Principal/Staff Product Manager
Manifest
About the Role
Manifest is creating category defining products in the software and AI supply chain security space. Currently at Series A with over $21MM raised, we are perfectly positioned to make security and transparency accessible and attainable across large enterprises and organizations.
At Manifest, we care deeply about the people we work with and the products we ship. Our product team focuses on delivering meaningful workflows — not just features — and we obsess over creating thoughtful, high-quality user experiences.
We are looking for a curious, self-driven Product Manager who is excited about building technical products for a technically diverse set of users. In this role, you will help shape the future of software and AI supply chain security, working on capabilities that don’t yet exist anywhere else. You will collaborate closely with a humble, passionate team that loves solving hard problems and takes ownership from start to finish. Finally, you will also have the opportunity to share ideas and recommendations directly with our CEO and co-founder, a former product leader.
If you’re energized by complex challenges, grounded in humility and curiosity, and passionate about building products with mission critical impact, we’d love to meet you. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000-$220,000 + equity + benefits. Salary range is determined by role, level, and location.
Please note required time zone location: EST/CST
The Impact You’ll Have
- Drive product roadmap, from planning to successful execution, for your area of ownership
- Deliver technically sound and impactful features that balance short and long term goals by working with our software and AI/ML engineering teams
- Partner with design to create user experiences that make complex technical systems accessible and pleasant to use
- Define and own strategies for new user acquisition and increased customer adoption
- Enable GTM team (BD, Marketing, Sales, SE) with product collateral to support pilots and deals
What you will do
- Execute end to end on the product development lifecycle: doing user research, writing product requirements documents, supporting engineering and design decisions, delivering GTM enablement
- Make high-impact decisions with limited data by asking the right questions and identifying critical assumptions
- Communicate product vision and technical trade-offs to executives, engineers, and stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds
- Maintain a prioritized list of the most critical work and ensure it reflects the needs of customers, the business strategy, and the technical platform
- Develop and implement processes, where needed, to support successful feature delivery
What you bring to the team
- 4+ years in product management, technical background is a must
- 8+ years of working experience on a technical products
- You have direct experience building technical products and understand the basics of software development, software architecture, and cybersecurity
- You have a proven track record of taking products from 0-1 or driving significant feature initiatives in fast-growing companies
- You are known for owning end to end outcomes and proactively identifying what needs to be done
- You have experience collaborating closely with engineering and design teams in fast paced environments
- You have perfected the ability to learn new technical concepts quickly and thrive when diving into unfamiliar domains
- You bring clarity and strong collaboration wherever you go, from customer-facing discussions to cross-functional teams to executive audiences
Nice to haves
- Experience working with vulnerability databases and security tooling (e.g. SCA, SAST)
- Experience in cybersecurity, AI/ML, or software developer facing products
- Background or experience in infosec or broader cybersecurity concepts
Benefits
- 🔍 Help organizations get new-found visibility into their software, and be more secure!
- 🌎 Fully remote work
- 🌴 Unlimited PTO (which we take seriously)
- 🏥 Medical/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents paid at 100%!
- 💵 Competitive salary & meaningful stock options
- 🏦 401(k) and retirement options
- ⚒️ Help get in at the ground floor of a well-funded, early stage startup!