Lead Product Manager

About PeopleGrove

PeopleGrove builds software that helps higher education institutions support students and graduates at every stage of their journey — from experiential learning to career outcomes. Our CORE platform powers critical workflows for nursing programs, educator preparation, counseling, and social work — helping institutions meet accreditation requirements, track student competency, and demonstrate program impact.

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The Role

We're looking for a Lead Product Manager to own and drive product strategy across PeopleGrove's CORE platform — a suite of products that includes ELMS (experiential learning management for Nursing and Education), CompMS (competency management), MyCred (digital credentials), and more.

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of complex domain expertise, accreditation compliance, and modern product thinking. You'll work closely with engineering, design, customer success, and senior stakeholders to define what gets built, why, and when — and you'll be the connective tissue between user needs and scalable product decisions.

Own the roadmap for one or more CORE product lines, balancing customer commitments, strategic opportunities, and technical capacity

Define and prioritize epics and features using clear, well-scoped requirements grounded in user research and business outcomes

Partner with engineering and design to ship high-quality product efficiently — from discovery through delivery

Build deep domain expertise in clinical education, accreditation frameworks (ACEN, CCNE, CAEP, CACREP, CSWE), and the operational workflows of program coordinators, clinical faculty, and students

Serve as a key voice in go-to-market readiness — working with CS and marketing on positioning, release communications, and client onboarding

Collaborate with the VP of Product on annual and quarterly planning, contributing to roadmap strategy and resource prioritization

5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years owning a complex B2B SaaS product

Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity — you can move from messy problem space to crisp requirements

Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; you know how to influence without authority and build trust with engineers, designers, and go-to-market teams

Experience with higher education, healthcare, compliance-driven software, or other regulated domains is a meaningful plus

Comfort working in a distributed, async-first environment with a globally distributed team

Curiosity, rigor, and a bias toward outcomes over output