Staff Product Manager - Social Planner, Ad manager, blogs

About Us HighLevel is an AI powered, all-in-one white-label sales & marketing platform that empowers agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. We are proud to support a global and growing community of over 2 million businesses, comprised of agencies, consultants, and businesses of all sizes and industries. HighLevel empowers users  with all the tools needed to capture, nurture, and close new leads into repeat customers. As of mid 2025, HighLevel processes over 4 billion API hits and handles more than 2.5 billion message events every day. Our platform manages over 470 terabytes of data distributed across five databases, operates with a network of over 250 microservices, and supports over 1 million hostnames. Our People With over 1,500 team members across 15+ countries, we operate in a global, remote-first environment. We are building more than software; we are building a global community rooted in creativity, collaboration, and impact. We take pride in cultivating a culture where innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated, and people come first, no matter where they call home. Our Impact As of mid 2025, our platform powers over 1.5 billion messages, helps generate over 200 million leads, and facilitates over 20 million conversations for the more than 2 million businesses we serve each month. Behind those numbers are real people growing their companies, connecting with customers, and making their mark - and we get to help make that happen. About the team The Product team is responsible for driving lead generation and management of leads. We do this by building innovative products & features that solve real-world problems for agencies and allow them to consolidate their offering to their clients in a single platform packaged under their white-labled brand.  The marketing products OS team focuses exclusively on products that can demonstrate lead generation and drive up engagement, adoption in target segments. This team handles multiple product areas including Blogging, Social Planner, Email Marketing, Chat widget, Affiliate manager, Chat Widget, Template Library, Brand Boards etc. HighLevel is an exciting place to work as it gives adrenaline to build and help our user base.   - We take care of our team so our team can take care of our users - It’s never somebody else’s job - Take ownership as a company owner - We are passionately focussed on adding value for our users - We deliver fast using lean principles (Agile framework). We go to market in weeks instead of quarters - A good innovative idea always gets tested and we deliver based on feedbacksWe embrace that improvement is constant and iterative. - Constant Learning Growth graph - You will learn how to scale B2B SaaS Startup and build relevant, impactful products for customers - We are do-ers and go-getters to achieve team adoptions. The role We’re looking for a Staff Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for three core products: Social Planner, Blogs, and Ad Manager. You’ll be responsible for turning a strong product vision into reality, driving meaningful business and customer impact, and leveling up the product team around you. You’ll directly mentor and grow a team of APMs into solid PM2-level product managers while partnering closely with Design, Engineering, Data, Marketing, and GTM. This is a highly strategic, high-impact role for someone who can think in systems, ship fast with quality, and raise the bar for product management across the organization. What You’ll Own 1. Product Strategy & Vision - Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for Social Planner, Blogs, and Ad Manager. - Translate company and product vision into clear north-star metrics, long-term bets, and a sequenced 12–18 month roadmap. Identify and validate the most impactful problems to solve for our core customers (agencies, marketers, SMBs, etc.). 2. Ad Manager – Smart, Data-Driven, AI-First System - Evolve Ad Manager into a smarter, less API-dependent, more data-reliant, AI-driven system aligned with the long-term product vision. Partner with Data and Engineering to: - Design systems that use first-party and performance data to optimize campaigns, budgets, and targeting. - Reduce fragility and over-reliance on external APIs by building intelligent abstractions and fallbacks. - Integrate AI-driven recommendations, automation, and guardrails to improve campaign outcomes and reduce manual work. - Define and track success metrics such as campaign performance, time-to-launch, and user adoption of smart features. 3. Social Planner – UI/UX Excellence & Competitive Parity - Own Social Planner as a core flagship experience that can compete with other tools - Lead major improvements across: - UI & workflows (scheduling, approvals, calendar, collaboration, automations, comment management). - Statistics & reporting (post performance, account-level insights, content analytics). - Controls for owners (permissions, approvals, governance, workspace controls). - Partner with Design to deliver a clean, intuitive, and scalable UX, and ensure high-quality execution with Engineering. 4. Blogs – WordPress-Level Experience with AI & Automation - Make the HighLevel blogging experience seamless and familiar, comparable to platforms like WordPress, Wix, and Blogger. - Define and drive a roadmap that: - Modernizes the editor experience into a full-featured, reliable, WYSIWYG-style (or block-based) editor. - Introduces powerful AI-assisted workflows (content creation, outlines, rewrites, image suggestions, internal linking). - Improves SEO tooling (on-page recommendations, metadata support, schema basics, publishing workflows). - Ensure blogs integrate smoothly into the broader HighLevel ecosystem (funnels, websites, SEO, content strategy). 5. Execution, Delivery & Cross-Functional Leadership - Turn strategy into clear, prioritized roadmaps, well-defined problem statements, and detailed specs where needed. - Run discovery (customer interviews, data analysis, experiments) to validate problems and solutions. - Partner with Engineering to plan releases, manage scope, and ensure predictable and high-quality delivery. - Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Support, and Customer Success to: - Shape positioning, messaging, and GTM plans. - Enable internal teams with the right documentation and training. - Incorporate market/field feedback quickly into the roadmap. 6. Mentorship & Team Development - Directly mentor and grow two APMs into strong PM2s, with clear expectations, coaching, and feedback. - Build a culture of data-informed, customer-obsessed, outcome-driven product management. - Lead by example on craft: PRDs, problem framing, stakeholder management, and prioritization. - Evangelize best practices around experimentation, discovery, and continuous improvement. What You’ll Bring - 9-12+ years of experience in Product Management, with at least 3+ years at Senior/Staff/Principal level owning complex product areas. - Proven track record of shipping impactful products in B2B SaaS, ideally in: - Marketing automation - Social media management - Advertising platforms - Content / CMS / blogging tools - Strong technical aptitude: - Understanding of APIs, data flows, and system design at a conceptual level. - Experience working with data/ML/AI-driven products is a strong plus. - Deep experience with discovery and experimentation: Defining metrics, running A/B tests, analyzing usage data, and validating hypotheses. - Demonstrated ability to rebuild or significantly revamp complex UX flows (dashboards, editors, planners, calendars, etc.). - Experience mentoring and developing PMs/APMs, with examples of helping them level up. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment. - Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environments with multiple priorities. What Success Looks Like (6–12 Months) Within your first year, you will have: - Delivered a clear, aligned 12–18 month roadmap for Social Planner, Blogs, and Ad Manager. - Shipped high-impact improvements that: - Make Ad Manager meaningfully smarter, more reliable, and more data/AI-powered. - Upgrade Social Planner UX and capabilities to be competitive with leading social tools. - Transform Blogs into a modern, powerful editor with AI and SEO capabilities that users love. - Improved key metrics (ad performance, usage, retention, satisfaction) across your product areas. - Developed your APMs, with clear progress toward PM2-level ownership and performance. - Earned a reputation as a go-to strategic leader who can connect dots across teams and drive big, meaningful outcomes.