Product Manager - Varite, Inc
San Francisco, CA 94105
About the Job
Pay rate range $70-75/hr.
Responsibility:
• Reviews current internal systems and platforms and makes recommendations to the backlog to implement feature updates or bug fixes
• Researches market trends and creates product requirements documents, which capture business reasons for new ITS products or services
• Establishes core knowledge of industry norms and stays abreast of latest developments
• Understands key technologies and platforms, integration best practices and incorporation of third party APIs and open source/reusable components
• Develops internal relationships with Product Owners to facilitate product implementation throughout other divisions
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to establish initial product buy-in and with quality assurance and project management to facilitate acceptance testing of releases
• Works with communications to develop user guides, training and training schedules for different stakeholder groups
• Participates in the planning for future changes to products and services
• Analyzes product metrics post release to proactively identify and optimize to user experience and product performance
• Responsible for product development of internal systems, tools and platforms supporting operational capabilities within ITS
• Ensures customer-driven design, considering user pain points and usability test results, while using market & industry knowledge to deliver a well-positioned product
• Drives product requirements and feature roadmaps from concept through delivery
• Identifies key opportunities for improvement, as well as development of technical or process enhancements to increase operational efficiencies, or reduce costs associated with the use of internal tools
• Anticipates industry and product trends, capability prioritization and tradeoffs, balancing business needs versus technical and resource constraints
• Communicates portfolio and project updates to managers and stakeholders
• Develops content for marketing collateral and supports training to ensure successful product launch
• May own product portfolio and drives product strategy and direction for ITS-led initiatives
• Occasionally leads the analysis of feasibility, cost ramifications, economies, or other aspects of the product portfolio
• Occasionally develops and manages the process for communication and partnership with all stakeholders through interactive sessions or technology tools
• Occasionally launch planning and implementation, including beta and acceptance testing, pilot programs and user training
• May provide feedback, support and coaching in sprint and release plans
Complexity • Occasionally works on highly-complex technology solutions or manages product portfolio that require in-depth knowledge across multiple business or system-wide
• May be viewed as an expert and provides knowledge and counsel to others
• Serves as a project team member
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, Information Technology or similar
• Typically has 5 - 8 years in developing innovative, technical products
• Possesses project management skillsets and experience, ability to gain consensus, make decisions and escalate in a timely and clear fashion
• Working knowledge of software development processes including the ability to evaluate and prioritize enhancement requests for software products, set software product release schedules and create software product forecasts
• Knowledge of several software development life cycle methodologies; Agile SCRUM is desirable
• Certified Product Manager is desirable.
Responsibility:
• Reviews current internal systems and platforms and makes recommendations to the backlog to implement feature updates or bug fixes
• Researches market trends and creates product requirements documents, which capture business reasons for new ITS products or services
• Establishes core knowledge of industry norms and stays abreast of latest developments
• Understands key technologies and platforms, integration best practices and incorporation of third party APIs and open source/reusable components
• Develops internal relationships with Product Owners to facilitate product implementation throughout other divisions
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to establish initial product buy-in and with quality assurance and project management to facilitate acceptance testing of releases
• Works with communications to develop user guides, training and training schedules for different stakeholder groups
• Participates in the planning for future changes to products and services
• Analyzes product metrics post release to proactively identify and optimize to user experience and product performance
• Responsible for product development of internal systems, tools and platforms supporting operational capabilities within ITS
• Ensures customer-driven design, considering user pain points and usability test results, while using market & industry knowledge to deliver a well-positioned product
• Drives product requirements and feature roadmaps from concept through delivery
• Identifies key opportunities for improvement, as well as development of technical or process enhancements to increase operational efficiencies, or reduce costs associated with the use of internal tools
• Anticipates industry and product trends, capability prioritization and tradeoffs, balancing business needs versus technical and resource constraints
• Communicates portfolio and project updates to managers and stakeholders
• Develops content for marketing collateral and supports training to ensure successful product launch
• May own product portfolio and drives product strategy and direction for ITS-led initiatives
• Occasionally leads the analysis of feasibility, cost ramifications, economies, or other aspects of the product portfolio
• Occasionally develops and manages the process for communication and partnership with all stakeholders through interactive sessions or technology tools
• Occasionally launch planning and implementation, including beta and acceptance testing, pilot programs and user training
• May provide feedback, support and coaching in sprint and release plans
Complexity • Occasionally works on highly-complex technology solutions or manages product portfolio that require in-depth knowledge across multiple business or system-wide
• May be viewed as an expert and provides knowledge and counsel to others
• Serves as a project team member
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, Information Technology or similar
• Typically has 5 - 8 years in developing innovative, technical products
• Possesses project management skillsets and experience, ability to gain consensus, make decisions and escalate in a timely and clear fashion
• Working knowledge of software development processes including the ability to evaluate and prioritize enhancement requests for software products, set software product release schedules and create software product forecasts
• Knowledge of several software development life cycle methodologies; Agile SCRUM is desirable
• Certified Product Manager is desirable.
Source : Varite, Inc