Principal Product Manager - Claris

Sunnyvale Until 9/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Claris International Inc. (formerly FileMaker) is the creator of world’s leading Workplace Innovation Platform, offering a suite of tools that empower problem solvers to drive digital transformation in businesses large and small. The company has more than 1 million active users globally across SMBs and the Fortune 500. The Claris product management team is looking for a Senior Product Manager with a passion for delivering delightful experiences and independently drive projects towards completion. The person in this role, will help to drive strategy, roadmap and direction setting for our development platform that allows the creation of customized applications to solve any business problem, faster and more efficiently. It is a great opportunity to work on critical strategy initiatives in a collaborative, fast-paced team!

Description

Product Managers within our organization sit at the intersection of software development, design, and business strategy. We shape high-level product goals but also get our hands dirty. On an average day, you might pitch a concept to senior leadership, create a launch plan with marketing, work with designers and researchers to conduct user interviews or concept tests, conceptualize a new feature, analyze usage data, and/or contribute to the overall company strategy. We have ultimate responsibility for understanding our client needs, influencing business strategy, prioritize product features, and collaborating with engineering to develop our products.

Minimum Qualifications

10+ years of experience in driving the development of products as a product manager or product leader, with a strong focus on rapid application development platforms and related technologies
8+ years managing a backlog in JIRA in Scrum specifically as a product manager.
3+ Experience functioning as a lead PM (providing key direction to other PMs) on major initiatives
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field
Experience writing evaluations for LLM models to ensure AI workflow performance
Experience creating externally facing/revenue generating products that involve AI workflows with associated model metrics
2+ years of 0-1 external product launches with Scrum SDLC with proven revenue target attainment.
3+ years of experience as product manager launching technical features and products in the developer experience and productivity domain (not internal efficiency, but revenue generating products)
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
Self-motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Ability to conceptualize and drive complex projects with competing priorities, multiple stakeholders, and quick timelines

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or advanced degree is a plus as is a technical background
Proven track record of successfully managing and launching complex software products.
Proven ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas through written and/or verbal communication to internal stakeholders, partners, and customers.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Proven experience in leading design, feature breakdown and projects/products from inception to shipped software
Experience leading teams of product managers to drive measurable impact either through influence, mentorship or a direct reporting relationship.
Passion for technology and a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle.
Strong experience with shipping software incrementally following agile practices, with Scrum being preferred
In-depth knowledge of the FileMaker platform and its ecosystem

About this role

Summary

Lead product strategy and manage AI-driven, revenue-generating software products.

Job title

Principal Product Manager - Claris

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Sunnyvale; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

product managementscrumJIRAAI workflowssoftware development

Preferred skills

technical backgroundteam leadershipagile practicesfilemaker platform

Specializations

software developmentAI workflowsproduct strategyrevenue productsdeveloper experience
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Work arrangement unknown City