Product Manager III

Robert Half • San Ramon, CA

1d • $109,000 - $165,000

About The Position

Robert Half is seeking a Product Manager III who directs, designs, and implements a comprehensive product management strategy in a collaborative environment, with a strong focus on optimizing an agentic platform powered by generative AI. This platform is dedicated to delivering measurable value throughout the consulting engagement journey—from initial discovery through project delivery and follow-up. Functions as the central resource in partnership with design, IT, quality and test, and marketing as the product(s) move to completion and distribution. Influences those involved in the design, modification, and evaluation of all phases of a specific product or group of products from product definition through production and release (i.e., Product Lifecycle Management). Ensures that products released meet specifications and quality goals while embodying a customer-centric and outcome-oriented mindset that prioritizes measurable business impact over code deployment alone. Encourages use of new technologies and industry-leading trends such as ethical AI, data privacy, and enterprise-grade governance in product management activities. Responsible for overall product(s) and project teams, including influencing the prioritization of projects and associated budgets. Develops project plans designed to address customer needs and available team resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, design, or related field preferred; or equivalent experience
• 7+ years product management experience required, preferably with business application systems and consulting/project-based business environments
• Demonstrated ownership of products or features from ideation to measurable business impact through iterative delivery and ongoing user involvement
• Comfort collaborating with product managers, designers, and business domain experts in dynamic, ambiguous environments
• Experience writing, prioritizing, and refining backlogs (user stories, technical tasks, acceptance criteria)
• Familiarity with consulting workflows, project-based business processes, or client-facing enterprise tools is a strong plus
• Ability to interact and communicate with customers of varying levels of expertise and translate complex technical information into accessible language
• Strong problem-solving, customer service, training, and mentoring abilities
• Knowledge of business systems software and software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience of generative AI technologies, including their potential applications and limitations.
• Experience in an IT department or related field preferred
• Ability to communicate in-depth business processes to technical resources
• Ability to create very complex process flow diagrams or flowcharts that demonstrate business or system process flow
• Ability to gather and synthesize requirements effectively; document requirements and confirm observations with business owners
• Ability to perform fit/gap analysis based on requirements
• Ability to create detailed and complex test plans for medium-sized initiatives
• Ability to create thorough and complex documentation
• Ability to facilitate, conduct meetings, gather information, and present status
• Ability to manage multiple enterprise-wide project plans and timelines effectively
• Adaptability and demonstrated good judgment in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions, user interviews, and continuous feedback loops to build solutions deeply rooted in real user needs and pain points.
• Translate ambiguous business problems into AI-powered, user-centered solutions that scale and generate measurable value.
• Drive backlog processes by writing, prioritizing, and refining user stories, technical tasks, and acceptance criteria to keep work tightly aligned with evolving customer and business requirements.
• Oversees all product strategy and roadmap development.
• Ensures organizational alignment and project prioritization based on a sophisticated understanding of business objectives and customer-centric insights.
• Thoroughly understands the needs of customers, including consultants and clients, and evaluates market trends and competitive dynamics.
• Incorporates rapid validation and iteration based on customer and business feedback to continuously improve platform features.
• Clearly communicates objectives and progress to stakeholders, defining success by metrics/KPIs such as time to user value, iteration speed, feature adoption, and documented business outcomes.
• Establishes a compelling vision for the product or a general framework for making product decisions that embrace a “value-first” culture with integrated customer advocacy.
• Cross-functional ownership of the full product lifecycle with product, design, and engineering peers—ideating, prototyping, building, and refining platform capabilities.
• Own problem definition, validation efforts, and ongoing measurement of business impact.
• Oversees the development of product requirement definition and feature identification, including documentation of prioritized feature sets and use cases grounded in internal customer needs and business value, revising them iteratively.
• Lead creative brainstorming sessions to balance feature delivery and resource constraints, leveraging deep knowledge of consulting and client-facing enterprise processes.
• Ensures that customer data and feedback translate into product/service definitions and marketing plans.
• Represent the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle by uncovering trends from benchmarking, research, user feedback, and internal interactions.
• Prioritize and communicate critical trends to the team to mitigate risks and capture opportunities, while championing ethical AI practices, data privacy, and governance standards.
• Measure success through adoption metrics and documented business outcomes rather than solely code deployment.
• Promote an engineering culture shift towards “value-first” with shared product ownership and deep customer advocacy.
• Lead product roadshows, live demonstrations, targeted onboarding sessions, and user training to drive solution adoption for consultants and clients.
• Create compelling onboarding materials and promote best practices to enable effective usage and maximize platform impact.
• Uses expert knowledge and insight to help the team estimate, implement, and build features while ensuring that work focuses on the highest priority project aligned with strategic outcomes.
• Represent the team as an expert in communication with product, IT, and marketing leadership.
• Continuously seek and oversee workflow improvements, cohesion, and focused collaboration to accelerate product progress.
• Oversees design teams in developing best practice customer-facing experiences
• Drive awareness, conversion, engagement, and application of business best practices to enhance user satisfaction.

Benefits

• We offer exceptional earning potential and a competitive benefits package, including group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental), FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks, and short/long term disability.
• Robert Half provides paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time.
• The amount of Choice Time Off (CTO) our people receive varies based on their years of service and is pro-rated based on the hours worked per week.
• A new hire earns up to 17 days of CTO per calendar year.
• Our people also receive up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year.
• We also offer the opportunity to contribute to our company 401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible), with an employer match of 100% on the first 3% of your contributions for eligible employees.
• Learn more at https://roberthalfbenefits.com.

What This Job Offers

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