Senior Product Manager at Nomad

ABOUT NOMAD Nomad is unlocking economic opportunity for everyone in the long-term rental community. We offer property owners guaranteed rent and peace of mind, while delivering a better rental experience for residents. Backed by leading investors, we're transforming a massive, fragmented market with technology that makes renting better for everyone involved. WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS Nomad is looking for a detail-oriented and technically-adept Product Manager who can operate at the seam of product + engineering: turning real-world problems into build-ready scope, making priority and trade-off calls, and driving outcomes across customer-facing experiences and operator tooling. This is not a generic “PM as researcher/strategist” role - though you'll need to deeply understand our customers and business. This is not a quasi-coding role. Your focus is to be a conduit from Engineering to Product and the business bringing technical clarity, execution quality, and engineering leverage. WHAT YOU’LL OWN - Technical problem definition: translate ambiguous business goals into crisp system-level problem statements, constraints, and measurable success criteria. - Scope & priority trade-offs: make decisions with Eng on what ships now vs later, quality vs speed, short-term fixes vs durable solutions - aligned with business impact. - Build-ready specifications and tickets: write requirements engineers trust and appreciate (edge cases, data implications, API/contracts, workflows, failure modes, acceptance criteria, rollout + rollback, monitoring). - Day-to-day partnership with engineering: refine designs, unblock execution, ensure alignment, and keep quality high without adding heavy process. - Data-backed validation: use SQL (and instrumentation understanding) to validate behavior, quantify impact, debug issues, and confirm post-launch outcomes. - Shipping + operations excellence: lead release readiness, coordinate cross-functional dependencies, handle incidents/postmortems follow-up, and continuously improve delivery hygiene. Learn our operational processes. - Product shaping: contribute to roadmap shaping and iteration - especially where technical constraints, data, or system behavior determine what’s feasible and valuable. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON (EXAMPLES) - Customer-facing workflows where correctness, edge cases, and reliability matter. - Operator-facing tooling that scales internal operations and improves customer experience. - Integrations and system interactions (APIs, webhooks, background jobs, data flows). - Instrumentation, analytics definitions, and “does the product actually behave like we think?” verification. WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT - Not a role where success is primarily customer interview volume, competitive tear-downs, or design ideation. - Not a role where you are writing code or building features yourself. - Not a “status meeting” or Gantt-chart-first project management job. - Not a role where you can be successful without strong technical fluency. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR REQUIRED SKILLS - You demonstrably are at the cutting edge trying and finding value in AI tools to make you more effective. - While you are not a software engineer, you can read and reason about code well enough to understand how a system works. - You are strong in SQL and can independently validate product behavior and outcomes (joins, aggregations, window functions). - You are fluent in modern product delivery with engineers: scoping, ticketing, acceptance criteria, rollout plans, monitoring, and fast iteration. - You can navigate GitHub workflows (issues, PRs, reviews) and are comfortable sharing your GitHub profile. - You have a track record of shipping meaningful product improvements and owning outcomes, not just writing docs. PREFERRED - Experience with integrations, payments/fintech-like workflows, risk/eligibility logic, or other “edge-case heavy” domains. - Experience improving internal tools / operator workflows in addition to customer-facing UX. - Familiarity with observability tooling (logs/metrics/traces) and incident response patterns. - Familiarity with the long-term rental industry. WORKING STYLE - High-clarity communicator who can translate between leadership intent and engineering reality. - Opinionated about quality but pragmatic about sequencing. - Low-ego, high-agency: you unblock, you simplify, you finish. HOW YOU’LL BE EVALUATED - Engineering teams consistently say: “this is the clearest PM I’ve ever worked with.” - Projects ship with fewer late surprises because risks and edge cases were found early. - Post-launch metrics and system behavior are validated (not guessed). Throughput and quality improve in the areas you touch. Where you'll be Hybrid in Denver (3 days/week in our Downtown Denver office). At Nomad, we are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Salary ranges for this role are determined based on factors such as experience, skills, location, and role expectations. Final offers may vary from the posted range, ensuring fair and equitable consideration for every candidate. Our Values 🤝 Nomads Build Community: We foster genuine relationships and act as dependable stewards of our community. 📈 One Percent Better Every Day: We are always learning, taking small, deliberate actions to continuously improve. 🚀 Mission Before Ourselves: We're a championship team driven to make our customers' lives better. 💼 Act From Ownership: We roll up our sleeves, solve problems proactively, and take responsibility for our work. 🌍 Dream Without Boundaries: We challenge the status quo and strive to achieve the extraordinary. Benefits at Nomad We believe in supporting our team with benefits that enhance your life, both inside and outside of work. 🩺 Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Plans: Comprehensive coverage to keep you and your family healthy. 🤝 Team Bonding Outings and Volunteer Days: Opportunities to connect and give back to the community. 🐶 Dog-Friendly Office: Because we know pets are family too! 🗓️ 11 Paid Company Holidays: Including a dedicated Mental Health Day. 📊 Company Equity: Become a part owner of Nomad and share in our success. ☂️ Short-Term & Long-Term Disability: Supporting you when life throws curveballs. 💻 MacBook Air or PC: Plus, an equipment budget to set you up for success. ⏰ Sick, Parental, and Generous Paid Time Off: Work-life balance matters to us. 🎉 Nomadic Anniversary Rewards: Celebrate milestones with rewards ranging from paid yearly events to a 4-week sabbatical. 🏡 Discounted Employee Brokerage Rates: Helping you buy or sell a home with ease. Equal Opportunity Employer Nomad Labs Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.