Product Manager II

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

About the Role:

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! 

The Deal Sourcing team at PitchBook is building the next generation of signals, relationship intelligence, and data-driven workflows that give private equity, venture capital, and investment banking professionals an edge. You will help shape platform experiences that surface actionable sourcing opportunities, map key relationships, and connect the dots across people, companies, and markets. As the private markets continue to evolve, this role plays a critical part in delivering the insights and tools dealmakers rely on to identify, evaluate, and pursue high-quality opportunities.

PitchBook’s Product Manager II works collaboratively with key stakeholders and project teams to execute on the department’s product roadmap. This role plays an active role in defining and prioritizing our roadmap. As a Product Manager II, you will act as the SME for deal sourcing workflows and be accountable for shaping and optimizing the customer experience across every stage of the sourcing lifecycle.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Validate client needs, pain points, and business opportunities through ongoing user and market research
• Be a SME for your product area(s) and resource for team members across PitchBook
• Actively define product roadmap prioritization and create business cases for new opportunities
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and project teams to execute your product roadmap
• Create detailed functional specifications from prioritized requirements
• Communicate requirements and technical details to stakeholders, including engineering teams
• Continuously improve our external and internal deliverables and operational processes
• Establish project goals, measure your business impact, and identify additional opportunities for success
• Give compelling presentations to stakeholders on projects and vision
• Be a resource for junior team members on the Product Management process
• Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
• Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Finance, or related field
• 3+ years of product management experience
• Bias for action and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and do what is necessary to meet team goals
• Experience gathering customer-centric requirements and writing functional specification documents
• Superior attention to detail including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong audience awareness
• Strong