Principal Product Manager

Rocket Travel, Inc.

$172K — $202K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar).
  • Experience developing and launching products.
  • Proven ability to leverage analytics for decision-making.
  • Strong data skills and familiarity with analytics tools.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience in leading global product vision and strategy.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead analyses to uncover new loyalty growth opportunities.
  • Define product strategy and success metrics using data.
  • Analyze user requirements to inform product roadmaps.
  • Drive the entire product development process from concept to launch.
  • Build and execute experiments to test product performance.
  • Develop innovative processes to enhance organizational efficiency.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver travel solutions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with flexibility for remote work.
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, product-centric environment.
  • High visibility and direct impact on company growth and strategy.
  • Engagement with executive leadership and key partners.
  • Access to a diverse, cross-functional team.
Full Job Description
About The Team:

In Product, ideas come alive. The world is moving fast so our culture empowers ownership and minimal bureaucracy. That's the environment that enables you to do what you think is right - and quickly. Our Product Managers move fast, fail, learn, and pivot.

Being a product-centric organization, our team works cross-functionally to build products from conception to launch by bringing together engineering and business worlds. Rocket Travel's Product Managers work closely with executive leadership and have high visibility among partners; they have direct impact on growth and strategy.

What you'll do:

Strategy & Analysis
  • Lead competitive-landscape and market analyses to identify new loyalty growth opportunities.
  • Define product strategy and success metrics using quantitative methods and data-driven insights.
  • Analyze user requirements and inform roadmap decisions.

Execution & Delivery
  • Drive end-to-end product development: conceptualize, launch, and optimize loyalty features and solutions.
  • Build and run experiments to test performance, measure impact, and iterate rapidly.
  • Develop engineered processes and innovative technologies to improve organizational efficiency.

Collaboration & Influence
  • Partner with Engineering, UX, Marketing, and Legal teams to deliver cutting-edge travel solutions.
  • Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders to align on vision, priorities, and go-to-market plans.
  • Collaborate across regions, product areas, and functions to solve some of the world's most difficult loyalty challenges.

What you'll need to succeed:
  • Bachelor's degree in technical field (i.e. Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline).
  • Proven ability to leverage analytics and quantitative methods to inform and influence decision-making
  • Strong data skills
  • Bias for action to unlock business value for our partners and RTA
  • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written in English) with proven ability to convey complex messages clearly and with conviction to different stakeholders
  • Experience developing and launching products
  • Experience leading global product vision, go-to-market strategy and design discussions.
  • Entrepreneurial and analytical skills; effective at breaking down complex problems and driving and managing change
  • Hands-on mentality

It's great if you have:
  • MBA or Master's degree in Math, Economics, Computer Science or Statistics
  • Data tools - SQL, Python, R, or equivalent


There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, roles are eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.

The base and bonus range for Chicago-metro area is $172,000-202,000.

Note on general employment requirements

Candidates should be authorized to accept employment in the US from any employer and must be able to work a hybrid work schedule with 2-3 days per week in the stated physical office (unless otherwise indicated).

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