Presales Solution Manager
About the job
- At least 5 years of experience in product management, product operations, PMO, consulting, or transformation roles in technology organizations; customer success manager, technical account manager, or implementation project manager backgrounds with a modest technical foundation are also suitable.
- At least 2 years of experience in client-facing consulting roles, such as consulting, customer success, technical account management, implementation, or professional services.
- Solid understanding of product development lifecycle, portfolio management, roadmaps and quarterly planning, prioritization, and Agile, including Agile at scale.
- Fluency with workflow tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Aha!, Linear, or Smartsheet.
- Ability to deliver consultative, business-focused demonstrations.
- Ability to communicate articulately and confidently with C-suite leaders, administrators, and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to learn quickly and apply learning in AI and agentic tools.
- An engineering background is not required; the role emphasizes business-focused consulting over technical customization.
- Own the selection process from initial discovery through tailored demonstrations, workshops, and guided trials.
- Uncover customer product operating models, planning cadences, workflows, governance structures, and how customers run Agile at scale.
- Translate customer business and operating challenges into how Dragonboat should be configured and the outcomes it will drive.
- Design and deliver tailored demonstrations connecting strategic goals to daily workflows.
- Help prospects gain value during guided trials by lightly setting up workflows that reflect their operating models.
- Own business-focused RFI/RFP responses with clarity, precision, and credibility.
- Continue mastering Dragonboat, product management and product development lifecycle practices, and AI-enabled workflows to act as a trusted advisor.
- Previous experience as a Dragonboat administrator or power user.
About the company
Dragonboat provides a cloud-based Strategic Portfolio Management platform that helps product organizations align strategy with execution and manage the product operating model. It offers modular apps for strategy, roadmapping, customer intake, planning, and the product development lifecycle, with Portfolio Intelligence using AI and a unified data layer to deliver real-time insights and risk detection for informed funding and prioritization. It integrates with Jira, Azure DevOps, Asana, Salesforce, and Tableau, fitting into existing workflows and emphasizing outcome-driven roadmaps and a data-driven link between strategy, delivery, and investments. Its goal is to help enterprises improve R&D efficiency, speed time-to-market, and maximize portfolio ROI by better prioritizing, planning, and funding product initiatives.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$15M
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Dragonboat's 2026 website positions Portfolio Intelligence as a direct ROI accelerator.
- The company says AI agents detect risks and recommendations across strategy and execution.
- Its platform targets outcome-driven portfolio management, a painful enterprise problem with budget authority.
What critics are saying
- Productboard, Aha!, Asana, Airtable, and Jira crowd Dragonboat's 2026 buyer shortlist.
- Only 52 employees in May 2026 leaves Dragonboat exposed to slower enterprise sales.
- If agentic product-ops buyers reject a standalone layer, Dragonboat becomes a feature, not a company.
What makes dragonboat unique
- Dragonboat pairs product strategy, roadmapping, intake, and planning in one operating layer.
- Its 2026 platform pushes agentic AI across PDLC decisions, actions, and outcomes.
- Integrations with Jira, Asana, ADO, Tableau, Power BI, and Domo reduce workflow disruption.
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Benefits
- Remote Work Options
- Flexible Work Hours
- 401(k) Company Match
- Stock Options
- Health Insurance
- Professional Development Budget
- Company Equity