Vice President, Product Management

Ryan•Woodcliff Lake, NJ

13h•$178,000 - $264,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, Product Management is responsible for assisting with delivering a class-defining experience for the public facing look, feel and navigation for Ryan. They work as part of a team that defines, creates and lead the implementation and execution of innovative strategies that deliver a consistent and trusted experience for Ryan clients. This role is perfect for a leader who has an ownership mentality for driving impact, pursues data-informed insights, focuses on customer empathy and product craft, and loves to learn and execute. To be successful in this role, you need to have a bias for action, and be comfortable guiding decision-making based on a combination of hard data and incomplete or ambiguous information. You understand how to balance long-term bets with quick wins.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
Minimum of 10 years of direct work experience in a product management capacity.
Experience breaking problems down into component parts, analyzing data and creating hypotheses and MVPs against stated goals.
Experience working across agile-based Software Development Lifecycle and processes.
Advanced skills in Microsoft® Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.
Valid driver’s license required.
Requires supervisory responsibilities, including managing projects, training employees, assigning work, and making sound business decisions while representing the Firm.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Ryan LLC (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Nice To Haves

Anticipates and proactively delivers expected results for executive leadership team
Effectively solves problems
Streamlines and improves processes
Demonstrates initiative and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility
Advanced written, visual and verbal communication skills
Superior attention to detail
Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
Sense of urgency
Demonstrates willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
Thrives working both independently and in a team-based environment
Strong multitasking and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Directly supervise a team of product managers as their reporting manager.
Create a positive team member experience.
Contribute to the overall growth of the product management team’s capabilities, systems, processes working in conjunction with the Head of Product and peers on Product management team
Acts as a product subject matter expert for sales and sales support
Be responsible for direct interaction with business stakeholders, including, but not limited to, eliciting comprehensive business requirements, use cases, and recommending appropriate solutions.
Collaborate with User experience team to design user interface and user flows
Ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
Test success by leading focus groups and assembling a client advisory committee.
Represent the product in the marketplace as the client-facing champion for the application and its capabilities.
Responsible for the development and execution of product strategy and roadmaps for specific tax domain working in conjunction with Head of Product, business stakeholders and product team
Build hypotheses and MVP scope to meet product goals and KPIs
Analyze product and business data to create data-driven insights and drive iterative development
Oversee efficient execution of product specifications including the user stories, requirements and functional specifications for development.
Work with development team to estimate work and execute against plan and own and maintain an organized product backlog.
Work with Development, QA, and Production Support teams to communicate, verify, and test the desired functionality changes.
Facilitate cross-functional design sessions.
Set development priorities to ensure the product delivers the maximum business value with the minimum time to market.
Be responsible for overall product quality