Manager, IT Product

Genuine Parts Company•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

The IT Product Manager leads and facilitates the delivery of modern IT product solutions across Motion. This role develops and manages a collaboration-focused, high-performing team that enables the continuous flow of customer value to meet business objectives. You must be eligible to work in the US without Visa Sponsorship.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree and five (5) to eight (8) years of related experience or an equivalent combination.
Typically requires two (2) to four (4) years managerial/leadership experience.
Solid knowledge of market and business environment.
Knowledge of agile methodologies, practices and tools.
Experience in defining and building product vision and roadmaps.
Experience managing product delivery, and process redesign across multiple work streams with varying timelines, priorities, and complexities.
Management experience and understanding of Information Systems.
Effective communication at all levels of the organization.
Passionate about learning the business and growing the team.
Creative and design thinking to develop innovative solutions.
Time management skills.
Persistent leader to accomplish difficult goals.
Composed under pressure.
Communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile product management frameworks and tools such as SAFe, Aha!, and Azure Dev Ops preferred.
Knowledge of Distribution, Industrial equipment maintenance, repair to order, engineer to order, and production/manufacturing capabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages team members in gathering customer requirements.
Analyzes market research and synthesizes relevant information that contributes to product vision and strategy.
Leads and influences the delivery of innovative product solutions.
Collaborates with internal business teams to deliver valuable products and services from ideation to implementation.
Identifies opportunities to utilize technology to enable business process efficiency.
Develops and empowers a high-performing, agile product management team that includes product owners and business analysts, ensuring roles and career paths are well-defined.
Completes performance reviews for direct reports and provides employees with appropriate training to maintain knowledge, skills, and abilities. Set priorities, assist with workload planning, and communicate relevant business information with staff.
Conducts research for build versus buy, identifies third-party products, and utilizes vendor partners to develop best-in-breed solutions and increases speed to market.
Develops and implements processes and standards that ensure initiatives provide expected value using agile best practices.
Plans and communicates new product capabilities and process improvements through product roadmaps, epics, features, enablers, and user stories.
Utilizes SAFe agile techniques such as Lean User Experience (UX) and Journey Mapping to evolve product strategy and roadmaps.
Defines areas that require more research and delegates responsibilities and areas of specialization to direct reports.
Becomes a subject matter expert within Motion and the associated domain.
Works with other product managers throughout the organization to develop integrated solutions.
Synchronizes frequently with agile development teams to provide business context, continuous exploration, and system demos.
Monitors business key performance indicators (KPIs) and measures effectiveness of product enhancements.
Provides status on a monthly basis for all major initiatives on product roadmap.
Performs other duties as assigned.