Sr Lead Product Manager

The Senior Lead Product Manager role is responsible for developing, managing andoptimizing one or more large, complex, and / or high revenue Productlines.

The role includes contributing to and managing the productroadmap, overseeing the implementation and working in an agileenvironment with a cross-functional team to develop products thatmeet the needs of our consumers and clients.

Recognized as anexpert within the company and requires in-depth and / or breadth ofexpertise in Product Management along with other job disciplineswithin the organization in order to successfully manage theproduct.

Manages large, complex Product line(s) of strategicimportance to the organization due to high growth value, involvinglarge cross-functional teams

PRIMARY DUTIES / KEYRESPONSIBILITES

Strategy / Discovery :

• Develops, manages, and optimizes one or more large,complex and / or high value / strategically important revenue productline(s) Formulates an in-depth understanding of problems bycustomer segment, persona and competitive landscape.
• Formulates in-depth understanding of problems bycustomer segment and through assessment of the competitivelandscape.
• Partners with UX, marketingresearch, client solutions, and business stakeholders to observeand solicit feedback from clients.
• Identifies, quantifies, and effectively communicates customermarket opportunities.

Planning :

• Createsand maintains product vision and roadmap;
• Creates business plans to secure funding; develops go-to-marketstrategy and builds cases / value propositions
• Collaborates with other Product Managers to ensure alignment acrossproducts; participates in planning and pre / post-planning events(Demos and Inspect / Adapt).

Development :

• Createsepics and features and ensures alignment acrossproducts.
• Manages feature creation,identifies business rules and business impact, and works withProduct Owners to ensure cross-team alignment andsupport.
• Leads processes with ProductManagement, Development and Solutions Delivery Managers, UXDesigners and other stakeholders to prototype, test and validatesolutions.
• Develops and recommendsbuy / build / partner solutions to Agile Release Trains.

Sales & ClientManagement

Engages with key stakeholders to develop pricing strategies andensure material contribution to ROI.

Evaluation :

Assessesproduct performance against KPIs and makes corrections to improveperformance; create and deliver thoughtful information to influencekey market constituents.

Functional skills

AnalyticalThinking - Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply effectiveanalytical techniques and tools. Analyzes issues, determines rootcause, and creates / compares alternative solutions that are in thebest interest of the business.

Approaches situations by definingthe issue, determining its significance, and identifying theforces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situationat hand.

Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about themeaning of data and draws conclusions.

Managing Multiple Priorities - Manages multiple concurrentobjectives, projects, or activities, making informed prioritizationand time allocation decisions.

Understands work and activity can beimpacted by shifts in demands and priorities. Responds today-to-day operational priorities while still making progress onproject work.

Addresses potential conflicts that impact deliverycommitments, working with team members, management, and otherstakeholders to re-prioritize as necessary.

Requirements Analysis - Advanced knowledge of and ability toelicit, analyze and document required business requirements.

Engages with the customers, users, and other stakeholders to gatherrequirements. Utilizes appropriate methods, tools, and techniquesfor requirements analysis.

Challenges, and manages conflicts andexpectations associated with requirements analysis.

System and Technology Integration - Advanced knowledgeof technology system features and facilities and the ability tointegrate and communicate among applications, databases, andplatforms.

Works with existing interfaces as well as integrationand migration plans within own area and across aligned / associatedareas.

Explores major issues and considerations for successfulsystem integration. Plays an active role in current and plannedintegration efforts.

Technology Savvy -Advanced knowledge of technology and its ability to improve workprocesses and results (e.g., enhance productivity, efficiency,collaboration, quality, or customer satisfaction).

Skilled in usingtechnology to solve work-related problems and create new businessopportunities. Pursues opportunities to develop knowledge andexperiments with emerging technology solutions that can helpaccomplish work goals.

Serves as a resource to help othersunderstand and anticipate the impact of technology on currentprocesses, products, and services.

Foundational skills

Acts withIntegrity - Acts in accordance with one's own values, standards,and beliefs even when under pressure. Adheres to ethical andprofessional standards, regulations, and organizational policies.

Shares information about oneself with others, acknowledgingstrengths as well as vulnerabilities.

BuildsPartnerships - Proactively builds, nurtures, and maintainsbusiness-focused, long-term working relationships with partnersinside and outside of the organization.

Demonstrates flexibilitywhen forming and adjusting partnerships to achieve broader goals.Shows willingness to work across boundaries to achieve outcomesaddressing business, customer and partner goals andexpectations.

Drives Innovation - Advanced inexploring alternative ways to view and solve problems to achieveresults. Tries unique ways of doing things and tests promisingideas.

Takes risks in the interest of finding a betterway.

Focuses on Execution - Advanced inestablishing goals that are designed to deliver exceptionalbusiness results. Tracks and broadcasts progress andaccomplishments.

Works tenaciously to overcome obstacles and meetor exceed goals.

Strives for Excellence -Advanced in establishing criteria and / or work procedures to achievea high level of quality, productivity, and service.

Dedicatesrequired time and energy to assignments or tasks to ensure that noaspect of the work is neglected. Accepts responsibility foroutcomes (positive or negative) and admits mistakes, refocusingefforts when appropriate.

Education, experienceand Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8 years'experience in a related field. The right candidate could also havea different combination, such as a master's degree and 6years'experience;

a Ph.D. and 3 years' experience in a related field; or12 years' experience in a related field.

• Experience in API management, B2B integrations, and / or DataManagement is required.
• Working knowledge ofSAFe Agile Methodology.
• Familiar withrecognized industry bodies of knowledge both generic and specific,and has a wide breadth of knowledge across the industry andbusiness.
• Extensive experience in design,development and implementation of product plans.
• Extensive experience in full product lifecyclemethodologies.
• Extensive experience increating, prioritizing and recommending epics andfeatures.
• Extensive experience in inconducting competitive research and analysis.
• Extensive experience in identifying KPI's and other analytics tomeasure product value.
• Extensive experiencewith executive presentations.
• Extensiveexperience in a collaborative, cross-functional, and complex teamenvironment.
• Inventory and / or Enterprisedomain experience preferred.

USD 129,000.00 - 215,100.00 peryear

Compensation :

Compensationincludes a base salary of $129,000.00 - $215,100.00. The basesalary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based onfactors such as the ultimate location of the position and theselected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Position maybe eligible for additional compensation that may include anincentiveprogram.

Benefits :

TheCompany offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as muchvacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, thecompany's needs, and its obligations;

seven paid holidaysthroughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellnessannually for their own wellness or that of family members.

Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in theform of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave,volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19vaccination leave.

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