Lead Product Manager

🇺🇸Remote2d ago

Higher Ed Product Product Management Higher Education Accreditation SaaS Products Healthcare Compliance

Role Snapshot

Lead Product Manager at PeopleGrove owning core product lines for higher education clinical placement and accreditation software. Drive roadmap strategy, feature prioritization, and cross-functional execution with direct impact on student and faculty outcomes.

Key Responsibilities: Own product roadmap and prioritize epics/features grounded in user research and business outcomes; partner with engineering and design through full product lifecycle. Serve as domain expert in clinical education and accreditation frameworks, and collaborate on go-to-market strategy with customer success and marketing teams.

Skills & Tools: Strong product strategy and requirements definition skills with ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity. Excellent cross-functional collaboration and influence without authority; expertise in B2B SaaS workflows and preferably healthcare, higher education, or compliance-driven software.

Qualifications: 5+ years of product management experience with at least 2 years owning complex B2B SaaS products. Experience in higher education, healthcare, or regulated domains is meaningful; familiarity with clinical placement, competency-based education, or accreditation workflows is a plus.

Location: Remote

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation for this role is $140,000 – $180,000/year based on title, seniority, and location.

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Job Description

About PeopleGrove PeopleGrove builds software that helps higher education institutions support students and graduates at every stage of their journey — from experiential learning to career outcomes. Our CORE platform powers critical workflows for nursing programs, educator preparation, counseling, and social work — helping institutions meet accreditation requirements, track student competency, and demonstrate program impact. The Role We're looking for a Lead Product Manager to own and drive product strategy across PeopleGrove's CORE platform — a suite of products that includes ELMS (experiential learning management for Nursing and Education), CompMS (competency management), MyCred (digital credentials), and more. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of complex domain expertise, accreditation compliance, and modern product thinking. You'll work closely with engineering, design, customer success, and senior stakeholders to define what gets built, why, and when — and you'll be the connective tissue between user needs and scalable product decisions. What You'll Do:

Own the roadmap for one or more CORE product lines, balancing customer commitments, strategic opportunities, and technical capacity

Define and prioritize epics and features using clear, well-scoped requirements grounded in user research and business outcomes

Partner with engineering and design to ship high-quality product efficiently — from discovery through delivery

Build deep domain expertise in clinical education, accreditation frameworks (ACEN, CCNE, CAEP, CACREP, CSWE), and the operational workflows of program coordinators, clinical faculty, and students

Serve as a key voice in go-to-market readiness — working with CS and marketing on positioning, release communications, and client onboarding

Collaborate with the VP of Product on annual and quarterly planning, contributing to roadmap strategy and resource prioritization

What We're Looking For:

5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years owning a complex B2B SaaS product

Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity — you can move from messy problem space to crisp requirements

Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; you know how to influence without authority and build trust with engineers, designers, and go-to-market teams

Experience with higher education, healthcare, compliance-driven software, or other regulated domains is a meaningful plus

Comfort working in a distributed, async-first environment with a globally distributed team

Curiosity, rigor, and a bias toward outcomes over output

Nice to Have

Familiarity with clinical placement, competency-based education, or accreditation reporting workflows

Experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, Mixpanel, or similar product ops tooling

Prior experience at a growth-stage edtech or vertical SaaS company

Why PeopleGrove