Senior Manager-Product

BAL•Richardson, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Product Manager, Individual Contributor will work in a dynamic, fast paced environment, to define and create industry changing products. We are looking for a high energy, results driven individual, excited to work with internal business teams to drive new product development, and can contribute to critical high value projects that will define and maintain our products. The Senior Product Manager must be an exceptional role model for the team. They must be able to consistently and successfully deliver quality products and features without supervision under competing deadlines.

Requirements

Ability to learn and use product management software, such as Rally, JIRA, or other applications.
Expertise in the use of Microsoft applications; specifically Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
Knowledge of Agile SCRUM and Lean methodologies
Ability to learn and analyze data from web analytics tools like Heap, Google Analytics, Omniture or Mixpanel
Experience with qualitative and quantitative research methods, such as pivot tables, surveys, and focus groups
Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
5-7 years in product management desired
Experience managing projects and meeting timelines
BA/BS or MS degree or related subject matter experience and/or a BA/MA business degree with ability to communicate effectively with engineers about product details and technical options.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of wireframing or prototyping tools such as Balsamiq, Sketch, or Invision desired
Experience launching and maintaining iOS and Android mobile apps desired
Product Management training in Agile, Pragmatic Marketing, or General Assembly desired
Project Management training desired

Responsibilities

Executes on the discovery phase of the SDLC through exploring business problem statements and pain points, and identifying possible feature/functionality needs to address them
Employs lean methodology to define business problems, form hypotheses, test and validate solutions, and continue with the build > measure > learn cycle. Successfully releases “MVP” features which delight the end-user, and then strategically iterates upon them as required.
Champions and leads the Lean Canvas evaluation process for the team, setting the example on how to effectively communicate business value, competitive advantage, cost, revenue, etc.
Provides coaching for the team on SDLC, Lean and Agile processes; is able to identify areas for process improvements within the team
Identifies complex product insights and relationships using data and web analytics which result in measurable product gains
Proficiently employs data and web analytics at every opportunity into their feature requirements, iteration and analysis; proactively reports back metrics on feature adoption & success post release
Collaborates with the UI/UX designer on wire frame iterations and user persona artifacts
Leads complex feature ROI analysis discussions with high-level business stakeholders in order to support a strong, measurable and successful roadmap
Provides robust competitive market analysis for all major feature proposals
Makes tradeoff and priority decisions across all Product Management portfolios and explains/defends those decisions to the business and clients when necessary.
Leads and oversees quality groomed backlog with prioritized user stories across all Product Management portfolios that are ready for execution by the development team.
Leads the team in bi-weekly sprint planning; leads the greater Products team in release planning exercises
Works closely with development & QA tech leads to collaborate on sprint and roadmap level decisions
Oversees the activities of the engineering team within the agile framework, participates in “Agile SCRUM rituals/ceremonies,” and ensures quality outcomes while meeting sprint commitments.
Collaborates with a vast number of different business stakeholders, builds quality relationships, participates in job shadowing activities & communicates timelines and activities to stakeholders and the business.
Can effectively demo new features to the business and explain product functionality.
Leads the collaboration with business stakeholders on User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure features meet business expectations prior to release; monitors all UAT activity across portfolios and can report back on participation, reported defects and enhancement requests
Proactively and effectively plans and executes feature roll-out programs to ensure successful adoption of a new product or feature; works with client stakeholders where required on client-facing marketing and roll-out communications.
Reports bugs found in product(s) through the appropriate channel.
Collaborates with the Support team when needed to answer product questions from the end user
Completing robust third party product evaluations using weighted scorecard, as needed
Collaborating with other Departments within the IT organization, as needed
Working with Procurement on third party/vendor contract negotiations, as needed
Efficiently manages multiple projects with competing deadlines.
Other duties as assigned