Hiring: Principal Software Product Manager Company: Western Governors University Location: Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:43:01 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Change Management, Product Management, REST, Scrum, User Experience, Workday About the job Experience: •10 years of demonstrated experience working as a Software Product Manager, Product Owner, or Group Product Manager, with at least 3 years of those as a Senior or Group Product Manager •1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager. •At least 3 years of those as a Senior or Group Product Manager Required Skills: •Owns the most difficult products/strategies that span multiple product domains and requires high levels of coordination and collaboration. •Works directly with senior and executive leaders to understand their most pressing problems and help them develop the most effective strategy to solve those problems. •Leads cross-functional Steering Committees to update and track strategy, ensure alignment with business metrics and goals, and communicate the strategic roadmap. •Works closely with a cross-functional team of stakeholders, end-users, engineers, UX designers, and product leaders to understand the problems to solve, inform the product vision, and define requirements. •Leads cross-functional collaboration at the senior level to deliver outcomes and is a go-to person for questions and guidance related to product work. •Designs experiments to test customer tradeoffs – between user experience, technology constraints, and business value. •Analyzes the impact of their product domain features on key business outcomes. •Connects domain data to the experience journey and user and business OKRs/KPIs. Qualifications: •Bachelor's Degree in a related field •Professional Product Certification (e.g. Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Pragmatic Marketing) •Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager. •Master's Degree in a related field •Certified in Change Management •This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements. Compensation: •$180,300 - $279,500 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!