Full-Time

Senior Product Manager

LINQ Connect

Posted on 9/3/2026

LINQ

LINQ

201-500 employees

Cloud-based school operations and nutrition management

Compensation Overview

$120k - $150k/yr

+ 4% annual bonus + 401(k) employer match

Denver, CO, USA

In Person

Travel is less than 10%.

Bachelor's

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
ERP
Product Management
iOS/Swift
Android Development

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Requirements
  • At least 5 years of product management experience on SaaS products or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience managing applications at meaningful scale, with hundreds of thousands of active users, is beneficial but not required.
  • Demonstrated success owning consumer-facing native mobile products on both iOS and Android platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience owning a complex product area with multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and meaningful tradeoffs.
  • Direct experience partnering with engineering teams at the architecture level, beyond ticket execution.
  • Sound judgment about what to build and what not to build, with the ability to clearly defend those decisions.
  • Strong client-facing experience, including regular customer engagement to understand needs, challenges, and outcomes.
  • Experience building and communicating product roadmaps and business cases to senior stakeholders.
  • Strong strategic thinking and the ability to connect product decisions to business outcomes.
  • Technical fluency with application programming interface-based integrations, data architecture, native mobile considerations, and infrastructure tradeoffs.
  • Ability to make decisions and own outcomes in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.
  • Ability to surface disagreements and drive them to resolution.
  • Bachelor's degree in any field or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities
  • Own the product lifecycle for LINQ Connect and School Fees, including discovery, requirements, prioritization, delivery, and post-launch iteration.
  • Develop and maintain a product roadmap balancing near-term customer needs with longer-term platform investments and business goals.
  • Lead customer engagement through advisory boards, user research, and interviews, and translate insights into strategic direction.
  • Assess product capabilities, backlog health, and competitive positioning to set priorities across competing demands.
  • Partner with engineering leadership on technical architecture decisions, platform investments, and technical debt tradeoffs.
  • Build and communicate business cases for significant investments, clearly framing alternatives and tradeoffs.
  • Identify and champion cross-team dependencies, negotiate effectively, and surface risks before they become blockers.
  • Serve as the recognized subject-matter expert for the product domain internally and with customers.
  • Mentor product managers and associate product managers, raising the quality of product work across the team.
  • Contribute to broader product strategy discussions with data-driven perspectives and a clear point of view.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in a relevant domain such as payments, K–12 education technology, human resources/payroll, enterprise resource planning, finance, or compliance.
  • Demonstrated use of artificial intelligence tools to accelerate work and curiosity about using artificial intelligence to validate ideas faster internally and with customers.

LINQ provides cloud-based software for K-12 schools and districts to run core operations in one platform. It focuses on school nutrition management, finance, and administrative tasks, combining menus, payments, alerts, digital forms, and automated workflows into a single system. The product is accessed online and uses subscriptions, so districts pay recurring fees to use the software. The platform integrates different operations to improve efficiency, reduce paperwork, and ensure regulatory compliance. LINQ differentiates itself by offering an end-to-end solution that consolidates nutrition programs, financial management, and administrative processes in one cloud-based tool, helping district leaders save time and cut costs. The goal is to empower school leaders with stable, streamlined operations and better oversight of district activities.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Wilmington, North Carolina

Founded

1989

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Cleveland Metropolitan School District adopted LINQ Nutrition in January 2026, validating new wins.
  • LINQ launched School Nutrition Suite and AI-powered support, tightening workflow lock-in.
  • Baltimore City Public Schools and ASBO 2026 show active pipeline momentum with finance leaders.

What critics are saying

  • The 2023-2024 breach settlement exposes LINQ to recurring trust damage through June 2026.
  • Connor Law v. EMS LINQ covers student and employee Social Security numbers, bank data.
  • A second major breach or procurement ban would cripple district renewals and kill growth.

What makes LINQ unique

  • LINQ unified finance, HR, nutrition, and payments for K-12 districts on one platform.
  • Sharon Love became CEO in April 2026, pairing SaaS discipline with school-operations focus.
  • LINQ serves 30% of U.S. districts and processes over one billion meals annually.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

Stock Options

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Performance Bonus

Employee Referral Bonus

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Gym Membership

Professional Development Budget

Conference Attendance Budget

Home Office Stipend

Phone/Internet Stipend

Company News

Business Wire
Apr 21st, 2026
LINQ names Sharon Love as CEO and Eric Wood as CTO to strengthen K-12 school operations platform

LINQ, a provider of nutrition, ERP, school payments and programme management solutions for K-12 schools, has appointed Sharon Love as CEO and Eric Wood as CTO. Both executives joined the company at the end of 2025. Love previously served as CEO of Cordance and Community Brands, whilst Wood joins from CTO roles at Cordance and Aceable, with additional leadership experience at MyFitnessPal and Under Armour. LINQ partners with 30% of US school districts, serving over 1 billion school meals annually to more than 17 million students. The company also processes payroll for 364,000 educators and staff and supports 3.5 million families with school fee management. Love emphasised the company's focus on supporting school nutrition directors and administrators who manage critical operations with increasingly limited resources.

ClassAction.org
Apr 14th, 2026
LINQ settlement resolves class action lawsuit over months-long data breach.

