Associate Product Manager - Forward Deployed (5 days onsite)
The Associate Product Manager at Confidential Client supports the development and evolution of HR technology products by collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, and Solutions teams. This full-time, on-site role involves conducting market and customer research, defining product requirements, supporting product discovery, and ensuring high-quality product delivery in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, HR technology (recruiting & resume automation).
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Role Overview
Confidential Client is hiring an Associate Product Manager — Forward Deployed (onsite 5 days/week) in Ambler, PA. This is an operational, customer-facing APM role working directly with customers, engineering, and design to deliver product improvements for HR/recruiting workflows. The role is ideal for someone with product sense, strong communication skills, and a bias toward action in a high-cadence, on-site environment.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a forward-deployed Associate Product Manager embedded with customer-facing teams to gather feedback, prioritize work, and validate product solutions.
- Drive product discovery and rapid experimentation with customers, designers, and engineers.
- Translate customer needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution: partner with engineering, design, QA, and operations to deliver value quickly.
- Track product performance and inform roadmap decisions using qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders and help shape go-to-market and adoption strategies.
Qualifications (Required)
- 1–3 years experience in product, product operations, customer success, program management, consulting, or a related role where you partnered with product or engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers to uncover needs and validate solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to present product ideas and trade-offs clearly.
- Comfortable handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced, on-site environment.
- Problem-solving mindset and basic data literacy (able to interpret product metrics; familiarity with analytics tools or SQL is a plus).
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Preferred (Nice to Have)
- Prior experience in HR tech, recruiting, or resume/CV automation products.
- Familiarity with Agile product development and creating user stories.
- Experience running customer interviews, usability testing, or pilot programs.
- Technical fluency that enables productive collaboration with engineers.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work hands-on with customers and shape product direction at a growing HR technology organization.
- Collaborative, cross-functional team environment onsite in Ambler, PA.
- Professional growth and mentorship from experienced product leaders.
- Competitive benefits offered by the Confidential Client (details provided during the hiring process).
Location & Schedule
- This position is full-time and requires onsite presence 5 days per week in Ambler, PA.
Notes on Hiring Process & Compliance
- Careertakes recruits on behalf of a Confidential Client. We follow US federal and state hiring laws and do not discriminate in hiring decisions.
- Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities; please request accommodations during the application process.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; Confidential Client will not sponsor visas for this role.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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