Director of Product Management

Position Title: Director of Product (Registration, Payments and Data)

Location: New York

Who We Are: LeagueApps is the operating system and community for youth and local sports leaders, equipping them with the technology, tools, and professional network they need to grow, scale, and play for the future. Our platform powers thousands of clubs, tournaments, leagues, camps, and facilities, serving over 10 million participants nationwide. Backed by professional leagues, teams, and athletes as investors and partners, we’re helping modernize the youth sports industry with our best-in-class SaaS platform. 

We operate at the intersection of sports, technology, and community. From registration to payments to communications, our platform makes running sports seamless for organizations across the country. Beyond software, we foster a community of leaders, sharing insights on critical issues like increasing girls’ participation in sports, preventing youth injuries, and understanding how technology is shaping the future of play. 

Mission-driven at our core, our purpose is to create amazing sports experiences for all. To further this mission, we founded and continue to support the FundPlay Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening sports-based youth development organizations. FundPlay helps bring meaningful sports opportunities to hundreds of thousands of underserved kids and communities every year. 

Role Mission: As Director of Product, you will be the leader responsible for two of the most critical foundations of our platform: Registration & Payments and Data. You’ll report directly to the CPO and own product strategy, roadmap, and execution across these domains. This is a pivotal role that combines hands-on product ownership with people management, ensuring that LeagueApps delivers trusted, scalable, and high-impact solutions for our partners.

You’ll serve as the individual contributor product owner for Registration & Payments, a highly nuanced, historically complex area of our platform, while also managing and developing the Data PM. You’ll partner closely with engineering, design, customer success, and finance to deliver product outcomes that drive both partner value and company growth.

What You’Ll Do:

• Lead the product strategy and roadmap for Registration & Payments and Data.
• Define and prioritize product features and enhancements based on market research, user feedback, and business objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering and design to translate product requirements into user stories, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders, including customers, internal teams, and external partners, to gather insights and communicate updates.
• Lead agile product development processes, including sprint planning, backlog management, and release execution.
• Monitor key performance metrics and partner usage data, using insights to drive continuous improvement and innovation.
• Stay ahead of the competitive landscape and industry trends in registration, payments, and data to bring fresh ideas that elevate our platform.
• Manage and mentor the Data PM, providing clarity, coaching, and growth opportunities.   Partner with Finance and Payments stakeholders to ensure compliance, scale, and monetization.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to integrate domain expertise into product planning and prioritization.
• Work closely with other Product Managers to ensure end-to-end experiences are cohesive and impactful. 

Who You Are:

• 7+ years of product management experience,  including at least 3+ years in a leadership or player/coach role.
• Proven ability to lead product development from concept to scale, balancing customer needs with business impact. Ideally with experience in registration, payments or transaction-heavy workflows. Stripe experience is a huge plus.
• Skilled in gathering and refining customer requirements, translating insights into product innovations.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with experience using data to guide product direction.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator, adept at influencing stakeholders across all levels.
• Proven ability to lead product development from concept to scale, balancing customer needs with business impact.
• Strong manager and mentor, able to support reporting PMs while balancing your own IC responsibilities.
• Comfortable working with legacy systems and nuanced domains, able to quickly build historical context and use it to drive product decisions.
• Passionate about youth sports and empowering communities through technology.
• Aligned with LeagueApps’ mission and core values.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000
• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision coverage, HSA 
• Commuter Benefits
• Home-Office Stipend
• Sports Leagues subsidies for employees and their children
• Cell phone and gym subsidies
• Mental Health Resources; Talk Space

LeagueApps is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization, and to helping youth sports organizers across the country do the same. The duties listed are not exclusive and other duties may be assigned as needed or desired by the employer to meet business needs. The employer reserves the right to change, add to or eliminate positions as it deems appropriate. Your employment will be at-will, meaning you or LeagueApps Inc. may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, for any reason. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of the total compensation package that also includes benefits, and other opportunities at LeagueApps. Individual pay decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal pay parity relative to other LeagueApps employees. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at LeagueApps to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.