Associate Product Manager, Research Applications in Los Angeles, California at The J. Paul Getty Trust

Associate Product Manager, Research Applications

US-CA-Los Angeles

Job ID: 2026-4806
Type: LT Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Information Technology
Getty

Overview

At Getty Digital, we are re-imagining how data, software, and systems can advance the study of art, cultural heritage, and research at a global scale. The Associate Product Manager (APM) will play a key role in shaping and delivering products across Getty’s Research Products portfolio (including Research Collections, Art Collection, Vocabularies, and related platforms).

This is a 3-year limited term position, reporting to the Product Manager of Getty research applications within the Collection Platforms and Data team. The APM sits at the intersection of user needs, institutional mission, and technical execution. Working closely with project managers, engineers, designers, and subject-matter experts, the APM will help translate complex research and organizational needs into clear, actionable product decisions.

We are looking for an experienced professional with a deep understanding of libraries, museums, and archives. This is a role designed for someone who is curious, thoughtful, and motivated to contribute to meaningful products in the cultural heritage space. The APM will take ownership of defined areas of work within the product lifecycle, contributing to product discovery, delivery, and continuous improvement.

This position is a hybrid work environment opportunity; this is not a fully remote assignment. The successful candidate must be a California resident when employment begins and work at least one day per week on Getty’s campus in Brentwood.

Our Product Approach

Product management at Getty is less about having immediate answers and more about cultivating context, clarity, and judgment across complex systems and stakeholder environments. In this role, you will be expected to:

Provide Context, Not Just Requirements

Develop a deep understanding of user needs, institutional goals, and system constraints, and translate them into well-framed problems for engineering and design.

Act as a Thoughtful Intermediary

Bridge communication between technical teams and stakeholders, synthesizing input and resolving ambiguity before it reaches implementation.

Navigate Stakeholder Complexity with Care

Engage researchers, curators, program staff, and technical teams with diplomacy and clarity, absorbing friction and helping align competing priorities.

Support Portfolio-Level Thinking

Contribute structured analysis, requirements, and tradeoff framing to support prioritization and roadmap decisions.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Delivery

• Support roadmap development and execution across one or more Research Applications
• Assist in defining system scope, requirements, and functional specifications based on business and user needs
• Analyze existing processes and workflows to identify opportunities for system and service improvements
• Collaborate with engineering and design to deliver high-quality features and improvements
• Develop detailed requirements, user stories, and functional documentation using established standards
• Ensure requirements are validated against user and business needs and are clearly understood by technical teams
• Participate in work planning, team meetings, and retrospectives
• Help track progress, dependencies, and risks across initiatives
• Apply IT service management (ITSM) practices to support the design, delivery, and improvement of products and services
• Assist in maintaining user-facing documentation and knowledge resources
• Maintain continuity across product initiatives by documenting decisions, tracking requirements, and preserving system and institutional knowledge over time

User Research & Discovery

• Develop an understanding of Getty’s diverse user base (researchers, curators, staff, and the public)
• Synthesize user research, feedback, and usage data
• Assist in defining problem spaces and evaluating potential solutions
• Document insights and contribute to discovery artifacts

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders across Getty programs and departments
• Facilitate alignment conversations and communicate product decisions clearly
• Create presentations, product updates, documentation, and internal communications
• Contribute to training, change management, and adoption efforts

Data & Systems

• Work with structured and unstructured cultural heritage data (metadata, vocabularies, collections data)
• Contribute to system configuration, testing, and validation to ensure requirements are met
• Support testing efforts, including developing test plans, validating system behavior, and coordinating user acceptance testing
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, interoperability, and usability
• Contribute to efforts that streamline and automate internal processes where appropriate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or a combination of education and relevant experience
• Master's or advanced degree in domain specific area preferred (e.g. MLIS, Data Science, MIS)
• 2-5 years experience with IT systems
• Experience in cultural heritage, research, or knowledge systems

Please note: This position is not eligible for employer-based immigration sponsorship. Applicants must have authorization to work for Getty in the United States without the need for sponsorship, currently or in the future.