Senior Product Manager

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At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.

Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.

Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.

Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!

BlackLine's product managers work at the intersection of business, design, and technology. We are passionate leaders and subject matter experts who learn on the fly, find clever solutions to challenging problems, and make decisions that guide BlackLine's long-term strategy. Day-in and day-out, we work with customers and analysts to shape the roadmap, designers and engineers to build products, and sales/services to take our products to market and deliver value for our clients.

The Senior Product Manager, UI Platform (UIP) plays a critical role in enabling BlackLine’s platform modernization, driving accessibility initiatives, and scaling our internal design system to support consistent, enterprise-grade user experiences.

• Research: The Product Manager is responsible for constantly gathering information from clients, prospects, peers, stakeholders, and other BlackLiners. They will keep abreast of market research, competitive intelligence, accounting/finance news, and software trends. Research is conducted constantly, though a variety of channels, with an eye on both the specific product(s) that the PM is responsible for and broad, new ideas/concepts.
• Roadmap: Product Managers create, publish, and maintain both internal and external roadmaps. This means they're responsible for balancing new-features, enhancements, design changes, and defect resolution while ensuring that their engineering team aligns to BlackLine's business objectives.
• Feature Design: The entire process by which features move from idea to reality is owned by the Product Manager. PMs create Epics or PRDs, work with UX/UI designers to refine the interaction layout and interaction model, and consult with Tech Ops, Security, Legal and other internal stakeholders.
• Product Development: Product Managers are part of the engineering team tasked with delivering on the roadmap. This means that PMs will create stories, participate fully in grooming and sprint planning, and help ensure that the team's productivity, code quality, and output are acceptable. The Product Manager will also assist in managing the team by providing feedback, clearing blockers, and ensuring that all work proceeds apace.
• Subject Matter Expertise: By virtue of their close work with our clients and stakeholders, as well as their participation in the design process, Product Managers are expected to build a deep understanding of the product and market, as well as the fundamentals of accounting, design, and our technology. They will use that expertise in support of other teams, events, or clients.
• Leadership: Product Managers are expected to be willing and informed decision makers who drive projects to a successful completion, always have an opinion, and provide visionary leadership for their teams.

• Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of BlackLine’s UI platform components and infrastructure.
• Deliver reusable UI components, shared layout frameworks, and platform capabilities that enable consistent, scalable, and accessible user experiences across BlackLine’s applications.
• Partner with Design to support the rollout and scaling of the design system across teams, ensuring integration into product development processes.
• Drive accessibility initiatives, ensuring alignment with the latest accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), and collaborate with cross-functional teams on maintaining BlackLine’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).
• Define and evolve shared layout patterns that support a unified user experience across BlackLine’s products, laying the foundation for future front-end architecture modernization.
• Collaborate closely with the UIP engineering team to define requirements, evaluate technical trade-offs, and ensure timely delivery of scalable solutions.
• Play a key role in driving adoption of platform standards across product lines.
• Potentially expand responsibilities to include leadership of platform-focused designers or contributors as the UI Platform team grows.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Receives only general guidance on the path forward for a given product
• Receives limited supervision and is expected to produce a high volume of work and meet all deadlines without frequent oversight
• Has broad responsibility for their product area and serves as the Product Owner for one or more teams.
• Owns the vision and strategic roadmap for BlackLine’s UI platform and internal component library.
• Ensures seamless integration between platform components and design system standards through close partnership with Design.
• Leads platform-level accessibility initiatives, including maintaining compliance with the latest accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), and collaborating on updates to the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).
• Oversees delivery of shared layout frameworks to support consistent user experiences across BlackLine applications.
• Collaborates closely with the UIP engineering team to plan, deliver, and continuously improve platform capabilities.
• Has broad responsibility for the UI Platform and may take on additional product ownership for related platform services or capabilities over time.
• Potential to manage direct reports, such as designers or other platform-focused roles, as the UI Platform team evolves.

SELECTED RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide product leadership to cross functional technical teams and implement process frameworks to drive project success
• Foster a collaborative environment with other members of the organization to ensure the correct paths and details are established for projects
• Communicate directly with clients and partners to determine project requirements and deliverables
• Define and maintain the detailed roadmap for reusable UI components and shared layout systems.
• Translate design system guidelines into scalable, performant, and accessible platform components in partnership with Engineering.
• Prioritize and drive platform accessibility initiatives, including regular reviews against updated WCAG standards and collaboration and ensuring the VPAT documentation is up to date.
• Support the rollout and adoption of the design system across product lines by working closely with feature teams and internal stakeholders.
• Identify platform gaps, collect feedback from internal users, and drive continuous improvement of the UI Platform.
• Scope technical enhancements and feature work in collaboration with the UIP engineering team.
• Promote shared layout patterns and interface consistency across products without introducing visual or technical fragmentation.
• Partner with Design and Engineering to ensure the UI component library is properly documented and maintained in Storybook to support adoption and usability across teams.
• Actively evangelize the use of UIP components and shared frameworks by collaborating with feature Product Managers and helping drive platform adoption across BlackLine’s applications.
• Advocate for excellent developer and user experience, balancing innovation with maintainability.
• Mentor and guide peers, helping establish best practices for building with shared UI systems.

Years of Experience in Related Field: 5–7 years of experience in product management, platform ownership, or equivalent technical roles supporting design systems, UI infrastructure, or platform services. Experience working in an enterprise software environment required.

Education: BA/BS in a technical/design/business field or a background in technology/accounting . Additional background in accessibility, UI/UX, platform services (such as APIs or file transfer systems), or front-end architecture is a plus.

Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Comfort working in both a team environment and in a self-directed role
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Deep understanding of UI platforms, design systems, and component-driven front-end development.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and best practices for building accessible enterprise applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, design, and product teams.
• Strong leadership skills with a willingness to make decisions that balance product quality, scalability, and user experience.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with keen attention to detail and quality.
• Comfort working independently while also contributing to cross-team and platform-wide initiatives.

• Advanced customer knowledge, technical knowledge, teamwork, decision-making, strategic thinking, and leadership
• Expert in terms of product scope, communication, independence, and details & quality
• Advanced stakeholder management, technical collaboration, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills.
• High degree of independence, ownership, and initiative in driving platform and cross-team initiatives.
• Experience in or openness to taking on broader platform ownership (e.g., APIs, file transfer protocols, shared infrastructure) as team needs evolve.
• Prior experience mentoring others or informal team leadership is a plus.

• A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
• A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.

BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.

BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself have shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.

Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form .

BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.