Principal Growth Product Manager

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Principal Growth Product Manager for a contract assignment with one of our premier SaaS clients in San Jose, CA.

Adobe Express is a core entry point for students discovering creativity, communication, and productivity with Adobe. We're looking for a Principal Product Growth Manager to lead end-to-end growth for student experiences in Adobe Express on a 6-month contract basis.
This role is about uncovering and scaling product-led growth loops within Adobe Express - driven by sharing, collaboration, templates, AI-assisted creation, and classroom workflows. You will deeply understand student needs and behaviors and translate those insights into product strategies and experiments that drive measurable impact within a defined time horizon.

Responsibilities:

• Own the student growth strategy for Adobe Express end-to-end across acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, and advocacy during the contract period.
• Identify, design, and ship high-impact growth loops directly within Adobe Express (e.g., sharing, collaboration, templates, AI-powered creation, classroom workflows).
• Map and optimize the student journey across discovery, onboarding, learning moments, and repeat usage - reducing time-to-value and friction.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Engineering, Data Science, Research, and Marketing to translate insights into shipped experiences quickly.
• Lead rapid experimentation, defining hypotheses, success metrics, and clear learnings to inform near- and long-term product decisions.
• Use qualitative and quantitative insights (funnels, cohorts, retention curves, research) to prioritize opportunities and influence roadmap tradeoffs.
• Operate at principal scope, influencing direction across teams while remaining hands-on with execution.
• Advocate for student needs across Adobe Express and related initiatives

Required Skills:

• 8-12+ years of experience in product management, growth, or product-led growth, ideally in SaaS, consumer software, or developer/creator platforms.
• Proven track record of driving measurable growth through product changes, not just campaigns or surface-level optimizations.
• Deep understanding of growth loops, funnels, experimentation, and lifecycle metrics (activation, retention, engagement, monetization).
• Experience working across multiple products or platforms, influencing without direct authority.
• Strong analytical skills paired with excellent product intuition - you know when to trust the data and when to dig deeper.
• Comfort operating at principal level: ambiguous problems, wide scope, high impact, and executive-level communication.
• Passion for students, education, and creative/productive workflows, with empathy for how students actually work under real constraints.
• Experience with education, student, or freemium products.
• Familiarity with collaboration, sharing, or network-effect-driven products a plus.
• Experience partnering with AI-driven features to unlock new user value a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Economics, Design, or a related field.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.

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