Product Manager

We believe an athletic director's job is one of the most critical in a community: to shape the lives and experiences of student-athletes. But as we listened, we learned that with dwindling budgets and growing responsibilities, they’ve had no choice but to spend more time managing logistics than leading their teams and programs. After countless conversations, we gained a deep understanding of their challenges, from handling transactions to managing schedules and tracking results.

This insight was the catalyst for Bound. We created an all-in-one platform to give ADs back their time. With our OneSchedule Technology at its core, our platform integrates essential tools like Activity Registration, Tickets and Passes, and 20+ additional solutions. Today, Bound empowers schools across the country to manage every aspect of their athletics and activities, all within a single, unified solution.

We're not just a software company; we are a team made up of former athletic directors, administrators, coaches, parents, and fans. We all share one core belief: in the power of youth sports and activities to positively impact communities and the people who live in them.

We’re hiring a Product Manager to help shape the features and experiences that schools rely on every day. You’ll take ownership of a product area — driving it from discovery through delivery — and work closely with designers and engineers to build solutions that are intuitive, reliable, and genuinely useful. This role is ideal for someone who’s excited about solving real problems for real users and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced team.

• →Manage the product lifecycle for your area — from problem identification through launch and measurement
• →Write product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria that give teams clarity
• →Collaborate daily with Design and Engineering to define solutions and make trade-off decisions
• →Talk to users regularly — conduct interviews, review support tickets, and synthesize feedback into insights
• →Analyze product usage data to identify opportunities and measure the impact of what you ship
• →Coordinate with Customer Success and Sales to understand pain points and market needs
• →Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release coordination
• →Contribute to cross-team product planning and roadmap discussions

• 2–4 years of product management experience (B2B SaaS preferred)
• Strong problem-solving skills and a bias toward action
• AI-first mindset — you regularly use AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to work smarter, whether that’s drafting requirements, analyzing data, synthesizing user feedback, or exploring product ideas
• Ability to write clear, structured requirements that engineers and designers can build from
• Comfort with data — you can pull insights from analytics tools and make evidence-based recommendations
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Experience working in agile development environments
• A genuine curiosity about how schools, athletic departments, and communities operate
• Bonus: experience with ticketing, scheduling, payments, or registration systems

Bound does not operate on a traditional “routine” workweek. When work needs to be done, we collaborate to get it done — whether that’s in the morning, afternoon, evening, or occasionally on weekends.

At the same time, Bound supports flexibility for personal needs, family events, appointments, and time to recharge. Employees are trusted to manage their schedules while meeting deadlines and delivering high‑quality work.

Bound supports remote and hybrid work. Some roles may require on‑site presence depending on team needs and responsibilities. Location expectations for this role: Ames, IA / Hybrid (potential to be remote)