Product Manager IV

What this Job Entails:

The Product Manager IV is responsible for leading all aspects of a product line including the coordination of activities across various departments. The Product Manager is charged with developing true empathy for the customers and creatively solving problems for them. They will focus heavily on UX to ensure user engagement because they recognize its critical to build products that users actually want to buy. They will prioritize product features and capabilities, represent the users needs, solve pain points and outlines a plan for achieving success.

Scope:

• Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leads the development of strategies and the teams efforts

• Mentors other team members

• Performs market (customer and competitive) research to help drive business plans for products.

• Meet with customers to ensure we understand both the stated and un-stated needs of the customer.

• Work with the executive team to develop product vision, strategy, positioning, and related details to ensure your product s success in the market.

• Define platform product functionality; responsible from scope through implementation, including the conceptualization, requirements gathering, design, and build.

• Working with the technology leaders and teams, create an executable product strategy, complete with plans, timelines, milestones, and roadmaps.

• Develop and provide product training to our sales channel and strategic customers.

• Work directly with other teams, such as Sales and Marketing, to help ensure products are successful in the hands of clients/customers.

• Other duties as required. This list is not meant to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities assigned to this position.

Required Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor s degree (B.S/B.A) from four-college or university and 8+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise

• Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships and communications with external partners.

• Experience with related best practices for approaching product development, including generally accepted product development process steps, requirements gathering and market intelligence gathering.

• Outstanding judgment, analytical and critical thinking skills.

Physical Demand & Work Environment:

• Must have the ability to perform office-related tasks which may include prolonged sitting or standing

• Must have the ability to move from place to place within an office environment

• Must be able to use a computer

• Must have the ability to communicate effectively

• Some positions may require occasional repetitive motion or movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers