Product Manager I

📋 Description

• • Owns accountability for the overall team and product success.
• • Defines and shares product vision, aligned with the goals of the business and is accountable to business leaders. Defines business value & OKRs (Objectives & Key Results).
• • Develops and communicates a clear product strategy to achieve product vision.
• • Defines and executes product roadmap aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
• • Defines key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track product performance against strategic goals. Uses data to make informed decisions and adjustments to the product strategy.
• • Utilizes data analytics tools and platforms to analyze product performance and user behavior.
• • Generates insights and recommendations to optimize product features, user acquisition, and engagement.
• • Defines success metrics to measure feature effectiveness.
• • Leads cross-functional collaboration across departments such as marketing, sales, and customer support to align product strategy with company objectives.
• • Engages with stakeholders to gather requirements, communicate product progress, and ensure stakeholder needs are met within the product roadmap.
• • Defines key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that align with the product strategy and objectives.
• • Analyzes performance data to make informed decisions about product enhancements, feature prioritization, and roadmap adjustments.
• • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement strategies that improve product performance and customer experience.
• • Monitors product performance post-launch and iterates based on user feedback.
• • Maintains deep understanding of the competitive landscape and the needs of the target market and uses this knowledge to inform product development decisions.
• • Communicates regularly with stakeholders, including customers and internal teams to gather feedback, pain points, opportunities, and incorporates it into the prioritized feature backlog and roadmap.
• • Conducts competitive analysis, and customer feedback to identify product opportunities.
• • Identifies business opportunities through direct engagement with clients, other external stakeholders, and market research.
• • Leads and designs user research studies.
• • Applies user research results.
• • Uses insights to inform product vison and strategy.
• • Supports the development of user Personas based on market research and customer feedback.
• • Champions user-centered design approach, collaborating with design teams to create intuitive and seamless user experiences.
• • Serves as the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring that customer insights and feedback directly influence product development and strategy.
• • Works with the team to find best solution option based on tradeoffs.
• • Creates and maintains product backlog, including epics and feature level decomposition for sprint planning.
• • Prioritizes epics and features from backlog to be delivered.
• • Obtains agreement from applicable stakeholders on schedule, time management and resource plans, and negotiate changes/adjust project plans as needed and communicate to impacted teams.
• • Maintains full responsibility for determining timing of and prioritization of user problems to solve; Empowered to re-prioritize (and say no).
• • Crafts and manages the product roadmap, balancing short-term deliverables with the long-term vision.
• • Collaborates with stakeholders to prioritize features, manage expectations, and adjust the roadmap based on feedback and market changes.
• • Ensures the product roadmap aligns with overall product strategy and company goals.
• • Collaborates with product development team, including product owners, developers, designers, and other stakeholders, to identify and prioritize product functionality.
• • Collaborates with Product Owner to translate the product strategy into actionable development tasks. Ensures the Product Owner is equipped with the necessary information to prioritize work effectively.
• • Works closely with closely with stakeholders, including customers, sales, marketing, and leadership, to ensure alignment on product vision and strategic priorities.
• • Continuously evaluate and refine product development process to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• • Identifies root causes of substandard outcomes and recommends appropriate resolutions.
• • Monitors and documents project milestones and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle to ensure adherence to established quality standards.
• • Develops and implements contingency and recovery plans when deliverables or milestones are missed.
• • Leads by influencing cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, and customer support to align around the product vision and goals.
• • Acts as a mediator and translator between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring efforts are synchronized and milestones are achieved as planned.
• • Assists with internal best practice initiatives, including maintaining an agile development model.
• • Optimizes platform segmentation with a view to identifying preferred product ownership.
• • Leads cross-functional teams without direct authority, fostering collaboration, and driving progress toward strategic objectives.
• • Identifies risks that could impact the product's market fit, customer satisfaction, and competitive advantage.
• • Works closely with cross-functional teams to develop strategies to mitigate these risks, such as adjusting the product roadmap, refining features based on feedback, and preemptively addressing potential market shifts.
• • Participates in other projects or duties as assigned.