Principal Product Manager - Technical

Goosehead Insurance

USonsitePosted Jul 17, 2026
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About the role

The Principal Product Manager role is a senior level product manager role, applicants should have prior product management experience, be familiar with standard SDLC frameworks, and have the ability to create short term and long term roadmaps and work collaboratively with development teams to execute the roadmap.

Job Description:

Platform Strategy & Architecture

Define the vision and roadmap for product capability area (APIs, eventing, features,data exchange)

Establish scalable patterns for onboarding and managing multiple carriers across lines of business

Partner with engineering to design resilient, high-performance integration architecture

Data, Performance & Reliability

Own KPIs for integration performance (latency, uptime, quote success rate, error rates)

Drive improvements in data quality, completeness, and consistency across carriers

Implement observability frameworks for monitoring and proactive issue resolution

Partner & Ecosystem Leadership

Act as the product lead for carrier relationships in partnership with business development

Define technical integration requirements and onboarding playbooks

Influence carrier roadmaps to align with marketplace capabilities

Customer & Conversion Impact

Optimize integration performance to improve quote speed and bind rates

Reduce friction caused by data gaps, defaults, or inconsistent carrier responses

Enable richer, more accurate quoting experiences for end users and agents

Execution & Delivery

Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across engineering, data, and partner teams

Define detailed product requirements, API specifications, and integration standards

Mentor other product managers and drive best practices across the product organization

Qualifications

Required

8–12+ years of product management experience, with deep focus on platforms or integrations

Strong experience with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems

Proven track record delivering complex, partner-driven integrations at scale

Experience defining technical product strategy and influencing architecture decisions

Data-driven approach with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred

Experience in insurance, particularly with carrier systems and quote/bind workflows

Familiarity with third-party data providers (e.g., property, risk, credit, or underwriting data)

Experience in multi-sided marketplaces or partner ecosystems

Background working with real-time transaction systems and high-availability platforms

Key Competencies

Systems thinking and platform mindset

Ability to simplify complex integration challenges into scalable solutions

Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence

Deep ownership and accountability for outcomes

Balance of strategic vision and hands-on execution

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