Principal Product Manager (Activation)

Location: Remote within the U.S.; candidates must live in an approved U.S. location by their first day. Hiring is available throughout the U.S. except D.C. and Hawaii. Compensation-based restrictions may apply in California, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington. Colorado employees may work remotely anywhere in the state, from the downtown Denver office, or in a hybrid arrangement.

Annual base salary: $190,000–$210,000 depending on relevant experience, plus eligibility for a variable annual bonus based on company and individual performance.

Company

hirify.global operates a vacation-rental business focused on making vacation rental easier for homeowners and guests.

What you will do

• Own the product roadmap from signed agreement through a live, bookable listing, using activation rate, time to live, and 180-day retained activations as success metrics.
• Identify owner drop-off across property setup, photo scheduling, permits, rates, and multi-property onboarding, then prioritize improvements.
• Ship onboarding changes that replace manual steps with self-serve setup, automated scheduling, and reminders.
• Run experiments end to end by defining hypotheses, scoping builds, measuring outcomes, and making decisions.
• Own activation instrumentation with analytics so signup-to-live performance can be measured by cohort.
• Partner with Onboarding, Operations, Lifecycle Marketing, the Funnel Conversion PM, and owners to improve the activation system.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product management experience, including meaningful ownership of onboarding, activation, or time-to-value.
• Experience in a two-sided marketplace or operations-heavy business, ideally on the supply or seller side.
• Track record of improving activation, conversion, or early-retention metrics, supported by experimentation.
• Experience partnering with operations or field teams to automate manual processes.
• Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience with product analytics tools such as Amplitude; ability to build funnels and cohorts independently.
• Ability to work at the specification level with engineers and take products from discovery through launch and iteration.
• AI-native working style using tools such as Claude or Cursor for specifications, research synthesis, and analysis.

Nice to have

• Experience with compliance-heavy or regulated onboarding, including permits, licensing, or credentialing.
• Experience in vacation rental, real estate, hospitality, or property management.
• Experience with multi-property or business customers alongside individual customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer-obsessed culture centered on curiosity, communication, accountability, collaboration, care, and responsibility.
• Equity, a 401(k) with a 4% immediate vesting match, and competitive pay.
• Medical, dental, vision, mental health, infertility, and pet insurance benefits.
• Paid parental leave, generous PTO, sick leave, holidays, and a personal holiday.
• Annual travel credit after one year and discounts at hirify.global properties.
• Onboarding, learning and development resources, and employee resource groups.

Hiring process

• Accommodation is available during any stage of the hiring process for candidates with a disability or special need.