding Board, Inc to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.