Are you a high-performing product leader looking to drive strategic initiatives in a flexible, 100% remote environment? Do you want to work with a best-in-class team alongside some of the brightest minds in tech and mission-focused innovation?
At Sparkrock, we help social benefit organizations—such as nonprofits, school boards, and government agencies—operate more effectively. Every day, tens of thousands of users rely on our platforms to manage critical financial and administrative workflows.
Sparkrock is seeking a Technical Product Manager to help drive the evolution of Sparkrock Pay, our K–12 payments and form management platform. This role sits at the intersection of payments, financial workflows, and digital form collection, facilitating mission-critical processes for school boards, administrators, and parents. You will be working on a platform that directly impacts how funds and data are collected, tracked, reconciled, and reported across educational institutions. This is a high-ownership role for a product leader who thrives in complex, workflow-heavy environments and is comfortable working across both technical systems and real-world operational processes.
If you’re energized by building reliable, scalable systems that handle real money and real-world constraints, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
*Work with business representatives to translate product strategy into detailed requirements and partner closely with engineering and design teams
*Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Professional Services
*Work on API-driven integrations and system workflows, ensuring scalability and reliability
*Improve exception handling, operational efficiency, and financial accuracy across the platform
*Establish and use analytics to measure product performance and drive continuous improvement
*Build strong customer feedback loops through discovery sessions and ongoing engagement
*Stay current on trends in payments and SaaS platforms, applying them pragmatically
The role can grow into:
*Owning the vision, strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Sparkrock Pay
*Driving product discovery by working directly with school boards, administrators, and payment providers to understand pain points and workflows
*Designing and evolving payment and form-management workflows, including collections, reporting, and reconciliation
Requirements
*5+ years of product management experience in SaaS or FinTech environments
*Experience with reconciliation, reporting, or financial operations workflows
*Experience working on payments, financial systems, or workflow-heavy platforms
*Experience working in K––12 education, public sector, or nonprofit environments
*Strong technical fluency, including:
APIs and integrations
System workflows and data models
Collaboration on architecture and system design
*Experience working closely with engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable systems
*Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS)
*Strong product discovery and problem-solving skills
*Ability to define and track meaningful product metrics
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
*Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Nice to have
*Familiarity with ERP-integrated systems
Benefits
We don’t call them perks; they’re just part of what makes working at Sparkrock great.
*We are 100% remote and global. Live your best life wherever that may be, and never lose out on career opportunities because of it.
*Flexible work hours. We work asynchronously and don’t care when you’re online, just that you deliver great results and are there for our customers.
*We are dedicated to your growth with consistent and meaningful feedback, support in achieving your personal career goals, and access to leading-edge tools, playbooks, and technology to amplify your experience.
*Introductions to thought leaders in the space and webinars on cutting-edge tech hot topics.
*Stipend to help set up your ideal home office.
*Focus on culture: coffee chats, happy hours, cooking classes, book clubs, and more!
We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with disabilities.
All open roles are for existing vacancies unless otherwise communicated to the candidate. We are committed to keeping candidates informed throughout the process and will notify all interviewed applicants of our hiring decision within 45 days of their interview. Sparkrock retains all job postings and related recruitment information for a minimum of three years.
Sparkrock provides purpose-built enterprise software for K-12 schools, nonprofits, and public sector organizations across North America. Founded in 2003 with a simple goal—to help mission-driven teams do more good, with less stress—our roots are in nonprofit finance, and our passion is community impact.
Our ERP solution is built on the Microsoft platform and designed to reduce manual work, improve oversight, and support smarter decision-making. From fund tracking to payroll to procurement, we help organizations gain the clarity and control they need to serve their communities with confidence.
Today, more than 100 Sparkrockers support hundreds of thousands of users, all working toward one thing: stronger communities through stronger operations. We continue to grow with the same heart and focus that started it all.
Our team is made up of industry experts that are inspired by their work as they support our customers who literally are changing the world. We enable social benefit organizations to succeed on their mission.
