Principal Product ManagerSummaryThe Principal Product Manager is responsible for owning a core product area from strategy through outcomes. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for hands-on product work, with a path to build and lead a team as the area grows. Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, this role operates with significant autonomy and serves as a senior technical leader across product, engineering, and design.
What You'll Do- Sets the strategy and roadmap for the assigned product area, with a clear point of view on where it's headed and how it ties back to the business.
- Leads hands-on product work including discovery, specifications, and product decision-making.
- Delivers on committed deadlines, working closely with engineering to maintain quality standards.
- Instruments shipped products, tracks metrics, and owns post-launch results.
- Translates customer insights into product decisions, applying sound judgment on prioritization and execution.
- Maintains intuitive user experience in close partnership with design.
- Owns post-launch product outcomes including go-to-market narrative and enablement materials for Sales, Customer Experience, and Product Marketing teams.
- Builds strong cross-functional working relationships and communicates effectively at all levels.
- Presents product strategy, roadmap updates, and performance insights to executive leadership.
- Participates in a highly compliant environment while assisting to maintain company controls and security within your job role.
- Assists in maintaining applicable organizational security and compliance controls within your department and role.
- Other duties as assigned.
What'll Set You Up for SuccessRequired Skills:- At least 10 years in product management, including significant time as a senior, lead, or principal PM who owned a product line end to end.
- Demonstrated track record of setting clear product direction, aligning teams, driving measurable business outcomes, and delivering complex products on time.
- Strong data fluency with ability to instrument products, interpret metrics, and own results.
- Proven experience shipping AI or LLM-powered products, with fluency in AI tools across discovery, prototyping, and analysis, and demonstrated ability to translate proprietary data assets into trusted product value.
- Enterprise B2B SaaS experience, a strong sense for user experience, and a reputation as a strong cross-functional collaborator across engineering, design, and go-to-market teams.
Preferred Skills:- Domain experience in HR tech, leave and absence, benefits, or compliance.
- Experience in a high-growth scaling environment.
Key Skills & Behaviors:- Strategic thinker who connects product decisions to measurable business outcomes.
- Highly autonomous with ability to own a product area end-to-end with minimal direction.
- Data-driven decision maker who instruments products and owns results after launch.
- Strong collaborator who builds effective working relationships across engineering, design, and business teams.
- Customer-obsessed with deep instincts for user experience and product quality.
- AI-forward practitioner who integrates AI tools into daily workflows and product development.
- Clear and confident communicator who presents effectively to executive leadership.
- Results-oriented with a bias toward shipping and learning.
What to Know Before You Apply- We're located in beautiful Denver, Colorado.
- This is a full-time, salaried position + bonus.
- AbsenceSoft provides a wide variety of perks and benefits, including full medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. We offer a 401k and 401k match after your first year with AbsenceSoft.
- We support your professional growth including industry training and CLMS Certification, opportunities for additional industry and technology certifications, and continuing education.
Final compensation is determined based on a candidate's relevant experience, skills, education, and geographic location. This position is also eligible for annual bonus.
Compensation: Base salary for this full-time position is $188,000 - $230,000 USD per year.
The pay range for this role is:
179,520 - 224,400 USD per year (US National)
