Checkmate - Senior Product Manager - Platform & Integrations

Product Strategy & Leadership:
- Define and champion a clear, multi-year product vision and strategy for the platform and integrations, aligned with overall business objectives.
- Mentor and develop at least one direct report, fostering a culture of excellence and growth within the product team.
- Conduct thorough market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify new integration opportunities and unmet needs.
- Develop and manage a product roadmap that balances foundational infrastructure projects, new integration development, and long-term strategic goals.
- Effectively present product strategy, insights, and recommendations to the executive leadership team and other key stakeholders.
Technical Execution & Integrations:
- Demonstrate expert technical acumen by translating complex API specs and technical documentation into detailed user stories, functional requirements, and business solutions.
- Oversee the entire product development lifecycle for all integrations, from initial discovery and technical design to launch and iteration.
- Collaborate closely with engineering to build scalable, reliable, and high-quality platform services and integrations.
- Proactively identify and resolve potential issues, risks, and dependencies across multiple internal and external systems to ensure seamless integration.
- Own the relationship with external integration partners, ensuring smooth implementation and interoperability.
Data-Driven Optimization & Communication:
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for platform health, integration performance, and product success.
- Use data-driven insights to optimize the product, prioritize features, and make sound investment decisions.
- Act as the subject matter expert and primary advocate for the platform and its critical role within the organization.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to ensure successful launches.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field is preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in software product management, with a significant portion in a technical or platform-focused role.
- Strong consideration will be given to candidates with experience in restaurant SaaS.

- Proven track record of launching and managing successful, complex technical products, such as platforms, APIs, or large-scale integrations.
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to leveraging AI tools to perform job duties; this is a requirement for every team member at the company.
- Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring product managers.
- Expert-level technical acumen with a deep understanding of APIs, system integration patterns, and platform architecture.
- Experience working in an agile environment.
- Excellent analytical skills with a proven ability to derive insights from both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Exceptional collaboration, communication, and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Strong presentation skills with executive presence.
- Flexibility to work during US hours at least till 5 pm ET is essential for this role.