[Hiring] Principal Product Manager @AbsenceSoft

Role Description

The 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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• Domain experience in HR tech, leave and absence, benefits, or compliance.
• Experience in a high-growth scaling environment.

Benefits

• AbsenceSoft provides a wide variety of perks and benefits, including full medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401k and 401k match after your first year with AbsenceSoft.
• Support for professional growth including industry training and CLMS Certification, opportunities for additional industry and technology certifications, and continuing education.
• Impact that matters: You’ll do work that shapes the future of the modern workplace.
• Flexibility and trust: We’re remote-first and results driven.
• Growth and development: Access to learning resources, leadership programs, and opportunities to take on new challenges.
• Competitive rewards: Comprehensive benefits, a performance-based bonus program, and equity opportunities.
• Time for life: Flexible time off, paid holidays, and flexible leave programs designed to support every season of life.
• Belonging and balance: Building an inclusive culture where every voice is valued.