LINQ settlement resolves class action lawsuit over months-long data breach. Law v. EMS LINQ, LLC. A LINQ settlement offers cash and credit monitoring to those who may have been affected by a data breach that occurred from Sept. 2023 to May 2024. Defendant(s) EMS LINQ, LLC has agreed to a class action settlement to end a lawsuit that alleged the K-12 school administration software platform failed to protect sensitive student and employee information from a months-long data breach between September 2023 and May 2024. The LINQ class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on February 13, 2026. The deal covers all individuals who were sent written notice that their personal information was potentially accessed, viewed and/or obtained as a result of the LINQ data breach that occurred between September 12, 2023 and May 13, 2024. The court-approved website for the LINQ data breach settlement can be found at LINQDataIncident.com. According to the website, LINQ settlement class members who file a timely, valid claim form are eligible to receive credit monitoring services and one of two cash payments. Class members who submit with their claim form proof of ordinary losses stemming from the LINQ data breach are eligible to receive up to $500 in reimbursement. The settlement agreement explains that class members must submit third-party documentation, such as receipts, to receive reimbursement for bank fees, phone charges, postage, travel, and other data breach-related expenses. Class members who submit proof that they spent money to obtain credit reports, credit monitoring, or identity theft insurance between September 12, 2023 and June 29, 2026 may receive reimbursement for these expenses, subject to the $500 ordinary loss cap, court documents state. In addition to ordinary-loss reimbursement, class members who file with their claim form proof of extraordinary expenses incurred due to the data breach are eligible to receive up to $2,500 in reimbursement. The agreement says that class members must also provide proof demonstrating the total amount of their breach-related losses, that they are not covered by ordinary loss relief, and that the individual attempted to avoid or seek reimbursement for their losses. The settlement agreement states that class members may not receive compensation for any monetary losses that have already been reimbursed by another source. In lieu of a documented-loss payment, class members may instead file a claim form to receive an alternative $50 cash payment, with no proof required, the settlement website says. In addition to monetary relief, all settlement class members may also elect on their claim form to sign up for one year of three-bureau credit monitoring and identity theft protection. To file a LINQ data breach settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in using the unique ID and PIN as listed on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form to print, fill out and return by mail to the settlement administrator. All LINQ settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by June 29, 2026. Finally, the agreement notes that in the time since the data breach occurred, LINQ has implemented additional data security measures to strengthen the security of its systems. The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the LINQ settlement following a hearing on June 23, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved. The EMS LINQ class action lawsuit claimed that the education software company failed to implement proper cybersecurity measures to prevent a data breach between September 12, 2023 and May 13, 2024, during which cybercriminals allegedly accessed files containing the data of students and employees in districts that partnered with LINQ. Per court documents, private information that may have been compromised during the eight-month data breach included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, bank account information, and other personal information. Case Spotlight Video game addiction lawsuits. If your child suffers from video game addiction - including Fortnite addiction or Roblox addiction - you may be able to take legal action. Gamers 18 to 22 may also qualify. Kratom 7-OH lawsuits. Anyone who has used 7-OH kratom products and suffered a serious injury, such as overdose, heart attack or addiction, may be able to take legal action. How do I join a class action lawsuit? Stay Current New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox. Last Updated on April 14, 2026 - 11:17 AM

Business Wire
Oct 14th, 2025
K-12 Strategic Budgeting Strategies at ASBO International

K-12 Strategic Budgeting Strategies at ASBO International. AUSTIN, Texas-(BUSINESS WIRE)-School CFOs and business leaders are under increasing pressure as relief funds expire, costs climb, and scrutiny intensifies. At ASBO International's Annual Meeting & Expo, LINQ, the premier software provider exclusively serving K-12 school operations, will join CFOs, business officers, and district finance leaders for an Innovation Hour session focused on strategies to build resilience into budgets, streamline audit prep, and protect classroom resources in a climate where every decision is under the microscope. What: An Innovation Hour session, "Doing More with Less: Strategic Budgeting Strategies for Schools," will bring together district and industry finance leaders for a roundtable-style discussion on practical ways to stretch limited resources, reduce audit fatigue, and maintain trust with boards, staff, and families. Where: ASBO International Annual Meeting & Expo Fort Worth Convention Center - Ballroom A 1201 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102 LINQ modernizes K-12 school operations with best-in-class, cloud-based software solutions built to help districts return more resources to classrooms. LINQ streamlines finance, HR, nutrition management, and payments into a secure unified platform, reducing administrative burden and untangling workflows. LINQ partners with 30% of school districts across the U.S., helping serve over 1 billion school meals annually to over 17 million students and processing payroll for 364,000 teachers, administrators, and staff. Over 3.4 million registered users on the LINQ Connect app can use it to manage school fees and payments. Learn more at www.linq.com. Editor's Note: Photo and interview opportunities will be available during and immediately following the session at the LINQ Booth - #318. AUSTIN, Texas-( BUSINESS WIRE )-K-12 Strategic Budgeting Strategies at ASBO International... WILMINGTON, N.C.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Baltimore City Public Schools partners with LINQ to streamline operations and improve student meal programs... WILMINGTON, N.C.-( BUSINESS WIRE )-LINQ expands Services & Support to streamline onboarding, enhance AI support, and strengthen district partnerships...

LINQ
May 7th, 2025
Baltimore City Public Schools Moves to Modernize Nutrition Operations with LINQ

LINQ, the premier software provider exclusively serving K-12 school operations, today announced a new partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, marking an important step in the district's efforts to modernize nutrition services.

HrTechwire
Jan 16th, 2025
LINQ Launches School Nutrition Suite to Modernize K-12 Nutrition Management and Improve Student Outcomes

LINQ, the premier software provider exclusively serving K-12 school operations, today launched the LINQ School Nutrition Suite, a unified cloud-based platform designed to streamline school nutrition program operations, reduce administrative burden, and ensure students are fed and ready to learn.