Senior Product Manager, Verifications

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job a new place to live a car ride childcare even a date. Customers include Uber Pennymac Airbnb Doordash and Anthropic.

Were a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes CloudList and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About the team/role

Hiring decisions carry real consequences for the safety of a workplace the integrity of a workforce and the trust employers place in the people they bring on. Employers today run verification checks across employment history education criminal records driving records and more each with its own data sources compliance requirements and failure modes. As hiring volume grows employers need verification products that are fast accurate and easy to trust not a source of delay or risk.

As Senior Product Manager for Checkrs Verifications products you will own the strategy and roadmap for a core part of the background check experience. You will improve accuracy and speed for employers while reducing friction for candidates strengthening trust in the hiring process at every step. You will work closely with Engineering Operations and GTM teams to ship market-leading verification products using data and direct customer input to guide every decision.

What youll do

• Strategy & roadmap: Own strategy & roadmap for Drug & Occupational Health testing services grounding decisions in customer discovery GTM input and data analysis.
• Voice of the customer: represent customer needs directly in product and technical design discussions not just via research reports
• Competitive/market awareness: track competitor moves and market shifts that affect roadmap priorities
• Drive outcomes: Define and drive OKRs connecting input metrics (attach rate conversion rate RPR) to output impact (revenue and profit).
• Implementation: Write clear specs and PRDs independently and lead ops reviews that keep the team focused on the right metrics. Make implementation trade-off decisions balancing speed quality and customer impact.
• Pricing & packaging ownership: partner with Finance/GTM to define pricing and packaging for your product area
• Launch leadership: own go-to-market coordination for releases enablement positioning input and rollout sequencing
• Communicate roadmap goals and progress clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
• Model Checkrs values and build strong relationships within and beyond your immediate team.

What you bring

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related field preferred
• 5 years of product management experience with a track record of owning strategy and roadmap for a product area with minimal oversight
• Deep fluency with data and analytics; comfortable defining and interpreting metrics like attach rate conversion rate and RPR
• Comfortable partnering closely with engineering on technical trade-offs API/platform decisions or system constraints
• Strong customer discovery instincts you talk to customers directly and pair that insight with GTM and research input to build product hypotheses
• Proven ability to write crisp PRDs and specs without manager guidance
• Experience navigating ambiguity and driving cross-functional alignment across GTM Ops and Finance stakeholders
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar move with urgency stay resilient through ambiguity and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

What We Offer

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Learning and development allowance
• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement
• 100% medical dental and vision coverage
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility adoption and parental planning services
• Flexible PTO policy
• Monthly wellness stipend

At Checkr we believe an in office work environment strengthens collaboration drives innovation and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver CO; San Francisco CA; Nashville TN; and Santiago Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 3 days a -office perks are provided such as lunch five times a week a commuter stipend and an abundance of snacks and beverages. A relocation stipend may be available for those willing to relocate to a Checkr hub location.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr
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