We were recently engaged by a client to conduct a search for a Senior level Product Manager. Our client is a Toronto-based B2B SaaS vendor that sells their platform to large enterprise customers across multiple industries. They are a Series B funded start-up, currently in the process of scaling.
Our client was looking for a Senior Product Manager. The ideal candidate would have extensive experience with a product that relied on a number of complex integrations into other systems. They were looking for someone with experience running Product from ideation through to implementation—comfortable in a client facing role, and could identify solutions, build a business case, and create the Product from prototype through to launch. The ideal candidate also needed to be extremely comfortable in a data-driven environment. Bonus points would be given to candidates who had native mobile app experience, and/or experience working on an analytics product.
We presented a range of candidates to our client:
The Engaging Engineer: Base salary of $110K.
- 5 years of experience as a Product Manager, most recently working on a platform product for a large global company.
- Experience working in both B2B and B2C environments, releasing net new applications—from ideation to release.
- Holds a degree in Engineering, as well as several Product Management Certifications
The Analytics Integrator: Base salary of $95K.
- Working as a Product Manager of a SaaS analytics platform that relies on complex integrations.
- Experience working in a client facing role, and rapidly given progressive responsibility for owning the user experience.
- Holds a degree in Engineering.
The Successful SaaSer: Base salary of $115K.
- Working as a Product Manager for a B2B SaaS platform sold to large enterprise.
- 10+ years of Product experience, with a background in analytics software.
- Holds a degree in Design, as well as several Product Management Certifications.
The Hire: Base salary of $125K.
- 10+ years of progressive Product Management experience, working on large and complex enterprise grade platforms.
- Has been responsible for launching new Product experiences, overseeing them from ideation through to release, including an analytics platform.
- Extensive experience with complex integrations, and working in a client-facing role.
- Holds an MBA and several Product Management certifications.
To attract the candidate they hired, our client offered a base salary of $140K.
As you can see, compensation for these candidates varies significantly based on the length and scope of experience, as well as their ability to thrive in similar environments.
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