[Remote] Product Manager, Planning

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. They are seeking a full-time Product Manager, Planning to own the roadmap and execution for Planful’s dynamic planning capabilities, driving AI-powered planning experiences for finance and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product roadmap for Planful’s dynamic planning capabilities and set engineering priorities accordingly
• Write and share clear functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria with development, QA, and UX teams
• Design and champion intuitive new planning functionality in close partnership with engineering and UX teams, ensuring an exceptional user experience for finance and operations users
• Evangelize product vision, planning strategy, and AI capabilities to customers, partners, prospects, and internal stakeholders including Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success
• Integrate AI capabilities into the planning product—including predictive analytics, intelligent scenario modeling, anomaly detection, and natural language interfaces—to deliver an AI-forward user experience
• Leverage AI tools and techniques personally to accelerate research, synthesis, prototyping, and requirements development workflows
• Analyze the competitive landscape for planning and FP&A solutions and define differentiated requirements that advance Planful’s market position
• Evaluate product performance and feature utility with internal stakeholders (support, services, sales) and external stakeholders (customers, partners, analysts)
• Lead research and discovery in areas of innovation, including AI-driven planning automation, rolling forecasts, scenario planning, and workforce/operational planning
• Define and refine the data model and calculation layer requirements to support flexible, multi-dimensional planning across finance and operations
• Partner with the broader product team to ensure coherent integration between planning, reporting, consolidation, and analytics capabilities within the Planful platform

Skills

• + 3–5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Program Manager, or consultant with enterprise software, preferably in FP&A, CPM, EPM, or related planning and analytics domains
• + Deep domain knowledge in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and operational planning—ideally with hands-on experience as a user, implementation consultant, or PM of planning software
• + Demonstrated experience incorporating or working alongside AI/ML capabilities in a product context, including familiarity with LLMs, predictive modeling, or AI-assisted workflows
• + Actively uses AI tools (e.g., generative AI, co-pilots, automated analysis) to improve personal productivity and bring innovative ideas to product development
• + Strong understanding of driver-based and continuous planning methodologies, rolling forecasts, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and workforce/headcount planning
• + Experience defining user interface concepts for complex business applications, including wireframes, mockups, and final UX decision-making
• + Understanding of EPM concepts including financial analytics and visualization, data integration, multi-dimensional modeling, and financial reporting
• + Proven ability to define and communicate product requirements to a broad audience—engineers, QA, marketing, senior management, customers, and analysts—through both verbal and written communication
• + Proficiency with modern product management tools: Atlassian Jira, Claude, Google Docs, Figma, Pendo or similar
• + Experience with SaaS development models, cloud computing, and Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• + Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Intelligence, Computer Science, or related field
• + Independent thinker and self-starter who operates with urgency and can research, synthesize, and present findings with minimal direction
• + Strong verbal and written communication skills, including comfort presenting to large audiences in person or over video, and ability to craft clear requirements and specification documents
• + Experience working with or presenting to U.S.-based customers and stakeholders
• Graduate degree is a plus
• Experience in a lead role mentoring or managing team members is a plus

Benefits

• Volunteer days, Birthday PTO, and company-wide Wellness Days
• Supply of diapers and meal deliveries for the first month of your Maternity/Paternity leave
• Office hubs in Hyderabad and Indore. Employees also receive benefits such as a home office setup allowance, as well as monthly reimbursements for Wi-Fi and cell phone expenses.
• Join Employee Resource Groups like Women of Planful, Parents of Planful, and more. We celebrate individuality and encourage teammates to bring their authentic selves to work - with full support for creating new ERGs and communities along the way
• Participate in People Programs that foster connection and wellbeing, such as Movember, Summer Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month

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