Lead Product Manager

Summary

Join 8th Light, a remote-first, employee-owned software consultancy, as a Lead Product Manager! You will lead and scale software products, collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Leverage your expertise in human-centered design and agile principles to deliver high-quality software solutions. This role requires significant experience in product management and software development, along with strong communication and leadership skills. 8th Light offers a comprehensive benefits package, including learning and development opportunities, flexible work schedule, generous parental leave, and more. We value diversity and inclusion and encourage candidates with unusual career experiences to apply.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software development (SaaS or professional services) with a proven track record of leading and scaling 3+ software products from concept to launch
• 5+ years of experience in a senior or lead Product Management role with demonstrated team leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder management experience
• Experience building AI/ML-powered products or features
• Experience conducting customer research and implementing product analytics, using feedback to improve product outcomes
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (design, engineering, project management, leadership)
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize initiatives, balancing short-term needs with long-term vision
• Strategic and consultative thinker with the ability to contribute to both 8th Light company strategy and customer product vision
• Excellent communication skills with experience in thought leadership activities (e.g., content creation, public speaking)

Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute product activities like discovery, research, and requirements for clients and their end users
• Leverage human-centered design, lean and agile principles to deliver intuitive, engaging, high quality software
• Provide strategic recommendations and roadmap guidance for Enterprise clients
• Own product strategy and go to market plans alongside key stakeholders for mid-size to scale up clients
• Support innovation and the cohesion of ideas and processes that inspire creativity and new product offerings and features
• Drive the setting and meeting of milestones alongside the business, delivery, design and engineering teams
• Be an active participant in shipping product features into a production and market ready state
• Engage with external peers, partners and other industry contacts that evolve your knowledge of trends, latest strategies and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• A MBA or an advanced knowledge of interdisciplinary functions, Finance, Security, Observability and Cloud Experience within digital product consultancies
• Experience selling professional services offerings to new businesses or existing accounts of enterprise size and scale

Benefits

• Annual budget for learning & development
• Protected L&D time
• L&D Program Including MasterClass
• Flexible Work Schedule
• A remote-first approach including a worldwide network of coworking spaces
• 12 weeks of new parent leave
• Fertility benefits
• Semi annual promotion and merit panel