Senior Staff Product Manager, Platform

About Checkr
Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Established in 2014, Checkr's innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

We're a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

The Role: Powering Next-Generation Products and Enterprise Growth
Checkr's screenings rely on a vast and complex web of data drawn from thousands of sources, from county courts and DMVs to employment and health records from specialized sources. Our success depends on our ability to collect this disparate data, understand its nuances, and stitch it together into a clear, accurate, and comprehensive view of an individual.

While much of the industry still relies on manual, error-prone processes, Checkr is at the forefront of applying sophisticated AI and automation to this domain. We are building the intelligent infrastructure to not only manage this complexity but to turn it into a competitive advantage, ensuring our screenings are faster, more accurate, and fairer.

As a Senior Staff Product Manager for the Platform, you will own the strategy for this critical mission. You will be responsible for Checkr's people data platform, the foundational pillar for all data within the company. This platform is the engine that assembles and processes data quickly and reliably, powering every product Checkr offers—from establishing identity to criminal screenings and employment or professional license checks. Your work will centralize and build the AI systems used to audit and organize data, the infrastructure to process this data, and the management systems for intelligently routing between different sources and vendors. All of this creates a scalable foundation for building new screening types, improving the quality of existing ones, and unlocking new enterprise growth. The decisions you make will impact millions.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with engineering, AI/ML data teams, and other cross-functional teams to define the platform's vision and strategy.
• Develop and prioritize the platform product roadmap, ensuring it aligns with company goals and customer needs.
• Conduct research and gather feedback to inform product decisions.
• Work closely with engineering to deliver high-quality platform features and improvements on turnaround time.
• Define and analyze key metrics to measure product success and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead platform product launches and ensure successful adoption by internal teams and customers.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years as a Product Manager with recent experience working on a platform product.
• A strong understanding of platform engineering principles and technologies.
• Experience with vendor API integrations, anomaly detection, and search orchestration.
• An instinct for good platform design and a high degree of attention to detail.
• Experience managing project ambiguity, complexity, and interdependencies in an organized way.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What You'll Get
A fast-paced and collaborative environment.
Learning and development allowance.
Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement
100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
Flexible PTO policy
Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend
At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. Starting January 2026, hub-based employees will be expected to work from the office 3 days per week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.
One of Checkr's core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we've made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website.
The base salary range for this role is $247,000 to $290,000 in San Francisco, CA.
Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr
Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance.