When we started in 2014, our focus was on product managers in smaller teams who lacked a great product management tool. Today, we are the leading product management platform, and as we continue to grow, we are now helping more and more enterprise companies with thousands of employees to build products that matter.
We believe Productboard's greatest differentiator is enabling our customers to collect, understand, and act upon data from the market and empower them to organize them into Insights, understand their customers, and align their company around the most impactful opportunities.
So why Productboard?
- Innovative Culture: Thrive in a culture that is dynamic, supportive, and forward-thinking. We value innovation, learning, and the open exchange of ideas.
- Impactful Work: Make a tangible impact on products that shape markets and transform industries.
- Growth Opportunities: Enjoy immense opportunities for personal and professional growth in a company that values development and recognizes excellence.
We're looking for visionary leaders eager to make a mark in the tech world. Bring your skills, curiosity, and passion to ProductBoard, where your efforts will have a direct impact on the next generation of product management platforms.
As a Program Manager at Productboard, you will:
- Orchestrate Strategic Initiatives: Lead cross-functional programs from conception to completion, ensuring alignment with our strategic goals and delivery on time, within scope, and budget. Your vision and leadership will drive the successful execution of initiatives that are central to our company's success.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define program objectives, develop project plans, and help manage resource allocation. Your ability to foster collaboration will ensure seamless integration and cooperation across all departments.
- Drive Process Excellence: Implement and optimize program management processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Your expertise in best practices will enhance our program management capabilities and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality results.
- Mitigate Risks and Resolve Issues: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to address them proactively. Your problem-solving skills will enable you to navigate challenges and ensure programs stay on track, adapting to changes as needed.
- Communicate with Clarity: Provide regular updates to senior leadership and stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment. Your communication skills will ensure that everyone is informed and engaged throughout the programs lifecycle.
Key Skills and Responsibilities for a Program Manager at ProductBoard
- Strategic Planning:
- Develop comprehensive plans for major initiatives that align with company objectives and strategic goals.
- Collaborate with our teams to define scope, deliverables, and success criteria, ensuring clear and measurable outcomes.
- Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Lead and coordinate efforts across various teams, including product, engineering, design, marketing, and sales.
- Foster a collaborative environment to drive alignment and achieve program goals.
- Risk Management:
- Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks proactively to ensure smooth execution.
- Develop contingency plans and communicate potential risks to stakeholders.
- Performance Tracking:
- Monitor and report on program progress, using key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success.
- Alert, escalate and adjust plans and strategies based on performance data and feedback.
- Stakeholder Communication:
- Provide regular status updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
- Ensure clear and consistent communication throughout the program lifecycle.
- Provide consistent proactive visibility across the company
- Resource Management:
- Manage program resources effectively, including budgeting, scheduling, and team allocation.
- Optimize resource utilization to achieve program objectives efficiently.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing needed changes.
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to drive excellence.
Bring your leadership, strategic thinking, and passion for program management to ProductBoard, and help us shape the future of product management platforms.
You can look forward to the following benefits:
💰Stock options
💻 MacBook Pro + 34″ monitor
📚 Budget for online courses, books, and conferences
🏝 5 weeks of vacation and sick days
❤️ 1 Volunteer Day per year for you to help causes close to your heart
🍲 Free snacks, drinks, and yummy catered lunches every day (or lunch delivered to your home)
💚 shared Headspace account for mindfulness & mental health
🏋 MultiSport card to access sports facilities in Prague
🍹Team events, such as happy hours, off-sites, and retreats
⏱ Flexible working hours and home office
🧒🏻 Parental benefits
🎓Language lessons
🥕 Carrot - fertility benefits
About Productboard
Productboard is a customer-centric product management platform that helps organizations get the right products to market, faster. More than 5,400 companies, including Microsoft, Zoom, 1-800-Contacts, and UiPath, use Productboard to understand what users need, prioritize what to build next, and rally everyone around their roadmap.
With offices in San Francisco, Vancouver, Dublin, Brno and Prague, Productboard is backed by leading investors like Tiger Global Management, Dragoneer Investment Group, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Credo Ventures.
In January 2022, we closed our $125M Series D round, which put us into the Unicorn category of companies, with a valuation of $1.7B.
- Join at the golden startup age — established stability of a Unicorn with space for individual impact
- You’ll enjoy an exciting team atmosphere, building a whole new category of software
- You can help change the way that products are built all over the world
- We iterate quickly and decisions are fast. You’ll have a voice in what we do and see the impact of your work
- We are backed by top Silicon Valley investors, giving us access to capital, networks, mentors, and new markets
- We are recognized as one of the hottest tech startups on the market today, named by Forbes magazine and Business Insider as one of the best startup employers to bet your career on and are regularly recognized for our company culture
About our culture
Imagine working in a place where everything matters — most importantly, you. At Productboard, values aren’t just something we like to talk about, they’re something we live and breathe. We believe in creating a work environment where:
- People feel empowered, supported, and included
- Trust and transparency are built into the way we work
- Creativity, curiosity, and continuous improvement are encouraged and nurtured every day
Forming our company values was a group effort, with every employee allowed to contribute. From profit-sharing initiatives, like stock options, to open calendars and communication, we don’t waste time on politics or ego. We champion openness by sharing our goals, success, and failures.
Join colleagues who love what they do and who are invested in their work environment and the future of the company. Help shape our company, culture, and product!
Check out our LinkedIn Life page, Instagram profile, and People of Productboard FB page or listen to our People of Productboard podcast for a real feel of what life is like at Productboard.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and champion equity. It is our aim to help people from all backgrounds, cultures, and groups realize their full potential at Productboard. We do not tolerate any discrimination or harassment based upon gender identity, race, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other biascovered by appropriate law. All aspects of employment, including hiring, training, promotion, and terminations, are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are committed to an inclusive hiring process and provide all candidates with equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Togetherness is one of our core values, and our Diversity Council helps to ensure that we uphold the values of authenticity, humanity, and diversity to create an environment where every person matters. We are committed to leading by example to drive societal change.
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