Principal Product Manager (Commodities)

Location: Remote, United States

Company

hirify.global develops data-driven products that provide actionable insights into commodities and related supply chains.

What you will do

• Lead product discovery and identify unmet customer needs for North American inland transportation monitoring.
• Define the product strategy and roadmap, prioritizing development with Product and Engineering teams.
• Drive the first product release and go-to-market strategy, including positioning, packaging, pricing input, launch, and early adoption.
• Ensure reliable data delivery through web applications, APIs, and other distribution pipelines.
• Establish trusted data standards and methodologies, using recognized external frameworks where relevant.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, Sales, Marketing, and Market Analysts on governance, agile delivery, competitive strategy, stakeholder communication, and product risks.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of product management or commercial experience in commodities and transportation, or a closely related B2B data/SaaS business, with a record of delivering adopted products.
• Strong understanding of the commodities and transportation data landscape and competitive environment.
• Ability to translate customer needs into product direction and deliver solutions with Product and Engineering teams.
• Experience with product discovery, roadmap prioritization, and data-product delivery.
• Understanding of go-to-market planning, including product positioning, packaging, and pricing input.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to work with databases and complex data.
• Experience working across cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven products.
• Fluency in English, a rigorous problem-solving approach, independent ownership, and strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work with technical and commercial teams, including senior external stakeholders, and operate pragmatically in an ambiguous, early-stage environment.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with pipelines, rail, or barges.
• Experience launching a new product line rather than managing only an established offering.
• An established network across commodities trading houses, producers, operators, or funds.
• Understanding of the regulatory environment shaping North American pipeline, rail, and barge transportation.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote full-time position based in the United States.
• Pragmatic, iterative approach to building a new product category.
• Cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Data, Sales, Marketing, and Market Analysis.
• Emphasis on making things happen, building together, and helping one another.