Product Launch Manager
$115,000–$130,000 year
On-siteReston, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Own the end-to-end release management process, ensuring product releases are high quality, well-coordinated, and effectively communicated across Engineering, QA, Product, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Experience teams. Orchestrate the release calendar, manage readiness activities, and facilitate go/no-go decision processes while driving release quality standards and post-launch reviews. Partner with Marketing to develop launch narratives and coordinate release notes, feature announcements, and customer-facing training programs to support adoption initiatives. Create and maintain product adoption dashboards in Pendo, develop metrics for feature usage and engagement trends, and consolidate operational and financial data for Quarterly Business Reviews and executive presentations. Establish scalable release governance standards and automate tracking processes to improve cross-functional coordination and release predictability.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Launch Management, Product Operations, Program Management, or a related role
- Experience coordinating complex software releases across multiple teams
- Strong understanding of Agile software development and quality assurance practices
- Experience working directly with Product Management, Engineering, QA, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Pendo, Jira, Confluence, Rally, Faros, or similar product operations platforms
- Experience creating executive-level dashboards, QBRs, and business reviews
- Familiarity with SaaS business models, product metrics, and P&L concepts
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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