Principal Product Manager

Our Story

Over the past several years, Able has grown immeasurably. We’ve also grown in the type of company that we are:

Chapter 1: We were founded in 2013 as a product and engineering hub for a portfolio of early-stage start-ups. We grew up as an in-house/external hybrid shared services model. That allowed us to hone our skills and establish our operational and cultural foundation.

Chapter 2: In 2019 we began to expand our vision. We began to grow outside of our inset partner base. We had good initial success meeting new partners, kicking off new relationships, and delivering high-value work.

Chapter 3: In 2023, we moved into the next phase of a new chapter, an expansion of the ambition of Chapter 2. Our strategy for growth centers around two audiences:

• Venture Capital. VC firms are looking for trusted product and technology solutions to distribute seamlessly across their portfolios at scale. The founders at their portfolio companies are looking for capabilities that can accelerate their businesses' go-to-market time, while minimizing cost and risk.
• Private Equity. PE firms are looking for trusted solutions that can catalyze growth for their portfolio companies at scale. The leaders of those companies are looking to leverage technology to unlock growth from their organizations.

Chapter 3a: We are now in the next phase of Chapter 3, aligned to our mission and vision, and accelerated by the powers of applied AI. We believe that AI will be a powerful force in the end-to-end software development lifecycle. Specifically we are creating practices that – coupled with our world class talent – can deliver software significantly faster than legacy techniques. The result is increased value for our partners, who can dramatically increase the capacity of their product organizations. 

Able is seeking a full-time permanent Principal Product Manager to join our growing team. As a Principal Product Manager, you will also be part of Able’s Growth Team and potential to be a Partner Lead.  As a Principal Product Manager and Partner Lead, you are partner obsessed and passionate about bringing disciplines together. You are an active listener, who will collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute an effective product process. For each product, you will work closely with our partners, manage the overall engagement (partner strategy, team health and execution excellence), learn about their business priorities and user needs, work with them to define the problems, and collaborate with our team to define and build the solution.

Your day-to-day

As a Principal Product Manager, you will bring your advanced knowledge of agile and lean practices, sharing your passion to keep up with evolving practices as a way to constantly improve delivery. You will be able to anticipate and address risks, blockers, and other potential roadblocks in advance, delivering partner excellence.

Reporting to the Director of Product Strategy and Design, this role’s day-to-day includes:

• Having a broad set of product management skills; they are experienced in shipping web based products in, both, startup and enterprise environments. They enjoy working with the distributed teams.
• Taking a lean approach to product management; they are able to identify riskiest assumptions and have an arsenal of tools to validate them. They focus on learning and always look for opportunities to shorten the feedback loops (user - team feedback loop, partner - team feedback loop, planning - production teams feedback loop). They are skilled at defining an MVP. 
• Being data driven; they set clear and measurable success criteria, use various data analytics tools to track progress and are able to draw actionable insights that drive product decisions.  
• Being a problem solver; they think outside the box; they are skilled at breaking down complex problems and finding elegant solutions; they are able to communicate the requirements to the proposed solution in a way that motivates the team and encourages product ownership. 
• Taking a collaborative approach to product management; they make an effort to involve people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets in their process. They take criticism well and know how to prioritize and incorporate varying points of view.
• Having exceptional written and verbal communication skills; their communication style is clear and concise. They are able to tailor their communication style and approach to the needs of the audience.

What we’re looking for

We want to work with people who have a passion for collaborating with their teams to develop and manage all product plans. Someone who feels comfortable managing multiple time-sensitive partner projects throughout all phases of the development life cycle.

Ideally this candidate would have:

• 7+ years experience shipping digital products
• Experience in software product management
• Strong experience managing client relationships & external stakeholders
• Experience working with AI technology is strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of all phases of the software development lifecycle
• The ability to break down complex business problems by collaborating with technical teams to build project plans and product specifications, identifying simple and elegant solutions focused on important user needs
• Strong storytelling abilities with proven experience creating compelling presentations and selling ideas to collaborators and executive-level clients
• A passion for digital products that translates to a deep knowledge of contemporary design patterns, trends, and best practices
• Humility and willingness to roll up sleeves and take ownership of clearing any obstacles the team faces
• Comfort managing ambiguous requirements and shifting priorities
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Legal entitlement to work in the U.S. 

This position is 100% remote within the U.S.  Minimal travel may be required within the United States.

The salary range for this position is $155,000 - 170,000 USD.

Salary offered will take into consideration the actual salary ranges for current employees, the candidate’s depth of experience and qualifications, the level of specialization the role requires, budgetary considerations, the market demand for the role and the local market conditions that exist where the employee will be based. 

Able's Values

• Put People First: We're caring, open, and encouraging.  We respect the richness that we each bring into our work.
• Imagine Better: We are optimistic in our outlook, as well as creative and proactive to deliver the highest quality.
• Expect Excellence: We commit to each other to always strive to be our best.
• Simplify to Solve: We create better outcomes by reducing complexity.
• We are all Builders: We are motivated and empowered to help build Able, and our partner's businesses.
• One Able. Many Voices: Our unity is our strength.  Our diversity is our energy.

Let’s build together.

Able is committed to inclusion and diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.