Lead Product Manager

Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 21, 2025

Job Description:

At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We're deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.
Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there's going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We're willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.
If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.
About the Role:
As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.
We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other's words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us!
PitchBook's Lead Product Manager is the strategic head of a product area and leads a team of Product Managers to execute against our roadmap. The Lead Product Manager acts as a subject matter expert for a specific product area and defines the vision, strategy, and roadmap for that focus. This role champions the needs of our customers, pain points, and business opportunities across the organization. They also serve as a leader to Product Managers in their product area, growing their team's skillsets and developing the organizational structure needed for success.
Primary Job Responsibilities:

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• Champion client needs, pain points, and business opportunities across the organization and develop a shared understanding of the product area vision.
  
• Be a SME for your product area(s) and a go-to resource for team members across PitchBook.
  
• Actively define the product roadmap, prioritize the backlog, and create business cases to outline new strategic product opportunities.
  
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and project teams to execute your product roadmap.
  
• Create detailed functional specifications from prioritized requirements and effectively communicate to stakeholders.
  
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Product Members on the Product Management process and develop their skill sets.
  
• Establish clear project goals and aggressively measure and assess your business impact while prioritizing additional opportunities for success.
  
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors.
  
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested.
  
  Skills and Qualifications:
  
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  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
    
  • 5+ years product management experience.
    
  • 2+ years previous experience leading direct reports or mentoring Product Managers.
    
  • Strong bias for action and willingness to roll up the sleeves and do what is necessary to meet team goals.
    
  • Experience establishing customer-centric requirements and writing functional design specification documents for engineering teams.
    
  • Experience working with internal teams with a focus on operational efficiency.
    
  • Familiarity with machine learning and natural language processing techniques.
    
  • Ability to leverage data analytics tools (Mixpanel, FullStory, Snowflake) to drive product decision making.
    
  • A proven track record in building and scaling commercial data products, such as data feeds, Public API's, and CRM Integrations.
    
    Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:
    Physical Health
    
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    • Additional medical wellness incentives.
      
    • STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance.
      
      Emotional Health
      
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      • Paid sabbatical program after four years.
        
      • Paid family and paternity leave.
        
      • Annual educational stipend.
        
      • Ability to apply for tuition reimbursement.
        
      • CFA exam stipend.
        
      • Robust training programs on industry and soft skills.
        
      • Employee assistance program.
        
      • Generous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days.
        
        Social Health
        
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        • Matching gifts program.
          
        • Employee resource groups.
          
        • Dependent Care FSA.
          
        • Employee referral bonus program.
          
        • Quarterly team building events.
          
        • Shared ownership employee stock program.
          
        • Monthly transportation stipend.
          
          Compensation
          
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          • Annual base salary: $155,000-$180,000.
            
          • Target annual bonus percentage: 10%.
            
            Working Conditions:
            We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it's helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 3+ days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position.
            The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an ongoing basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.
            We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It's our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we've heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.
            We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.
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Keywords: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Edmonds , Lead Product Manager, Executive , Seattle, Washington