Product Manager I, II, or Senior
About The Position
Summary of Job Responsibilities The Product Manager, Investments, will determine and oversee the strategy and roadmap development for their products to fulfill customer outcomes and PERA’s strategic objectives. They will serve as a trusted liaison between the business and technology, leading discovery and prioritization of pain points and problems to solve, as well as validate potential solutions. The Product Manager is a key player who effectively integrates, motivates, and builds relationships with and between team members, key stakeholders, customers, and executives involved with the end-to-end product life cycle. They set priorities and guide and support development and operational activities. The role represents the interests of Investments teams including Investments Management, Operations, Accounting, and Information Technology (IT) in the creation and delivery of products and advises these divisions on technology opportunities and capabilities. In this capacity the Product Manager is an active member of both the technical teams and business units and may participate in initiatives such as business process improvement. The Product Manager will continuously use data to empower decision making and inform product direction in ways that build toward positive business outcomes. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Individuals must be able to perform these duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
Requirements
- Strong interpersonal skills; able to build strong relationships and collaboration across diverse and matrixed stakeholders and customers.
- Ability to facilitate difficult discussions, prioritization of competing interests, managing both strategic and tactical interests.
- Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance multiple stakeholder priorities.
- Ability to understand complex business problems and interpret business needs.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience.
- 3+ years of professional experience with a track record of increasing responsibility.
- Relevant work history with product management, project management, strategic planning, or related roles.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in pension industry, benefits administration, or other financial services industries is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Develop a deep understanding of business goals and processes to inform product priorities and improvement recommendations.
- Understand business and end-user needs; identify and prioritize features to be delivered to meet those needs.
- Participate in capacity planning, working with project managers, development teams, and business leaders to align product roadmaps to available resources.
- Manage project prioritization, aligning initiatives with business goals, customer needs, and strategic objectives.
- Facilitate trade-off discussions to balance competing priorities, ensuring the highest-impact projects receive appropriate focus and resources.
- Regularly communicate with product stakeholders and develop strong relationships to surface, balance, and prioritize feedback from multiple groups.
- Socialize the product strategy and ensure a common understanding among stakeholder groups.
- Lead product strategy, planning, and life cycle management efforts to support the ongoing evolution and innovation of the product.
- Monitor business and technology trends to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions.
- Establish product roadmaps and release plans that satisfy requirements and achieve customer outcomes.
- Communicate complex issues and problems to a non-technical audience.
- Consider impacts to business processes when developing roadmaps; identify prioritization criteria to align across groups.
- Demonstrate an ability to solve problems with buy-in from other divisions.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- total rewards and benefit program including health, dental and vision coverage - eligibility starts the first day of the month following the date of hire for most plans
- generous paid time off and volunteer hours
- pension and retirement plans, including PERA’s defined benefit plan, 457 defined contribution plan, and 401(k) employer match, as applicable
- tuition assistance
- free, convenient on-site parking or RTD subsidy
- free on-site fitness center to stay active
- employee assistance program
- training, leadership and mentoring programs and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
