Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead product development for new ventures from validated problem to scalable product: decompose problems, define MVPs, write specs, run sprints, perform solution-focused user research, prioritize roadmaps, manage stakeholders, and design repeatable product processes and handoff artifacts until a GM and team take over.

Lead strategy, roadmap, and execution for a core Horizon product workstream. Translate college, student, and payer insights into prioritized requirements, define AI applications, track success metrics, and partner with engineering, design, compliance, and GTM teams to deliver PCI Level 1–compliant, scalable payment experiences for higher education.

Player-coach product leader who owns a core area of the Horizon platform end-to-end, ships AI-enabled, data-driven features, mentors a small PM team, defines strategy and roadmap, coordinates cross-functional launches, and ensures PCI-compliant payment solutions for higher education customers.

Lead design and delivery of compliance programs (PCI DSS, GLBA, HIPAA, NIST) for campus and public-sector customers. Manage schedules, scope, evidence collection, remediation, stakeholder coordination, and customer enablement. Author governance artifacts, train staff, support vISO services, and collaborate with QSAs and engineers to ensure accurate, timely deliverables across a portfolio of customers.

Lead partner channel strategy and commercial performance, managing Tier 1 and Tier 2 alliances, ERP partner participation, and a key standalone partner. Drive partner revenue, identify infrastructure-native opportunities, oversee onboarding, forecasting, pipeline reporting, and cross-functional coordination to execute partnership strategy.

Sell services-led technology solutions to SLED (state, local, education) clients nationally. Build pipeline, qualify opportunities, lead capture/procurement, co-sell with partners (Google Public Sector), close complex, multi-stakeholder deals, and maintain CRM/forecasting discipline while representing Nelnet at industry events.

Lead end-to-end product strategy, discovery, roadmap, and delivery for education-focused SaaS solutions. Conduct customer research, define prioritized requirements, partner with engineering and UX in Agile delivery, track product success metrics, and present strategy to leadership while exploring AI and integration opportunities to drive adoption and business outcomes.