Associate Product Manager

An overview of the role

Works under guidance to deliver non-strategic aspects of the product role. Supports discovery, backlog quality, and release readiness, while learning how strategy translates into customer and business value.

Your key responsibilities

• Discovery support: Assist with customer interviews, data analysis, and persona/JTBD refinement.
• Backlog hygiene: Draft and refine user stories with acceptance criteria; ensure Definition of Ready/Done adherence.
• Execution support: Help set sprint goals; coordinate demos; capture feedback and update backlog.
• Quality & NFRs: Ensure basic non-functional requirements are captured; help track defects and test coverage.
• Metrics basics: Track simple flow and usage metrics (lead/cycle time, activation signals).
• Enablement: Draft release notes; support documentation and internal training.

Collaboration & Stakeholders

Collaborates with Engineering, Design, Data/Analytics, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Support, Finance, Legal, and Security. Operates a shared cadence of Quarterly (strategy/OKRs), Monthly (performance & market review), Bi-weekly (planning/review/retro), and Continuous (customer touchpoints, risk tracking).

Decision Rights & Success Measures

Decision Rights: Contributes recommendations within established guardrails; decisions reviewed by Product Manager/Head of Product.

Success Measures: Backlog quality, predictable delivery support, accurate documentation, and learning velocity.