Senior Product Manager - Basketball

About GameChanger

GameChanger is passionate about the transformative power of youth sports, fostering leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence both on and off the field. We recognize the essential role of coaches, parents, and volunteers in organized youth sports and strive to create the premier platform to capture the meaningful moments that strengthen our community and support the next generation through sports.

Our company operates as a remote-first, innovative technology firm headquartered in New York City, dedicated to tackling significant challenges in youth sports today.

Role Overview

We are investing deeply in basketball as one of our fastest-growing areas. As Senior Product Manager, you will be pivotal in defining the product vision and strategy, launching new features and capabilities for teams, coaches, and families. This cross-functional leadership role involves close collaboration with Engineering, Design, Strategy, Marketing, and Business Development teams. You will report to a Product Management Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and champion the long-term roadmap and strategy for GameChanger Basketball in partnership with multiple internal teams.
• Identify market opportunities using customer research, competitive analysis, and company objectives to guide product decisions.
• Manage product lifecycle from conceptualization through deployment, ongoing measurement, and refinement.
• Work closely with Engineering and Design teams to translate strategy into high-quality, user-friendly experiences.
• Launch features swiftly, leveraging customer feedback to continually optimize the product.
• Define success metrics and use both quantitative data and qualitative insights to assess product health and impact.
• Collaborate with Analytics to validate hypotheses and direct future investments.
• Communicate product vision, priorities, and outcomes to stakeholders at varying organizational levels, fostering alignment across diverse teams.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 5 years experience managing consumer-facing mobile products, ideally in sports, family tech, gaming, subscription services, or other highly engaged consumer sectors.
• Proven track record of leading products from discovery through launch, utilizing customer insights and data-driven prioritization.
• Demonstrated partnership with Engineering and Design to deliver intuitive and exceptional customer experiences.
• Strong ability to balance customer needs, technical nuances, and business goals in decision making.
• Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous surroundings requiring definition of both problems and solutions.
• Skilled at influencing without direct authority, aligning cross-functional stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills, adept at articulating product strategies and outcomes to a range of audiences.
• A passion for basketball or a keen interest in shaping the sport’s future through technology is preferred.

Benefits and Perks

• Flexible work setup: work remotely anywhere in the United States or utilize our modern office in Manhattan, New York.
• Unlimited paid vacation policy.
• Opportunities for paid volunteer work.
• Technology stipend of $4,000 every two years to keep your equipment up-to-date.
• Annual $500 stipend to enhance your home office environment.
• Annual $500 learning stipend to support ongoing professional development.
• Monthly wellness, mental health, and educational allowances via Holisticly.
• Monthly lifestyle stipend through Fringe.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescriptions, and accounts like FSA, HRA, and HSA, plus dependent coverage.
• Robust retirement plans (Traditional and Roth 401K) with immediate company matching through Vanguard.
• Life insurance options covering basic, supplemental, and dependent policies.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Company-paid parental leave offering up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family-building assistance through Progyny.
• Access to discounts with DICK'S Sporting Goods and their affiliated brands.

Additional Information

The offered base salary ranges from $160,000 to $180,000 annually, complemented by incentives, equity, and benefits based on role eligibility. Actual compensation will reflect experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant factors, ensuring fairness across the company.

Due to compliance with employer state tax regulations, employment is not available in the states of AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

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