Product Manager – Hatch & Unity
AHEAD.com
Office
Chicago, Illinois
Full Time
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
AHEAD is seeking a thoughtful, driven Product Manager to shape and lead critical initiatives across Hatch and Unity—two core platforms transforming how we deliver IT asset intelligence and management. This is a high-impact role that blends strategy, execution, and collaboration, perfect for someone energized by bringing complex ideas to life.
As Product Manager, you’ll take ownership of assigned features and product launches from ideation through rollout. Your work will span user discovery, stakeholder alignment, solution definition, and go-to-market delivery. From working sessions with UI/UX to stand-ups with engineering, from executive reviews to frontline user demos—your ability to translate vision into results will shape the experience of thousands of users.
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
USA Employment Benefits include: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - 401(k) - Paid company holidays - Paid time off - Paid parental and caregiver leave - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
AHEAD is seeking a thoughtful, driven Product Manager to shape and lead critical initiatives across Hatch and Unity—two core platforms transforming how we deliver IT asset intelligence and management. This is a high-impact role that blends strategy, execution, and collaboration, perfect for someone energized by bringing complex ideas to life.
As Product Manager, you’ll take ownership of assigned features and product launches from ideation through rollout. Your work will span user discovery, stakeholder alignment, solution definition, and go-to-market delivery. From working sessions with UI/UX to stand-ups with engineering, from executive reviews to frontline user demos—your ability to translate vision into results will shape the experience of thousands of users.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for key features and initiatives across Hatch and Unity
- Define product requirements grounded in real user problems and validated feedback
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to bring intuitive, user-centered experiences to life
- Work closely with stakeholders across departments—customer success, marketing, operations, finance—to ensure launches are well-coordinated and successful
- Run beta programs, gather feedback, and iterate quickly
- Drive product communications and documentation alongside marketing and enablement teams
- Help manage, groom and communicate our product roadmap to both internal and external audiences
- Stay deeply engaged with clients, end users, and internal users to understand needs and proactively identify improvement opportunities
- Help shape product strategy and roadmap in partnership with platform leadership
What Does The Ideal Candidate Look Like?
- Demonstrated experience shipping high-impact product features or managing platform-level launches
- Strong product discovery skills—can turn ambiguity into structured learning, insight, and direction
- Clear, concise communicator comfortable with executives, engineers, and everyone in between
- Experience working with UI/UX teams to translate vision into wireframes and prototypes
- Excellent judgment balancing user value, technical feasibility, and business needs
- Familiarity with agile development, iterative releases, and cross-functional team rituals
- Background in SaaS, software development, internal tools, or platform product management is a plus
- Comfortable with analytics tools, dashboards, and usage data to inform decisions
Why You’Ll Love It Here:
- Join a client-centric culture where your ideas shape the tools ourclients rely on every day
- Be a builder—launch meaningful features from the ground up and influence the evolution of our platforms
- Thrive in a collaborative environment where delivery, engineering, design, and operations work together as partners
- Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a healthy respect for work-life balance
Make Your Voice Heard:
- We know impactful product managers bring more than just requirements—they bring perspective. Whether you’ve led internal tools for complex orgs or helped ship customer-facing features in tight timelines, your experience matters. Share what you’ve built, how you think, and what product leadership means to you.
- Please include links to any product documentation, project briefs, launch materials, or artifacts that showcase your work and ownership.
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
USA Employment Benefits include: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - 401(k) - Paid company holidays - Paid time off - Paid parental and caregiver leave - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Product Manager – Hatch & Unity
Office
Chicago, Illinois
Full Time
October 1, 2025