Product Manager

FairCom•Columbia, MO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As FairCom’s Product Champion, you will own the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to launch—aligning product strategy and roadmaps with key business objectives and market demand. Highly collaborative and data-informed, you will partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Executive teams to translate customer feedback and market insights into prioritized features. You excel at managing technical trade-offs and coordinating cross-departmental efforts to deliver timely, high-quality releases that drive customer value.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in B2B Technology or Software Product Management
1+ years of experience in DBMS Product Management
Strong track record that shows successful product strategies and programs with measurable impacts on revenue contribution
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Product Management, Business, or Computer Science
Extremely effective with written, verbal, and other presentation skills in communicating and collaborating with programmers, architects, and C-suite executives.

Nice To Haves

Master of Business Administration or other advanced Product Management/Technical education a plus
Deep understanding of concepts of a typical IT infrastructure, like servers, storage, business applications (ERP, CRM, BI, etc.), and the role a database plays in it.
Experience working with OEMs, ISVs, embedded systems, industrial software, or other product-focused software companies.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain a roadmap for FairCom’s products and solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
Create PRDs, product requirements, and wireframes to communicate product improvements and features.
Partner with Sales and Marketing to define Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies, continuous value gaps identification, and competitive pricing evaluation based on market data.
Lead product alignment meetings and own the project management for all resulting deliverables, decisions, and cross-departmental dependencies.
Drive a product management culture that, with great judgment, balances product intuition, design inspiration, market assessment, and data validation for creating successful technology solutions.
Create clear KPIs and dashboards for our product lines to define success metrics and present to key stakeholders.
Become acquainted with and strive to be a Subject Matter Expert in all products offered by FairCom and other product alternatives in the software industry.
Think outside the box, seek all data points – even if they are not readily available to avoid confirmation bias and ensure data validation.
Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and the Chief Architect to gain in-depth market insight, gauge the success of product lines, look for value gaps, and continually evaluate pricing models based on industry data.
Lead the Product Team members who will assist in getting Market Data and allowing final touches on the product technical communication going out to customers.
Facilitate continual ideation sessions with internal and external SME’s to ensure all voices are heard and shared ownership decisions are made.
Other duties may be assigned.