Product Discovery Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Product Discovery Manager based in the United States.

In this remote, full-time role, you will lead customer and market discovery initiatives to identify, evaluate, and validate promising product opportunities. You will transform complex and ambiguous business challenges into structured research questions, actionable insights, and strategic product recommendations. Through customer interviews, market research, prototyping, and experimentation, you will help teams better understand user needs and reduce uncertainty before making significant product investments. Working closely with product, design, technology, and business stakeholders, you will ensure that product decisions are grounded in meaningful evidence. This is an opportunity to shape product direction, influence strategic priorities, and establish scalable discovery practices within an innovative, collaborative environment.

• Lead end-to-end product and customer discovery initiatives to understand customer behaviors, needs, workflows, challenges, and unmet opportunities.
• Define research objectives, hypotheses, target audiences, and evidence criteria to assess potential product and business opportunities.
• Identify, recruit, and engage customers, end users, buyers, subject-matter experts, and other relevant participants to gather valuable insights.
• Design and conduct qualitative and quantitative research activities, including customer interviews, workflow observations, concept testing, and feedback collection.
• Analyze and synthesize research findings into meaningful themes, Jobs to Be Done, opportunity areas, product requirements, and actionable recommendations.
• Develop and test prototypes, concepts, workflows, and potential solutions to accelerate learning, validate assumptions, and minimize product development risks.
• Evaluate discovery outcomes and provide evidence-based recommendations on whether opportunities should move forward, be refined, redirected, or discontinued.
• Collaborate with product management, design, engineering, commercial teams, and business stakeholders to translate customer insights into product strategies and development priorities.
• Establish and improve scalable discovery methodologies, research repositories, templates, tools, and documentation to strengthen the consistency and efficiency of future initiatives.
• Present research findings and strategic recommendations clearly, using customer evidence and business context to influence stakeholder decisions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology, Marketing, Research, Product Management, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Advanced degree or additional professional training in UX research, product management, design, customer research, or a related field is preferred.
• At least five years of professional experience in product discovery, user research, product management, product design, customer research, innovation, or a similar discipline.
• Demonstrated experience independently planning and conducting customer or user discovery initiatives and translating research findings into practical, actionable recommendations.
• Proven ability to assess ambiguous business and product opportunities, evaluate available evidence, and influence strategic decisions.
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, including product, design, technology, commercial, and business functions.
• Experience developing and testing prototypes, validating concepts, and conducting discovery activities for new products, services, or business opportunities is a plus.
• Strong research and information-gathering abilities, with excellent skills in collecting, interpreting, and analyzing customer feedback.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning skills, with the ability to identify patterns and turn complex information into clear insights.
• Familiarity with UX/UI design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, or similar platforms.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain research findings, build stakeholder alignment, and influence decisions through evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple discovery initiatives, and adapt research approaches to evolving business needs.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary: $140,000–$150,000, depending on qualifications and experience.
• Remote work flexibility: Full-time remote position offering flexibility in your work environment.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings options: Access to Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Retirement and financial benefits: 401(k) plan, student loan repayment assistance, and employee stock purchase program.
• Paid time off: Generous earned time off to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
• Performance incentives: Eligibility for performance-based incentive compensation.
• Insurance protection: Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Professional development: Tuition reimbursement and opportunities to support continued learning and career advancement.
• Wellness and personal support: Access to a comprehensive wellness program and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Inclusive workplace culture: A welcoming and respectful environment that values diverse perspectives and provides equal employment opportunities.