Senior Staff Product Manager
Ridgeline · San Ramon, CA
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- Full-time
- $272,500 / year
- San Ramon, CA
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Job highlights
- Owns the end-to-end extensibility strategy for asset/wealth management platform.
- Defines vision for integrations, API, and AI interoperability.
- Drives long-term vision for platform composition and ecosystem growth.
- Collaborates on commercial models and cross-functional alignment.
- Requires 10+ years product experience, B2B SaaS, and platform ownership.
About the role
About Ridgeline
Ridgeline is building the next-generation operational platform for asset and wealth managers. As we scale, our data and integrations capabilities — how customers connect, extend, and compose workflows on Ridgeline — are becoming as strategically important as the core product itself.
The Opportunity
We're looking for a Senior Staff Product Manager to own the end-to-end extensibility strategy. This role sits at the intersection of platform architecture, commercial strategy, and customer experience, and is responsible for driving alignment and execution across multiple engineering teams, product areas, and go-to-market stakeholders. You will own product management for extensibility end-to-end: strategy, roadmap, execution, commercial model, and everything in between, for a horizontal platform capability that touches every part of Ridgeline.
The Impact You Will Have
- Integrations Platform Strategy and Roadmap: Define and drive the vision for how all integrations are built, governed, monitored, and scaled, including the connector framework, data contracts, Integrations Hub, and governance model.
- API & AI Interoperability Product: Own the product direction for Ridgeline's API platform and AI interoperability, defining what "open by default, governed by design" means in practice.
- Extensibility & Data Gravity Vision: Drive the longer-term vision for how Ridgeline teams, certified partners, and customers compose tailored workflows and applications on the platform, including the apps marketplace and developer program.
- Data Foundation Alignment: Partner closely with the Data Connectivity team to ensure platform investments support the extensibility strategy, acting as the connective tissue between data foundation work and the platform that exposes it.
- Commercial Model: Collaborate with GTM, Finance, and Product Strategy to define the commercial framework for integrations and data products.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Serve as the single point of accountability for the unified extensibility strategy, driving alignment across Engineering, Product, CX, and GTM.
What We Look For
- 10+ years in product management, with at least 7 years owning platform, API, or developer experience products.
- Experience defining and shipping integration platforms, API products, or developer ecosystems, ideally in B2B SaaS or financial services.
- Strong commercial instinct: understanding how platform products create value, pricing, and structuring partnerships.
- Ability to operate across altitudes: from strategic framing to tactical execution.
- Track record of driving alignment across multiple engineering teams and stakeholders without direct authority.
- Comfort with ambiguity and long time horizons, holding the long-term vision while shipping near-term value.
- Familiarity with AI/ML product patterns, particularly agentic workflows and MCP.
- Financial services domain knowledge is a plus but not required; ability to learn complex domains quickly is key.
Why This Role Matters
Ridgeline's extensibility strategy is the foundation for becoming our customers' system of engagement. This role is the connective tissue across data, integrations, APIs, AI, and ecosystem, shaping how Ridgeline scales, customer experience, and competitive advantage.
About Ridgeline
Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers, founded by Dave Duffield (co-founder of PeopleSoft and Workday). It modernizes an industry held back by outdated technology. Ridgeline is headquartered in Lake Tahoe, with offices in New York, Reno, and the Bay Area. It's recognized by Fast Company as a "Best Workplace for Innovators," by Frost & Sullivan as a "Technology Innovation Leader," and by The Software Report as a "Top 100 Software Company."
Ridgeline is a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace. We process applicant information in accordance with the Ridgeline Applicant Privacy Statement.
Compensation And Benefits
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $218,000 - $272,500. Final compensation is determined by factors including candidate experience and expertise.
In addition to base salary, employees can participate in our Company Stock Plan. We offer rich benefits, including unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans.
Key skills/competency
- Senior Staff Product Manager
- Product Management
- Platform Strategy
- API Product Management
- Integration Platforms
- Developer Ecosystems
- B2B SaaS
- Financial Services
- AI/ML Product Patterns
- Commercial Strategy
Skills & topics
- Senior Staff Product Manager
- Product Management
- Platform Strategy
- API
- Integrations
- Developer Experience
- B2B SaaS
- Financial Services
- AI
- Product Strategy
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight 10+ years of product management experience, specifically focusing on platform, API, or developer experience products. Quantify achievements in integration platforms or B2B SaaS environments.
- Showcase commercial acumen: Emphasize your experience defining product value, pricing strategies, and structuring partnerships, especially with GTM teams.
- Demonstrate cross-functional leadership: Provide examples of driving alignment across engineering, product, and go-to-market teams without direct authority.
- Highlight strategic thinking: Detail your experience in defining long-term visions for platform capabilities and managing ambiguity with long time horizons.
- Prepare for case studies: Be ready to discuss how you've approached complex problems in platform strategy, API product management, or AI interoperability.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the typical salary range for a Senior Staff Product Manager at Ridgeline?
- The typical starting salary range for a Senior Staff Product Manager at Ridgeline is $218,000 - $272,500 annually. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as your experience, expertise, and other qualifications.
- Does Ridgeline require work authorization in the United States for this Senior Staff Product Manager role?
- Yes, you must be work-authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship to be considered for the Senior Staff Product Manager position.
- What kind of benefits does Ridgeline offer its employees?
- Ridgeline offers comprehensive benefits including unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans. Employees also have opportunities for advancement and can participate in the Company Stock Plan.
- What is the primary focus of the Senior Staff Product Manager role at Ridgeline?
- The primary focus is to own the end-to-end extensibility strategy for Ridgeline's operational platform, encompassing integrations, APIs, AI interoperability, and the overall developer experience.
- What experience is most critical for the Senior Staff Product Manager position?
- The most critical experience includes 10+ years in product management with at least 7 years specifically owning platform, API, or developer experience products, ideally within B2B SaaS or financial services.
- How does Ridgeline approach AI within its platform strategy?
- Ridgeline integrates AI through its AI interoperability product, focusing on agentic workflows and MCP server capabilities. The Senior Staff Product Manager will define how AI agents interact with enterprise platforms.
- What is the company culture like at Ridgeline?
- Ridgeline is described as a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace. It has been recognized as a "Best Workplace for Innovators" and fosters an environment where employees feel valued.
- Is financial services domain knowledge required for this Senior Staff Product Manager role?
- Financial services domain knowledge is a plus but not required. Ridgeline prioritizes the ability to learn complex domains quickly and translate customer workflows into platform abstractions.
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