Principal Product Manager
Dropbox
Principal Product Manager
Job Description
Role Description
Responsibilities
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$237,200—$320,900 USD
US Zone 3
$210,800—$285,200 USD
Locations
- United States (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
250,000 - 450,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Product Managementintermediate
- Portfolio strategyintermediate
- Systems thinkingintermediate
- Product senseintermediate
- Data-driven decision makingintermediate
- Written and verbal communicationintermediate
- Cross-functional alignmentintermediate
- Engineering and Design collaborationintermediate
- B2B SaaSintermediate
- SMB/team productsintermediate
- Collaboration featuresintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years total experience with 8+ years in Product Management, including ownership of complex, multi-surface products. (experience)
- Demonstrated success leading a portfolio or multi-product area (multiple teams/squads) as a senior/principal IC—setting strategy while driving execution through influence. (experience)
- B2B SaaS experience with meaningful exposure to SMB/team products (e.g., collaboration, productivity, workflow, or communications). (experience)
- Proven ability to ship net-new 0→1 as well as scale 1→N features in a live product with iterative learning loops. (experience)
- Strong systems thinking and product sense; adept at identifying seams and dependencies across admin, identity/permissions, sharing, notifications, and content. (experience)
- Data-driven decision making: defines metrics, designs experiments, and blends quant + qual to converge on the right product outcomes. (experience)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; can align executives and multiple teams with clear narratives and rigorous trade-off reasoning. (experience)
- Track record working closely with Engineering and Design partners to navigate technical constraints and deliver elegant solutions. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Built or scaled collaboration features (tasks, assignments, due dates, reminders/notifications, lightweight workflows) integrated with content or file systems. (experience)
- Experience in activation, invitations, and team formation funnels; driving expansion/retention through collaborative “moments of value.” (experience)
- Background with multi-tenant admin needs (roles/permissions, auditability), identity & access management, and/or billing/entitlements in SaaS. (experience)
- Led cross-org programs that touched platform teams (e.g., notifications, search, sharing, security/privacy). (experience)
- Familiarity with the SMB collaboration landscape (e.g., productivity, project/task tools) and how to position a differentiated offering. (experience)
- Prior success influencing director+ stakeholders and presenting portfolio trade-offs at the exec level. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Own the portfolio strategy for Dropbox’s Teams & Collaboration experience—set vision, craft a multi-year roadmap, and align multiple product/engineering/design streams behind clear objectives.
- Evolve definition of “collaboration at Dropbox.” Lead discovery and validation to specify the MVP and evolution of collaboration and sharing features
- Ensure system coherence. Review and reconcile plans across activation, expansion, admin, and collaboration surfaces to prevent overlap, resolve conflicts, and create a unified end-to-end experience.
- Drive execution at scale. Translate strategy into crisp bets and milestones; set success metrics; run data-informed prioritization; unblock teams; hold the bar on product quality and consistency.
- Champion the customer. Partner with Research, Design, Data, Support, and GTM to deeply understand SMB team needs and validate solutions through iterative testing.
- Orchestrate cross-functional alignment. Build tight partnerships with Eng Directors/Leads and Design; coordinate with Security/Privacy, Identity, Billing, and other platform groups when changes cut across surfaces.
- Deliver growth outcomes. Work with activation/expansion owners on seamless team creation, invitations, onboarding, and collaborative “aha” moments that drive adoption and retention.
- Mentor and raise the bar. Informally coach other PMs; model high-craft PRDs, decision memos, and strategy narratives.
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Principal Product Manager
Dropbox
Principal Product Manager
Job Description
Role Description
Responsibilities
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$237,200—$320,900 USD
US Zone 3
$210,800—$285,200 USD
Locations
- United States (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
250,000 - 450,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Product Managementintermediate
- Portfolio strategyintermediate
- Systems thinkingintermediate
- Product senseintermediate
- Data-driven decision makingintermediate
- Written and verbal communicationintermediate
- Cross-functional alignmentintermediate
- Engineering and Design collaborationintermediate
- B2B SaaSintermediate
- SMB/team productsintermediate
- Collaboration featuresintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years total experience with 8+ years in Product Management, including ownership of complex, multi-surface products. (experience)
- Demonstrated success leading a portfolio or multi-product area (multiple teams/squads) as a senior/principal IC—setting strategy while driving execution through influence. (experience)
- B2B SaaS experience with meaningful exposure to SMB/team products (e.g., collaboration, productivity, workflow, or communications). (experience)
- Proven ability to ship net-new 0→1 as well as scale 1→N features in a live product with iterative learning loops. (experience)
- Strong systems thinking and product sense; adept at identifying seams and dependencies across admin, identity/permissions, sharing, notifications, and content. (experience)
- Data-driven decision making: defines metrics, designs experiments, and blends quant + qual to converge on the right product outcomes. (experience)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication; can align executives and multiple teams with clear narratives and rigorous trade-off reasoning. (experience)
- Track record working closely with Engineering and Design partners to navigate technical constraints and deliver elegant solutions. (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Built or scaled collaboration features (tasks, assignments, due dates, reminders/notifications, lightweight workflows) integrated with content or file systems. (experience)
- Experience in activation, invitations, and team formation funnels; driving expansion/retention through collaborative “moments of value.” (experience)
- Background with multi-tenant admin needs (roles/permissions, auditability), identity & access management, and/or billing/entitlements in SaaS. (experience)
- Led cross-org programs that touched platform teams (e.g., notifications, search, sharing, security/privacy). (experience)
- Familiarity with the SMB collaboration landscape (e.g., productivity, project/task tools) and how to position a differentiated offering. (experience)
- Prior success influencing director+ stakeholders and presenting portfolio trade-offs at the exec level. (experience)
Responsibilities
- Own the portfolio strategy for Dropbox’s Teams & Collaboration experience—set vision, craft a multi-year roadmap, and align multiple product/engineering/design streams behind clear objectives.
- Evolve definition of “collaboration at Dropbox.” Lead discovery and validation to specify the MVP and evolution of collaboration and sharing features
- Ensure system coherence. Review and reconcile plans across activation, expansion, admin, and collaboration surfaces to prevent overlap, resolve conflicts, and create a unified end-to-end experience.
- Drive execution at scale. Translate strategy into crisp bets and milestones; set success metrics; run data-informed prioritization; unblock teams; hold the bar on product quality and consistency.
- Champion the customer. Partner with Research, Design, Data, Support, and GTM to deeply understand SMB team needs and validate solutions through iterative testing.
- Orchestrate cross-functional alignment. Build tight partnerships with Eng Directors/Leads and Design; coordinate with Security/Privacy, Identity, Billing, and other platform groups when changes cut across surfaces.
- Deliver growth outcomes. Work with activation/expansion owners on seamless team creation, invitations, onboarding, and collaborative “aha” moments that drive adoption and retention.
- Mentor and raise the bar. Informally coach other PMs; model high-craft PRDs, decision memos, and strategy narratives.
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