Sr. Data Product Manager

About Niche

Niche is the leader in school search. Our mission is to make researching and enrolling in schools easy, transparent, and free. With in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search tools, we help millions of people find the right school for them. We also help thousands of schools recruit more best-fit students, by highlighting what makes them great and making it easier to visit and apply.

Niche is all about finding where you belong, and that mission inspires how we operate every day. We want Niche to be a place where people truly enjoy working and can thrive professionally.

 

About The Role

We are looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Senior Data Product Manager to lead the development of data-powered products and services that drive measurable impact for our users, partners and internal teams. This role sits at the intersection of product, analytics and go-to-market, with ownership of internal dashboards, customer-facing reporting and data integration services.

You’ll collaborate closely with engineers, analysts and designers to define, build and iterate on tools that reduce partner churn, demonstrate product value and power personalized communication. You’ll also help shape our platform’s data infrastructure and user-level intelligence capabilities.

 

What You Will Do

• Drive the product vision, roadmap and execution for a portfolio of data-powered tools and services
• Translate high-level goals (e.g., partner retention, reporting value, lifecycle optimization) into measurable product outcomes
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Data, Product Marketing, Sales and Customer Success
• Lead backlog prioritization, sprint planning and day-to-day product execution
• Develop a deep understanding of internal and external users to guide product decisions
• Define success metrics and telemetry to measure impact and inform iteration
• Write clear, concise product specs and documentation to align stakeholders and move work forward

 

What We Are Looking For

• 5–7 years of product management experience, ideally with a focus on data products
• Demonstrated experience building customer-facing reporting tools and data visualizations
• Prior experience leading or working closely with data engineering teams to deliver technical data solutions
• Strong technical acumen and familiarity with data pipelines, reporting tools (e.g., Tableau) and analytics infrastructure (e.g., Snowflake, Airflow, dbt)
• Proficiency in SQL and the ability to work directly with large datasets to inform decisions
• Ability to synthesize stakeholder needs into simple, scalable product experiences
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

What Would be Nice to Have

• Experience developing or working on AI/ML-powered products or pipelines
• Experience with marketing automation platforms (e.g., Braze) or CDP-like infrastructure

Compensation 

Our national target base salary range is $133,000-$165,000, plus participation in our Annual Bonus and Stock Option Program. Base compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills.

At Niche, our Total Rewards Philosophy is centered around creating a workplace environment that attracts, motivates, and retains top talent by providing a comprehensive and competitive rewards package.  This philosophy is built on the principles of performance-based compensation, best-in-class benefits and work-life balance, and employee well-being.

Interview Process

Candidate experience is a top priority for our talent and hiring teams.  We believe in providing a transparent, authentic and comprehensive interview process where you have the opportunity to learn about us while we get to know you and your experience.  The interview process is outlined here:

• Phone Screen with Talent Acquisition Partner - 30 Minutes

• Video Interview with Hiring Manager - 45 Minutes

• Team Interview - 3 Panel Members - 45 Minutes Each

• Case Study/Take Home Assignment - 45 Minutes (presented back to panel)

• Leadership Interview - 30 Minutes

Why Niche?

• We are a fully flexible workforce empowering our employees to choose to work remotely, in our Pittsburgh office or whatever combination suits you
• Full time, salaried position with competitive compensation in a fast-growing compan