Product Manager - McKinley Marketing Partners

McKinley Marketing Partners is working alongside a well-known retail brand and together we are seeking a mid-level product manager to join the team.

This is a 1 year contract with potential to extend. You will be a W2 consultant with 24Seven (a parent company) and are eligible for benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Translates business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicates direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partners.
• Identifies goals, metrics, and analytics to determine product value; continually makes recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings.
• Manages and grooms the product backlog; makes future decisions based on the value that will be delivered.
• Monitors research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in class.
• Works with user research and testing team to formulate, test and refine assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing.
• Creates, prioritizes, and accepts user stories; incorporate them into release planning.
• Makes product decisions that drive value on a daily basis.
• Identifies and considers pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies, and value associated with features and enhancements.
• Participates in and leads standups, iteration planning sessions, product demo, and retrospectives.
• Works with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and understand next steps.
• Manages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy and provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience.
• Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern agile design and development core practices (communities of practice)
• Participates in talent acquisition, development, and retention activities in support of team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's / 4 years Degree or master’s degree.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in digital product management.
• 2-3 years of experience translating business strategy and analysis into digital products
• 1-2 years of experience in Agile product management

McKinley Marketing Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals are encouraged to apply, and all applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. Opportunity for all is central to our mission. We strive to reaffirm our commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We push ourselves to new heights to embrace ongoing change and creativity. With this as our goal, we are proud to have reached individuals with diverse backgrounds who possess the talent, energy, and focus to accelerate our mission forward.