Senior Product Manager | Accountant Platform

8am is a professional business platform dedicated to empowering professionals with innovative technology. They are seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Product Manager to drive their accountant team, focusing on building transformative products for accounting professionals and navigating the complexities of a rapidly evolving market.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct deep market analysis and customer research to identify white space opportunities in the accountant workflow
• Lead discovery with design and engineering partners to understand core pain points and validate solutions through rapid experimentation
• Own the product vision from conception through launch, determining where AI and automation create genuine competitive advantage versus adding unnecessary complexity
• Design and execute market validation experiments
• Champion rapid iteration with emerging technologies while maintaining quality thresholds that professionals demand
• Define success metrics tied to business impact, not feature delivery – focusing on adoption, retention, and revenue growth
• Build outcome-based roadmaps that connect daily work to measurable customer and business value
• Partner with analytics teams to establish measurement frameworks that track true product-market fit
• Lead cross-functional alignment around outcomes, taking corrective action when initiatives aren't moving the needle
• Balance speed to market with quality, knowing when to pivot, persevere, or pull the plug on initiatives
• Create lightweight documentation and rituals that drive accountability across teams
• Continuously refine how we work based on what's actually delivering results
• Establish experimentation frameworks that allow us to test and learn quickly with minimal investment
• Influence and align stakeholders at all levels around product vision and strategy
• Navigate shared platform dynamics by becoming a master storyteller who can translate accountant needs into platform priorities
• Partner with Product Marketing and GTM teams on pricing, positioning, and go-to-market execution
• Collaborate with Customer Success to drive adoption and ensure customers realize promised value
• Work closely with engineering to make technical trade-offs that balance innovation with reliability
• Shape the broader product vision for how our accountant tools fit within the larger ecosystem

Requirements:

• 5+ years of product management experience with demonstrable success launching 0-1 products
• Proven track record of taking products from concept to market in B2B SaaS environments
• Strong experience in market validation methodologies and experimentation frameworks
• Background in pricing strategy and monetization experiments
• Excellence in data-driven decision making with the ability to move fast with imperfect information
• Experience shipping AI-powered features with clear understanding of when AI adds value vs. complexity
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation
• Exceptional ability to thrive in ambiguity and create structure from chaos
• Strong business acumen with the ability to evaluate market opportunities and make strategic bets
• Outstanding communication skills to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Comfort with rapid context switching and managing multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Resilience under pressure with a track record of delivering results in fast-paced environments
• Deep understanding of AI/ML capabilities and limitations in practical product applications
• Experience in fintech, accounting software, or professional services tools
• Background working with or selling to accounting firms or finance professionals
• Experience in venture-backed or high-growth startup environments
• Experience implementing AI in regulated or high-trust environments