Senior Product Manager I
Compass · New York, NY
- On site
- Contract
- $145,000 / year
- New York, NY
Job highlights
- Own Commission Plans & Contracts Platform end-to-end.
- Develop 12-month roadmap and 12-18 month vision.
- Drive squad goals and manage trade-offs.
- Synthesize diverse inputs for product decisions.
- Collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Operations.
About the role
About Compass
At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to fully own the Commission Plans & Contracts Platform, the systems and services that power contract and commission workflows and enable partner product teams, brokerage, and operations to execute reliably across markets. This role is ideal for a PM ready to own a product end-to-end with minimal guidance, set a 12-month roadmap, drive squad-level goals, and shape a 12–18 month vision in partnership with their manager. You will navigate technical and business complexity, make sound calls on architectural and business trade-offs (including the occasional one-way door), and align stakeholders across Product & Engineering, brokerage, and operations.
A successful candidate is an autonomous operator with strong product judgment who can take ambiguous problem spaces and turn them into clear, well-scoped, sequenced plans. You'll support both staff-facing and agent-facing workflows, with decisions on this platform having far-reaching impact across our broader systems and the experience of the agents and clients who depend on them. You bring structure to complexity, consistently making sound decisions on well-defined problems while driving clarity and alignment in more ambiguous or high-stakes situations. You collaborate across engineering, accounting, brokerage, and operations to turn cross-functional problems into durable solutions. Your work enables teams to operate efficiently and with confidence, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and trust in the data and logic powering critical workflows.
Responsibilities
- Fully own the Commission Plans & Contracts Platform with minimal guidance, setting direction across discovery, definition, delivery, and iteration.
- Define and own a 12-month roadmap for your squad, translating organizational goals into squad-level goals and gaining alignment with your manager.
- Partner with your manager to define a 12–18 month product vision and own the near-term strategy that gets the squad there.
- Drive squad-level goals end-to-end, making good scope/time/quality trade-off recommendations and gaining alignment when deadlines need to shift.
- Author PRDs for 6–12 month efforts on a single team, covering business rules, edge cases, success metrics, rollout plans, and clear sequencing.
- Autonomously gather and synthesize inputs across LFR, user interviews, surveys, product support meetings, ad-hoc escalations, the feedback forum, key staff stakeholders, and quantitative analysis to inform product decisions.
- Coordinate across other P&E groups as well as brokerage and operations stakeholders to align on dependencies, sequencing, and launch readiness.
- Contribute meaningfully to UX thinking, offering input and feedback that shapes the design direction alongside your design partners.
- Solve medium-complexity problems to unblock the team and accelerate customer impact.
- Communicate proactively with all P&E stakeholders — and, with your manager's support, with business stakeholders — on status, risks, decisions, and trade-offs.
- Improve how your squad operates by identifying and driving process improvements that make the team more efficient.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of product management experience (or equivalent) building and launching software products, including time spent fully owning a product area.
- Track record of autonomously executing in areas with some ambiguity, medium technical and business complexity, and medium platform risk (including a few one-way doors).
- Experience setting 12-month roadmaps, owning near-term strategy, and contributing to longer-term product vision.
- Strong PRD craft, with clear business rules, edge cases, metrics, and rollout plans.
- Demonstrated ability to drive squad-level goals and make good scope/time/quality trade-offs under real-world delivery pressure.
- Comfort synthesizing qualitative and quantitative inputs autonomously to inform decisions.
- Experience aligning stakeholders across Product & Engineering and adjacent business functions (e.g., operations, brokerage, GTM).
- Consistently sound product judgment on tactical decisions and the maturity to know when to bring controversial or ambiguous calls to your manager.
- Strong written and verbal communication; reliable, proactive, and high follow-through.
Compensation
The salary pay range for this position is $137,400 - $152,700; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.
Perks That You Need To Know About
- Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
- Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.
Our Culture
Do your best work, be your authentic self. At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principles and our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.
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Key skills/competency
- Product Management
- Roadmap Planning
- Stakeholder Alignment
- Agile Methodologies
- SaaS Products
- Real Estate Technology
- User Research
- Data Analysis
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Product Strategy
Skills & topics
- Senior Product Manager
- Product Management
- Roadmap
- Strategy
- Real Estate
- SaaS
- Platform
- Agile
- Stakeholder Management
- Product Development
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight 5+ years of product management experience, full product ownership, and autonomous execution with data.
- Showcase your PRD skills: Emphasize experience with business rules, edge cases, metrics, and rollout plans in your applications.
- Demonstrate leadership: Provide examples of setting roadmaps, driving squad goals, and making scope/time/quality trade-offs.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss how you synthesize qualitative/quantitative inputs and align cross-functional stakeholders.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for a Senior Product Manager at Compass?
- As a Senior Product Manager at Compass, you will fully own the Commission Plans & Contracts Platform, define and execute a 12-month roadmap, develop a 12-18 month product vision, drive squad-level goals, and collaborate across various departments like Product & Engineering, brokerage, and operations. You'll be responsible for synthesizing inputs, managing trade-offs, and ensuring the successful delivery of the platform.
- What experience is required for this Senior Product Manager role at Compass?
- Compass requires at least 5 years of product management experience building and launching software products, with a proven track record of fully owning a product area. Candidates should demonstrate autonomous execution in complex environments, experience with roadmap planning and product vision, strong PRD crafting skills, and the ability to align stakeholders across technical and business functions.
- How does Compass approach product development and collaboration for this role?
- Compass emphasizes autonomous operation with strong product judgment. The Senior Product Manager will drive squad-level goals and collaborate extensively with Product & Engineering, brokerage, and operations teams. The role involves synthesizing inputs from various sources like user interviews and quantitative analysis, and aligning stakeholders to turn complex problems into durable solutions.
- What is the compensation and benefits package for the Senior Product Manager position?
- The salary range for this position is $137,400 - $152,700, with potential for bonuses and RSUs. Compass offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and various wellness and family support programs.
- How does Compass foster a positive work environment for its employees?
- Compass is committed to helping everyone find their place in the world, encouraging authenticity and belonging. They foster a collaborative, energetic culture grounded in Entrepreneurship Principles and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth, and mobility. They aim to improve employees' lives and careers through competitive compensation, robust benefits, and professional growth opportunities.