Product Manager
Hands-on technical Product Manager at Symbium (posted via HearstLab) who owns the roadmap for its permitting platform: writing specs, prototyping with AI/no-code tools, coordinating engineering, and driving releases end-to-end. Core tools include Figma, AI prototyping tools, product analytics, and Zendesk.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Product
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 6–8 years of experience in product management, product operations, or related role in a fast-paced technology environment
- Experience as an early or first product hire, establishing product practices
- Hands-on prototyping with code, no-code, and AI tools
- Daily use of AI tools across product work, with examples of impact
- Technical fluency with system architecture, APIs, and integrations
- Experience working closely with engineering teams to ship software from concept through launch
- Strong organizational and project management skills, managing multiple initiatives
- Use product analytics and customer insights to guide decisions
- Strong written and verbal communication, aligning technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Create wireframes and user flows in Figma
Full description
Symbium is looking for a technical, hands-on Product Manager to help define, prioritize, and deliver the next generation of products and features that power Symbium’s permitting platform. This role combines product strategy, execution, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration. You will work closely with the CTO, Director of Product, and engineering team, using your ability to prototype features with code, no-code, or AI tools, and drive the product development lifecycle end-to-end.
Responsibilities will include:
- Own the product roadmap, defining and executing it with leadership and partnering with engineering on architecture, integrations, technical scope, and build tradeoffs
- Identify and prioritize what needs to be built next based on customer needs, company goals, and market opportunities
- Create wireframes and user flows in Figma with a strong eye for usability
- Rapidly prototype product ideas with AI tools, creating mocks, proofs of concept, and interactive demos
- Manage product development tasks, timelines, milestones, and dependencies to ensure smooth execution
- Coordinate across engineering, operations, policy, and leadership teams to maintain alignment and momentum
- Write detailed technical product specifications covering system behavior, edge cases, failure modes, and requirements
- Define product vision, roadmap, and positioning in alignment with company OKRs and strategic priorities
- Translate business goals into detailed user stories, product requirements, and actionable development plans
- Clearly communicate priorities, tradeoffs, and progress across teams and stakeholders
- Define success metrics, QA standards, and acceptance criteria for product releases
- Monitor platform health and user engagement metrics, including adoption, churn, retention, and feature usage
- Analyze customer feedback, support trends, and product analytics to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement
- Build relationships with users and conduct user interviews, discovery conversations, and webinars
- Lead responsive product iterations and feature improvements informed by data and user behavior
- Work closely with leadership throughout the development lifecycle, from scoping and planning through launch and iteration
- Help define MVPs, validate assumptions, and ensure product decisions balance user experience, technical feasibility, and business impact
- Contribute to QA, release planning, feature rollout coordination, and post-launch evaluation