Product Manager

Description

Product Managers will help execute the product strategy by working closely with user experience, development squads and product strategy leaders to ensure that quality products are released on time. They own and manage detailed requirements and communicate through the agile development tools. They develop prioritized roadmaps with incremental releases and continuously keep internal and external stakeholders informed of the progress. They pursue user-centered design and evaluate work-in-progress features with user experience analysts to ensure delightful user experiences.

This position is within the Product Management division, which is accountable for the success of our software solutions by working cross-functionally with teams that develop, market, sell and support them.

• Works with one or more scrum teams to drive strategy and ensure progress of a product or product line.
• Influences peers (BA/UX/Arch/Dev) to arrive at coordinated direction for timely execution and manages scope and quality.
• Exercises judgement by evaluating a variety of factors, including business goals, customer business objectives, and industry/competitive trends, to guide/influence development of multiple products.
• Manage feature development and enhancements from concept through design to tactical execution.
• Works with UX/UI colleagues to detail and grooms the features along with scrum team members.
• Keep abreast of internal and external technologies relevant to our current/future needs and tied to product growth.
• Regularly interacts often with customers and captures/clarifies detailed requirements.
• Influences product line priorities and GTM and business priorities.
• Regularly interacts with leadership team, key stakeholders to help/influence key decisions.
• Define the product release roadmap for at least 2 quarters and communicate regularly to stakeholders throughout the business
• Be a product expert and go-to person on the new products and services
• Frequently interacts with peer groups, SMEs, and UX colleagues to acquire product knowledge.
• Assist Product Strategy managers in developing product OKRs that are aligned with business strategy.
• Actively participate in “design thinking” exercises to help define identified product opportunities and find solutions.
• Helps influence Product Strategy Leader and other colleagues on product direction.
• Will work individually and occasionally manage the work of others depending on the position level. This may be internal or external resources – including other technical product managers.
• Communicates regularly product status of new feature ideations and VOC results to scrum teams
• Frequently communicates and advocates for product roadmaps to internal leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with scrum master, agile teams and other key project stakeholders to ensure proper deliverables.
• Sets direction and influences messaging for a product during product releases.
• Articulates product vision to customers focusing on competitive separation.
• Track and report product OKR and other product/team metrics on a regular basis.
• Builds strong internal partnership with GTM teams and participates in communicating with GTM members both customer value and upcoming roadmaps.
• Influence Product Strategy Managers on product (or product line) roadmaps with knowledge of current product and technical capabilities.
• Manages expectations with internal stakeholders on short term roadmaps.
• Informs frequently development squads of roadmaps and VOC findings.
• Acts as the primary contact for GTM members, ARB and development squads.
• At the end of Think It!, break down features into incremental deliverables (stories) and collaborate with UX/UI teams to deliver appropriate design packages
• Influences products strategy in shaping the product line direction. Focusses on a product/product line but generally cognizant of and influences other products too.
• Breakdown high level product requirements and collaborate with product leaders and user experience teams to define incremental releases.
• Participate in evangelizing product’s new features internally and externally.
• Team members are expected to maintain a dedicated and ergonomically appropriate remote workspace.
• Works with other scrum teams to manage the dependencies.
• Work with UX, Product Strategy managers to document key customer value and communicate to the GTM teams.
• Communicates key customer value to GTM teams, timely and frequently.
• Leverage Voice of the Customer, and Voice of the Organization, to solve problems at hand and articulate customer feedback to agile project teams.
• Influences leadership in resource decisions.
• Articulate new feature definition very detailed and work with agile project teams to develop achievable product roadmap and timelines.

Requirements

Complex Thinking

Technical Skills

• Exhibits great strong knowledge of features being built and becomes a key point person for other internal stakeholders.
• Experience in working for a software-as-a-service company a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field required.
• Exhibits sufficient knowledge of cloud-based software components to help accelerate ConstructConnect backlog grooming.
• The physical activities of this position include frequent sitting, telephone communication, and working on a computer for extended periods. Visual acuity is required to perform activities close to the eyes.
• Experience in or knowledge of the commercial construction industry and/or software industry a plus
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in product management, or product analyst role
• Presents UX intent of the designs for the new features.
• Demonstrated past involvement in supporting various business development initiatives
• All team members must reside and perform their work within the United States

Benefits

• Team members who live within commuting distance of one of our office locations (Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky or Atlanta, Georgia) are expected to work in a hybrid capacity, with regular in-office presence every Tuesday and Wednesday each week.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance