Associate Product Manager

CDK Global • Portland, OR

7d • $70,000 - $90,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Associate Product Manager assists in shaping individual product requirements to support an existing product strategy. This role is accountable for assisting other product managers throughout the full product lifecycle, from ideation to end-to-end life. The Associate Product Manager is responsible for defining specific product feature requirements on existing products, with limited interaction with net-new products. This individual collaborates with the Scrum Master and agile team on backlog grooming and ensures timely decision-making on product requirement trade-offs. The Associate Product Manager receives oversight from product management leaders, learns the process, and is responsible for collecting and defining basic product requirements, writing user stories, etc. The role involves conducting routine tasks as directed, operating with moderate supervision and detailed instructions on new work, with little latitude for independent judgment. The individual uses existing procedures to complete routine/basic assignments, learns new concepts and skills through work assignments, and expands knowledge about the industry, customers, and the organization to capture internal/external requirements. The Associate Product Manager displays the aptitude to lead product requirements, works daily with an agile team, and defines user stories and features (Epics). Successful execution impacts specific product features and related customer & business outcomes, with limited impact on commitments and issues that can be overcome without significant disruption to the business.

Requirements

• 1-year related work experience or relevant internship as a product owner, or product manager
• Experience in Agile software/DevOps methodologies & working with globally distributed teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
• 1+ years of Product Owner or Product Management and/or equivalent experience: internships or education
• Demonstrated ability to learn new concepts
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Willingness to take on new challenges in a dynamic environment
• Strong analytical skills, and ability to break complex ideas into actionable tasks

Responsibilities

• Help create user stories based on established product vision & features (epics) to deliver differentiated customer outcomes
• Assist in the backlog management for sprint teams, partnering with R&D / scrum master in prioritization of user backlog, supporting full lifecycle from definition, beta, showcase, & retrospective
• Work with other CDK product managers and product marketing to articulate the value proposition for user stories
• Learn the key product success metrics (e.g. adoption, profitability, NPS, market share growth) & how they relate to user stories & features (epics)
• Invest in gaining functional expertise & SME through training and partnering with more experienced CDK product managers

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401K Matching Program
• Tuition Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level