Playground
Staff/Senior Product Manager
$170K–$250K
New York, NY · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 6-10+ years of PM experience, with 3+ years specifically owning products in B2B SaaS or FinTech.
- Education
- A degree in a technical discipline (CS, engineering, or similar) is an alternative to prior software engineering experience; no equivalent-experience wording stated.
About the job
Own and improve core product areas for childcare business software, aligning customer needs, business priorities, and engineering delivery.
What you'll do
- Lead product areas end-to-end, from discovery through delivery and iteration, using direct user feedback to guide improvements.
- Turn customer and business needs into prioritized roadmaps and technically grounded specifications with Engineering.
- Align cross-functional teams and make data- and customer-informed prioritization decisions.
What they ask for
- 6-10+ years of PM experience, including 3+ years owning products in B2B SaaS or FinTech.
- Software engineering experience or a degree in a technical discipline (CS, engineering, or similar).
- Ability to understand engineering systems, architecture decisions, and technical tradeoffs.
- Experience owning a significant product or function at a startup, with accountability for outcomes.
Nice to have
- Former founder or long history of launched side projects.
- Background in childcare, education, or a related vertical.
Pay
$170,000–$250,000 USD base salary
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