Associate Product Manager

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

• 25% Support Enterprise Product Vision and Strategy Effort: Collaborate with senior leadership to define and articulate the enterprise product vision.
• Conduct research and analysis to inform product strategy.
• Support product teams in incorporating enterprise vision and strategy in product roadmaps and prioritize features based on customer needs and business value.
• 25% Supporting Efforts to Measure Product Maturity: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess product maturity.
• Assist product teams in identifying, tracking, and reporting on these metrics.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to communicate product performance.
• Analyze data to provide insights and recommendations for product improvements.
• 25% Support Enterprise-Wide Innovation Efforts: Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and validate ideas.
• Support product teams in translating ideas into actionable product features and user stories.
• Support product teams in aligning roadmaps with strategic goals.
• 25% Support Product Transformation: Identify process improvements and frameworks to enhance product development and delivery.
• Collaborate with teams to implement Agile methodologies and other product management best practices.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions to promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Work with product teams to improve efficiency, reduce time-to-market, and enhance product quality.

Education Level:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Marketing, Business or related field.
• In Lieu of Education.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of progressive experience managing Product Lifecycle and/or Product Management and Development.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Highly developed analytical skills and must be able to effectively communicate complex marketing and business related issues to a diverse audience (both written and orally).
• Ability to build productive relationships, be effective in individual and group meetings, be skilled in conflict resolution negotiations, and be able to lead and work effectively on cross-functional teams.
• Aggressive in desire to produce innovative alternatives, and be willing to defend suggestions in varied circumstances.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and Power point.