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Job Title: Senior Product Manager - Sales Incentive Compensation

Location: Seattle, Washington 98101 (Onsite - 4 days per week)

Duration: 06-month contract (with possible extension)

Timings: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT (Pacific Time)

Start Date: Targeting Mar 2026

Pay Rate: $63.38/hr. to $77.46/hr. on W2

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision.

“Note: This opportunity is not open for C2C (Corp-to-Corp) candidates.”

Job Description:

• The Senior Product Manager is a key member of the *** Product Management team, responsible for the design, development, and execution of Sales Incentive Compensation solutions and craft a product roadmap that enhances employee experience while ensuring accuracy and compliance in alignment with company goals.
• The Senior Product Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Human Resources, Finance, Engineering and Legal and manage the full product lifecycle—from identifying opportunities and gathering requirements to prioritizing features and launching impactful solutions. The role requires the ability to translate business needs into actionable product plans, manage competing priorities, and deliver scalable, user-centric tools such as seller-facing features that improve compensation visibility (e.g. real-time earnings dashboards, quota attainment trackers, "what-if" commission simulators, etc.). The candidate must also demonstrate strong communication skills to align with executive stakeholders, provide regular updates, and present product performance metrics.
• To be successful in this role, the candidate must have at least six (6) years of product management experience, with a strong focus on Sales Incentive Compensation. The individual must exhibit both strategic thinking and hands-on execution abilities, with a proven track record of delivering results in dynamic, cross-functional environments. This role is an opportunity to apply deep product management expertise to transform Sales Incentive Compensation and drive meaningful organizational impact.

A day in the life...

• Ensures seamless collaboration with business and technology for responsive support for impactful product deliveries
• Crafts a multi-year product vision, articulating the value proposition and ensuring alignment to company strategic vision without support
• Evangelizes vision across the organization and the company where appropriate
• Defines the approach to deliver on the broader product vision
• Breaks down roadmaps into releasable features without support and owns the prioritization and sequencing of those features to best support strategic goals
• Prioritizes feature backlog, accounting for complexity, impact, and cohesion with business unit strategy
• Orchestrates comprehensive product planning sessions within their domain and across dependencies
• Leads customer research and independently synthesizes insights to develop a deep understanding of relevant product opportunities
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of market value and trends (including competitor products) and incorporates into product roadmaps
• Writes complete user stories and acceptance criteria within domain and influences across domains
• Drives progress against deliverables across their broader domain, proactively managing risks and dependencies so that outcomes are achieved
• Determines testing strategy and other acceptance criteria requirements
• Engages cross-functionally to ensure incidents are appropriately triaged and addressed. Communicates impacts across the business without support
• Prioritizes product roadmap to balance short-term deliverables with long term progress, across multiple domains with support
• Develops feature timeline and sequencing plan within a product line, considering technical and operational constraints and delivery of iterative value without support

You’ve got this if...

The Basics:

• 6+ years in the product management discipline, with at least 2 years focused on sales operations, revenue operations or incentive compensation platforms (Xactly, CaptivateIQ, Spiff, Varicent, etc.)
• Ability to translate complex compensation plan designs into scalable product requirements and data models
• Practical experience delivering AI- or ML-enabled product capabilities, with the ability to partner effectively with engineering teams to evaluate feasibility, risks, and value
• Strong understanding of Generative AI concepts (e.g., RAG, agentic patterns, prompt design) and how they can be applied responsibly within enterprise software products
• Define and track success metrics — accuracy rates, payout cycle times, seller adoption, dispute resolution SLAs — and use them to prioritize investments
• Stay current on the Incentive Compensation Management landscape, evaluating build vs. buy vs. integrate
• Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
• Partner with Change Management or other stakeholders to produce training materials and communications when plan structures or tools evolve
• Ability to inspire others, including demonstrated experience with leading strong teams
• Partner cross-functionally to effectively define, measure and analyze processes to identify improvement opportunities
• Technical background and understanding of software development principles, including Agile development, and testing methodologies
• Proficient in data analysis and performance metrics
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to explain complex technical material clearly to users with varying levels of proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presenting to various levels within a matrixed organization
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of product management tools (e.g. Aha!, etc.)

"Step into a high-impact role where your product leadership will drive innovation, empower sales teams, and shape the future of incentive compensation at enterprise scale."

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is searching for a full-time, fully-remote, patent prosecution patent attorney, with a background in the software arts, to work through the Firm’s alternative-track attorney and staffing program, DWTSurge. We are particularly interested in patent attorneys who have experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications either as part of an in-house team or at medium or large law firms. The selected patent agent will handle patent procurement and prosecution work for the Firm’s clients in a variety of industries both domestic and international.

This fully remote role is open to candidates residing in the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA*, TN, TX, VA, WA, WDC, or WV. Patent attorney candidates must be admitted to practice in their state of residence and a state where DWT maintains an office.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 2+ years of patent preparation and prosecution experience, either in-house or as outside counsel, specifically in the software arts (e.g., machine learning, cloud computing/networking, cryptography, information security, or distributed ledger technology).
• A J.D. and a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Registered to practice before the USPTO.
• Residency and active bar admission in one of the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA*, TN, TX, VA, WA, WDC, or WV. Bar admission in a state where DWT maintains an office. (*jurisdiction-specific)
• Strong time management and organizational skills, including demonstrated ability to take ownership for, and efficiently manage, a large docket including meeting internal and external deadlines by working independently and with supervisors.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to being responsive to client needs.
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Legal, industry, and/or academic experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and/or computer science, particularly with wireless communications, robotics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cryptography, information security, and/or blockchain is preferred.
• Familiarity with operations of large organizations with established patent programs is a plus.

Please note that this position is managed by DWT’s flexible attorney and staffing program, DWTSurge, and offers a contract for a specified term that may be renewed on an annual basis for successful candidates. The initial term offered will run through the end of the calendar year and will offer full time employment with an annual 1,800 billable hour requirement. We are interested in candidates who are electing to pursue a more flexible way of practicing while also focusing on providing continuous, high-value legal services to clients. Those who excel in the role will potentially be engaged for additional terms.

Compensation:

The annualized salary range for this full-time contract patent agent position for the following locations is:

• District of Columbia - $198,000 to $229,000
• Los Angeles, California - $199,000 to $231,000
• San Francisco, California - $213,000 to $249,000
• New York - $186,000 to $220,000
• Washington - $179,000 to $211,000
• Maryland - $198,000 to $229,000
• Minnesota - $148,000 to $175,000

Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate’s education, training, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Employees may be eligible for an incentive bonus and health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. DWTSurge Patent Attorneys generally take approximately three weeks of vacation from work each year, and it may vary depending on the needs of the clients and the firm.

Additional voluntary benefits programs include:

• First Stop Health Telemedicine: Speak with a licensed physician or mental health counselor 24/7, covered by the firm
• TELUS Health Employee Assistance Program: Receive support with mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Milk Stork: Virtual lactation consulting, breast milk shipping and nutritional testing covered by the firm

Wellness Benefits:

• Peloton App
• Headspace App

To apply, send your resume and cover letter to DWTSurge Recruiting Manager, Mariah Watson, at We are currently not accepting third party submissions for this opportunity.

We are an AmLaw 100 law firm with eleven offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client’s and each lawyer’s work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.

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