Planet DDS is a leading provider of a platform of cloud-based solutions that empowers growth-minded dental businesses. Now serving over 13,000 practices and 118,000 customers in North America, Planet DDS delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions, including Denticon Practice Management, Cloud 9 Ortho Practice Management, and Apteryx Cloud Imaging. Planet DDS is dedicated to enabling dental support organizations (DSOs) and groups to grow and thrive with technology that delivers seamless integrations, improved workflows, and future-proof scalability. We are seeking an exceptional Principal Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and execution for our most critical and innovative product lines. This role requires deep product management expertise, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to define and deliver market-leading SaaS solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will drive transformative outcomes, inspire teams, and influence high-level business strategy through data-driven decision-making and customer empathy. This is a hybrid role (2x per week) in our Irvine, CA office. Job Duties: * Own and lead the strategic vision for complex, high-impact products across multiple business lines. * Partner with executive leadership to align product roadmaps with company goals and customer outcomes. * Translate long-term product vision into detailed execution plans that drive measurable business results. * Serve as the voice of the market, using deep customer insight, competitive analysis, and trend research to shape differentiated product experiences. * Identify whitespace opportunities and lead initiatives that push the boundaries of what's possible in dental SaaS. * Define clear product requirements and success metrics that guide engineering, design, and marketing teams. * Lead cross-functional product development efforts from ideation to launch with strong emphasis on MVP and iteration. * Ensure effective stakeholder communication, milestone tracking, and risk management across the product lifecycle. * Mentor and support the development of junior product managers, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability. * Collaborate across departments, acting as a senior thought leader and product champion internally and externally. * Use data to evaluate performance, drive prioritization, and make informed trade-offs. * Monitor product KPIs, adoption metrics, and customer satisfaction to inform continuous improvement and investment decisions Skills and Qualifications: * 15+ years of SaaS product management experience, including at least 3 years leading strategic or high-scale initiatives. * Proven success delivering innovative, revenue-generating enterprise software products in a cloud environment. * Expertise in Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Aha!). * Strong technical fluency, with experience in API integrations, platform scalability, and user experience design. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to executives and customers. * Analytical mindset with a demonstrated ability to leverage data for product decisions and growth strategies. * Experience managing offshore teams and cross-functional collaboration in distributed environments. * Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred. PLANET DDS CORE IDEOLOGY Why are we here? Unleashing dentists and their staff to focus on patient care. Where are we headed? In the next 5 years, Planet DDS will remain the leading provider of cloud-based technology solutions in North America, expanding to serve more than 25,000 dental practices. How do we get there? To encourage measurable progress toward our vision and make the best decisions on behalf of employees and customers, we adopted a set of common values: Collaborative - Working independently and across teams, we create scalable solutions to enable company growth Empathetic - We are educated on the experience of our customers and feel vested in their success Accountable - We feel ownership for the quality of our work and take pride in the positive outcomes Trustworthy - We operate with integrity and honest, making promises we know that we can keep Ambitious - We are driven by our ability to make a long-term, positive impact on the lives of dental market leaders An Equal Opportunity Employer - Including Disability/Veterans