Product Manager Lead

Under limited supervision, this individual is responsible for :

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• Leading development and execution of product / portfolio strategies and plans, taking into account product life cycle stage and the customer experience.
• Leading development and implementation of marketing, sales and all other activities, as needed, to achieve the necessary business outcomes.
• Independently lead needed market, economic and competitive evaluations that affect product performance.
• Clearly demonstrated ability to perform fact-based data analysis and interpretation to identify critical business insights.
• Ability to lead completion of needed advanced data models and analytics.
• Identifying and prioritizing new features, including market analysis, business case development and driving prioritization.
• Lead / execute complex new product development initiatives across large, cross-functional work teams.
• Actively coaches others in less senior positions.

About the Team :

The Solution Architecture Design (S.A.D) team is responsible for all solution experimentation and has a line of sight across all Dataworks initiatives, solutions and architecture.

This team will be responsible for 3 main elements :

• End to End Solution and Architecture Design Ensure customer experience and architecture solution design aligns with the all up reference Dataworks architecture.
• Rapid Experimentation and POC’s Coordinate and manage rapid iterations, experimentation and ideation with internal and external customers to generate POC’s to iterate, learn and influence solution design.
• Program Management Provide transparency and management of all initiatives.

This team is highly accountable, collaborative, scrappy, and thrives in ambiguity. Their goal is to find paths to deliver results!

Responsibilities :

System Design and Architecture :

• Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility.
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards.

Technical Leadership :

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to development teams.
• Oversee progress of development teams to ensure consistency with the initial design.

Stakeholder Communication :

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Present architectural designs and solutions to stakeholders and customers.

Project Management :

• Manage the architectural aspects of software development projects from inception to completion.
• Ensure that projects align with business goals and are delivered on time and within budget.

Quality Assurance :

• Conduct regular reviews of system architecture and recommend improvements.
• Ensure that the architecture complies with industry standards and best practices.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement :

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Propose innovative solutions to improve existing systems and processes.

Skills :

• Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Ability to articulate complex data in a simple format to share with large audiences.
• Be a transformation champion with strong executive presence and agile mindset.
• Experience working in scrum / agile management methodologies.
• Proficient writing skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to lead multiple work streams in various phases.
• Strong negotiation skills to advocate for the best architectural solutions.
• Comfort in defining the right metrics for your team and programs as they impact customers and experimentation.
• User-empathy and customer-obsessed perspective.
• Capability to foresee potential issues and proactively address them.
• Understanding of business processes and how technology can improve them.
• Experience with ADO, SmartSheet, or similar systems, and data visualization tools.
• Ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Ability to stay in constant communication within Dataworks functional areas and with key players in the larger FedEx Enterprise.

Minimum Education :

Bachelor’s degree or equivalency in Product Marketing, Economics, Business, or related field.

Minimum Experience :

Five to Seven (5 - 7) years’ work experience in functions focused on product management, market analysis or research, or equivalent.

Superior knowledge of competitive, market and economic factors affecting product performance and ability to perform fact-based data analysis.

Expert communication and presentation skills, quantitative, problem structuring & solving skills. Superior executive presence, human relations, networking and influencing skills.

Strong project management and project management leadership experience. A directly related master’s degree is equivalent to two (2) years’ experience.

More advanced degrees may offset experience requirements.

Preferred Qualifications :

Pay Transparency : This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations.

Pay : $9,400-$14,100 Monthly

Additional Details : Application Criteria : Upload current copy of Resume (Microsoft Word or PDF format only) and answer job screening questionnaire by 10 / 2 / 2024.

FedEx Dataworks is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Dataworks does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Further, Dataworks is prepared to make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee.

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