Principal Product Manager, BetterUp
Data Platform
$211-364k
Salary dependent on location
AI-driven employee coaching platform
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AI-driven employee coaching platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$211-364k
Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock greater clarity, potential, purpose, and passion for every one of their members, with an innovative approach to coaching and leadership development.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of product management experience with a focus on data platforms, SaaS platforms, or related areas
- Proven experience in leading large-scale data infrastructure or platform products in a fast-paced environment
- Strong technical background with a solid understanding of data architecture, data engineering, and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Experience working closely with engineering teams on platform infrastructure, microservices, APIs, and data processing pipelines
- Deep understanding of data governance, privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), and compliance standards
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business value
- Experience with product analytics, A/B testing, and user research methodologies to drive data-informed decision-making
- Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance short-term wins with long-term strategic initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent work experience); MBA or other advanced degrees are a plus
Desirable
- Hands-on experience with modern data infrastructure tools like Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Kafka, or similar technologies
- Experience building platforms that support machine learning, data analytics, and business intelligence workflows
- Knowledge of multi-tenant SaaS architectures and experience managing products that serve both internal teams and external customers
What the job involves
- As the Principal Product Manager, Data Platform, you will play a critical leadership role in defining the strategy and execution of a world-class data platform that supports a diverse portfolio of SaaS products
- This platform will be the foundation upon which product teams build data-driven solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
- The role focuses on creating and managing a platform that can support (1st)internal and (2nd)external customers, providing seamless access to the data tools and infrastructure needed to build, manage, scale, and extend SaaS products
- Data Platform Strategy & Vision:
- Define and lead the overall product strategy for the data platform, ensuring it aligns with business goals, user needs, and the broader technology landscape
- Create a compelling product vision for the data platform that supports scalability, data governance, security, and interoperability across various SaaS products
- Serve as the chief advocate for the data platform, driving alignment with senior leadership, engineering teams, and product management for SaaS products
- Roadmap Development & Execution:
- Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap, working with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment on objectives and timelines
- Manage the full product lifecycle for the data platform, from ideation to sunset, balancing strategic initiatives with tactical product improvements
- Ensure timely delivery of platform features and enhancements by collaborating with engineering, design, and operations teams, while balancing technical feasibility, user needs, and business value
- Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate closely with product managers from different SaaS product teams to understand their data needs and ensure the platform meets those requirements
- Partner with engineering leaders to drive platform reliability, scalability, and performance while also reducing technical debt
- Serve as the main point of contact for internal teams (data science, analytics, product, engineering) and external stakeholders (customers, partners) who rely on the platform
- Data Governance & Compliance:
- Own and lead data governance initiatives within the platform, ensuring compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and company security policies
- Define, monitor, and improve processes around data privacy, security, and access control in collaboration with legal, compliance, and security teams
- Metrics & Performance Management:
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for the data platform, ensuring it supports the performance and availability needs of SaaS products
- Continuously gather feedback from internal and external users to improve platform functionality and user experience
- Conduct A/B testing, and data-driven experiments to assess the effectiveness of platform features
- Thought Leadership & Mentorship:
- Stay up to date with industry trends in data platforms, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and emerging technologies, sharing insights across the organization
- Mentor and support junior product managers within the platform product team, providing guidance on product development best practices
- Lead cross-functional teams in driving platform-wide initiatives that contribute to the overall success of the business
Our take
Companies are becoming increasingly informed regarding the importance of mental health in the workplace, especially when it comes to improving the interpersonal and leadership skills of their employees. Whilst many online platforms provide coaching services to help people excel in the workplace, existing options generally focus on career-based skills as opposed to overall mental wellness.
BetterUp connects employees with online career coaches, working directly with companies to improve mental health and enthusiasm in the workplace. The online service leverages AI analysis of questionnaire results to match employees with personalized video coaching sessions and career development services, providing support in areas often neglected by employers such as sleep, parenting, and overall mental fitness.
BetterUp has seen substantial success, and has the world's largest network of coaches (with over 3,000), offering coaching in 46 languages across 90 countries. The multi-unicorn company has ample opportunity to see further growth and expansion.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2021
$300m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$125m
SERIES D
Total funding: $579m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid parental leave
- Personalized BetterUp Coach
- $360 each year for wellness programs
- Annual $1K learning and development stipend
- Equity package
- 5 volunteer days and 4 paid Inner Work™ days a year
Company values
- Do less, deliver more - We focus on the work that will contribute the most to our mission and then execute to the best of our abilities
- Extreme ownership - We are fully responsible for our work. When things go poorly, we relish the opportunity to learn from it and improve
- Work to learn - We’re curious, willing-to-be-wrong, agile learners. This means we engage with work as a playscape on which to discover, learn, and realize our full potential
- Bias toward action - We prefer to act rather than wait and see. When we identify an opportunity to make a difference, we move on it
Company HQ
Govalle, Austin, TX
Articles
Leadership
Alexi Robichaux
(CEO)Studied Political Science at USC, and then worked in Business Insight at the Walt Disney Company. Was a Product Manager at Socialcast, and Director of Product Management at VMware.
Eduardo Medina
(COO)Studied Business at USC and Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Worked as an Associate Consultant at Bain, and as an Associate at Altamont Capital Partners.
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