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Over 7,500 companies — from scrappy startups to global brands — use Customer.io's platform to send billions of emails, push notifications, in-app messages, and SMS every day. Customer.io powers automated communication that people actually want to receive, helping teams send smarter, more relevant messages using real-time behavioral data.
Responsibilities
- Identify and validate customer problems through user research, usage analytics, partner insights, and AI-powered discovery tools.
- Rapidly prototype and run focused experiments to test hypotheses and de-risk new ideas early in the development process.
- Lead cross-functional planning by aligning Engineering, Design, and business stakeholders around clear product goals and trade-offs.
- Drive feature strategy and influence roadmaps by proposing initiatives rooted in customer impact and market opportunity.
- Break down complex projects into incremental, testable releases using component reuse and system thinking to accelerate delivery.
- Collaborate closely with Tech Leads and Designers to shape solutions, assess feasibility, and fine-tune implementation details.
- Use AI-enhanced tools to increase speed and creativity in product workflows.
- Define product success metrics upfront and track adoption, engagement, and retention to inform iterative improvement.
- Create and maintain clear product documentation, decisions, and async updates to support alignment across distributed teams.
- Mentor peers and cross-functional partners by modeling structured thinking, strong communication, and inclusive collaboration.
- Take on Technology Lead responsibilities for specific initiatives when needed, including data modeling, prototyping, coordinating engineering work, and managing delivery risks.
- Translate complex technical concepts between engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders, acting as a bridge for internal communication.
Requirements
- 6+ years of product management experience, ideally with B2B SaaS or platforms leveraging behavioral data for automation or messaging.
- Strong analytical skills, comfort with metrics dashboards, and using data to shape direction and evaluate impact.
- Proven ability to lead feature development independently, reduce scope, and deliver successful outcomes with tight teams.
- High product intuition balanced with humility and experimentation—comfortable being wrong, eager to learn quickly.
- Exceptional written communication and decision-framing abilities, especially in remote and async-first environments.
- Experience with AI-powered tooling in product workflows is a plus.
Nice to Have
- Technical background with ability to build basic web applications, write scripts, and collaborate on data models, APIs, and performance requirements.
- Experience as a point of contact or DRI for engineering initiatives, choosing objectives and navigating trade-offs.
- Comfort with decision-making in technical contexts.
Benefits
- Transparent salary starting at $166k-$187k USD (or equivalent) depending on experience.
- Inclusive benefits with 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and supplemental insurance for you and your family.
- 16 weeks paid parental leave, unlimited PTO, stipends for remote work and wellness, professional development budget, and more.
Process
- Video calls with recruiter, hiring manager, and product team.
- Product case assessments and panel reviews.
- Background check and employment verification before hiring.
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