Senior Product Manager: Research Solutions (SaaS)
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Keller Executive SearchSaaS Higher Education
United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary140,000 - 155,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- Product ManagementStakeholder managementSaaSData analytics
Requirements
- 8+ years of product management experience, including significant ownership of complex SaaS products
- Experience with research administration, either through a software provider serving this market or within a university or research institution
- Strong understanding of research-related workflows such as sponsored programs, grants administration, compliance, research operations, or adjacent areas
- Demonstrated ability to develop product strategy and translate it into an executable roadmap
- Strong product discovery skills and experience working directly with customers
- Experience partnering closely with engineering and design teams
- A curious, resourceful, and self-directed approach to solving complex problems
- Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to inform decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to simplify complex problems and influence stakeholders across different functions and levels
- Experience working successfully in distributed, cross-functional environments
Responsibilities
- Own the product strategy, roadmap, and priorities for a key research administration product area
- Lead customer discovery to understand institutional workflows, challenges, compliance requirements, and emerging needs
- Translate customer insights, market trends, competitive intelligence, and data into clear product opportunities
- Partner with engineering and design from discovery through delivery, defining requirements and measurable success criteria
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, configurability, usability, and AI-enabled capabilities
- Collaborate with sales, marketing, customer success, and other teams to support launches, adoption, and customer outcomes
- Define and track product health, adoption, engagement, and customer value metrics
- Communicate product strategy and priorities effectively across internal teams and customer stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement through experimentation, customer feedback, and data-driven decision making
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