Product Manager

Recent experience of working on HR/Payroll related product

Responsibilities:

• Define the product strategy and roadmap
• Drive the product- and business-planning processes for cross-functional teams
• Partner with stakeholders & User Experience Designers (UX) to discover, define, and translate customer needs into a prioritized product backlog (Epic > User Stories > Acceptance Criteria)
• Responsible for driving the creation, and completion, of User Stories to a Ready for Development status
• Assess current competitor offerings and seek opportunities for differentiation
• Analyze product requirements and develop appropriate programs to ensure theyre met
• Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments
• Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate go-to-market plans
• Responsible for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and close coordination with Engineering and Quality Assurance (QA) teams to ensure acceptance criteria are met.
• Partner with the Technical Documentation team and Support to clearly communicate and define product changes.
• Partner with PM & UX on the management of User Influencer Groups (and other customer feedback mechanisms) to maintain a high level of engagement with the platform’s most active customers & users
• Help ensure Product Management is successful at building and maintaining a centrally located, 12-month roadmap, and product backlog
• Establish a close partnership and working relationship with QA to assess the status of testing product fixes and enhancements.
• Act as a liaison and bridge between product teams, support, and professional services to help identify product issues and opportunities for enhancements.
• Stay up to date on Payroll related trends and changing requirements

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Business / Product Analyst experience or equivalent
• Previous experience collaborating with others to refine project, process, and or application needs from high level requirements
• Great balance of software business and technical savvy/aptitude with the ability to quickly understand customer problems
• Understand and have previous experience with HR platforms and core functionality
• Experience working in an Agile environment and a great understanding of its most common practices / processes / tactics.
• Ability to contribute and supervise various Agile Scrum rituals such as standups, grooming sessions, and Sprint Demos.