Associate Product Manager (Technology )

Blackhawk Network • Pleasanton, CA

395d • $78,220 - $131,500

About The Position

The Associate Product Manager at Blackhawk Network will play a crucial role in leading cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful product launches and ongoing performance. This position focuses on product planning, strategy, and development, particularly in API product management, while working closely with internal teams to define use cases, business requirements, and success criteria. The role requires strong collaboration with senior managers, engineers, and stakeholders to oversee Blackhawk's Core Platform Services across multiple product lines.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA is a plus.
• 2+ years of relevant experience with bringing API-led products to market.
• Proven experience executing to a product roadmap using Scrum/Agile methodologies.
• Experience in market analysis and business case development, solution design.
• Positive attitude and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, including experience in communicating to senior leadership.
• Fantastic problem-solving skills, analytical horsepower, and attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of relevant technology, APIs, cloud solutions, and programming languages.
• Strong product design skills, focusing on technical API and user interface design.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with a solid technical background.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of the Prepaid/Gift Cards/Payments space is a plus.
• Experience with cloud computing, service-oriented architecture, microservices, and event-driven architecture is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Transform product strategy into well-articulated business requirements.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform product direction.
• Align platform capabilities with the larger company vision.
• Deep understanding of API development, modern integration methods, and best practices.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of the Core platform APIs.
• Focus on ease of understanding and integration.
• Champion the development of a state-of-the-art API developer portal, exceeding industry standards.
• Develop comprehensive guides and documentation for seamless API integration.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the developer community.
• Gather feedback to ensure their needs are met.
• Engage closely with adjacent and cross-functional teams.
• Motivating cross-functional product development teams through meaningful roadmaps to success.
• Conduct usability studies to identify opportunities.
• Drive improvements and refinements.
• Define and ship products iteratively in an agile environment.

Benefits

• 401k with employer match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 12 paid holidays in the year 2024
• 1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked
• Parental leave
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accident and illness insurance
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Wellness benefits
• Flexible time off for all full-time employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree