Senior Technical Product Manager - Nextiva

Nextiva is seeking a Product Manager to join our growing team. As a Product Manager, you will be the responsible and accountable for

• Developing and harvesting product ideas by processing customer and user needs
• Prioritizing the feature backlog by keeping in mind the bigger business objectives
• Successful execution, delivery and adoption of the product(s) and features

An ideal candidate:

• Will act as the point person for the Business, Development Teams, and the UX Teams
• Actively gets involved with product planning, UX Research and Design
• Is self-directed, not afraid to ask questions, a team player, and is motivated to continually work towards the best possible product solutions for Nextiva's customers.
• Attention to detail, coordination on multiple projects, the ability to adjust quickly to changing product priorities, as well as the ability to anticipate or research customer needs and account for those in the product are all important skills to be successful in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work effectively with and build relationships between yourself and the developer teams that you manage, even if the individuals on your teams do not report directly to you. You are the point person between developers, QAs, project managers, and product designers.
• Manage & drive product initiatives and associated features and be able to effectively manage your dev teams' backlogs to match those priorities. This includes taking part in product planning and roadmap creation.
• Account for the customer's voice when making changes or improvements to the product. Consider customer needs by reviewing customer existing data in Power BI, Salesforce, and Pendo. Be proactive about requesting research from the UX research team and conducting competitive analyses as needed.
• Work closely with project managers and dev managers on your teams to create sprint plans and manage the team workloads.
• Be able to write clear and detailed product initiatives, feature/Epics, story's, design requests and bug tickets within Jira for developers, product designers, QA/QE team members.
• The Product Manager works closely with design and developers with ideas of what is needed by customers, to provide clear direction.
• Attend or lead meetings and refinement/grooming sessions for product feature stakeholders to ensure everyone is aligned on upcoming or current product changes.
• Participate in ideation and discovery sessions for product initiatives and features.
• Product Design, Product Research, Product Marketing and Product Managers drive these sessions.
• Review and include NPS, customer feedback via Pendo, customer escalations, partner suggestions into your dev team's backlogs.
• Identify and communicate potential issues with priorities or sprints to product leadership.
• Collaborate and communicate with other product managers at Nextiva to ensure everyone is aware of your dev teams' efforts and how it may affect the work of other teams. Facilitate guild meetings to accomplish this.
• Keep the Product marketing team in the loop on product releases. You will work closely with them on market research, product positioning and customer communication.
• Work closely with Customer support; help write how to articles and run book creation.
• Support internal and external training efforts
• Be a self-starter; this role will often be self-directed, requiring an individual with a can-do attitude who is willing to learn new skills and can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years' experience in a Product Manager role at a technology company.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Deep understanding of customer needs, market offerings, competitive position and feature requirements and business model to ensure a viable & profitable product.
• Ability to effectively communicate and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Training and presentation experience with stakeholders or coworkers
• Experience working closely with stakeholders to deliver high profile product features.
• Ability to deliver projects quickly, reacting to tactical high impact changes that require strategic solutions.
• Meticulous attention to detail, which shows throughout your completed Jira tickets and other tasks.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and organizational skills. 
  Leadership, ownership, conflict resolution and accountability must be strengths.
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• High proficiency in instructional writing and technical writing; as it relates to writing product briefs as well as Epic and Story tickets for developers, product designers, and QAs

Software Proficiency:

• Microsoft/Google products (required)
• Jira & Confluence (required)

Bonus Points For:

• UCaas CCaas or CRM experience 
• Scrum, Kanban, Agile certifications
• Experience with agile environments
• First hand QA/QE experience and/or software engineer/software developer experience
• Master's Degree in any related field

Nextiva Core Competencies / DNA:

• Drives Results:  The successful candidate will be action oriented, with a passion for solving problems.  They will bring clarity and simplicity to ambiguous situations.  This individual will challenge the status quo; asking what we can do differently and finding ways to create and build more success.  S/he is a change agent, prepared to lead and drive changes as we transform. 
• Critical Thinker:  The successful candidate is fact based and data driven, able to understand and articulate the "why," identifying key drivers and learning from the past.  They are forward-thinking, anticipating problems before they arise.  They'll recommend and action well thought out solutions, understanding the risks and dependencies. 
• Right Attitude:  The successful candidate will be team-oriented, collaborative and competitive with a winning mindset; they're resilient and able to easily bounce back from setbacks.  S/he will be able to zoom in / out, willing to be hands-on to help solve important problems while being a motivating figure for the team along the way.  S/he will embrace a culture of service and learning with a focus on caring, supporting and respecting our customers and team members.

Compensation, Rewards & Benefits:

The salary or hourly wage offered by Nextiva to external candidates considers a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skills sets, experience, training, licensure and certifications, etc. Our compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Our estimate of the expected hiring range for the position as posted is $115,000 - $178,720. A different level in the job hierarchy may apply to a specific candidate resulting in a different hiring range.

Nextiva provides a comprehensive employee benefits package that includes medical (including supplemental plans for accident, hospitalization and critical illness), telemedicine, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, legal assistance, an Employee Assistance Plan, paid parental bonding leave, PTO for hourly employees and Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried employees, an employee long-term savings plan (401k) through Fidelity with Nextiva matching, comprehensive employee wellness programs and loads of learning and development opportunities which are coupled with career paths to last a lifetime.

Interested in joining our amazing team at Nextiva HQ? Apply today as we launch the future of business conversations!

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In 2022, Nextiva has been recognized by Comparably as the 'Best Place to Work' in the following categories: Best Company Leadership, Best CEO for Women, Best Global Culture, and Best Places to Work in Phoenix.

Additional workplace awards include 2021 LinkedIn Talent Employee Engagement Champion, Comparably's Best CEO 2021, Best Company Culture 2021 and 2018, Best Company Compensation 2022, 2021 and 2019, and Glassdoor's 2020 Best Places to Work.

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