Product Manager

Intro

As a member of our Product Management team, you’ll play a vital role in accelerating product features that empower customers to create a fair workplace for all employees. You’ll serve as the voice of the customer through the development lifecycle, working cross-functionally to connect the technical and business worlds, and guide features from concept to launch.

Responsibilities 

• Leads product development, strategy, and redesign from concept through development and manufacturing to market launch.
• Develops products by identifying potential products, conducting market research, generating product requirements, developing marketing strategies, and determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction.
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements, and appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
• Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses, and answering questions and requests.
• Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs, preparing return-on-investment analyses, and establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
• Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data, reviewing production and sales costs, anticipating volume, and costing special and customized orders.
• Works with marketing and sales departments to ensure product success and market growth.
• Recruits, trains, and manages product teams by planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in management, industrial engineering, or a field tied to the product’s sector (tech, finance, etc.) required, master’s in engineering or MBA a plus
• 2-3 years of relevant work experience, including project management experience
• Prior management experience or training
• Experience using Agile/Scrum methodology and/or workflow management tools is a plus 

Skills

• Product innovation and development track record
• Project management skills, organizational, planning, and documentation skills
• Customer focus
• Budgeting, purchasing, and understanding the marketplace
• Technical and manufacturing know-how
• Data analytics, Critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication, presentation, and public speaking skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously
• Familiarity with Agile work management and/or the ability to effectively communicate complex processes within and across teams.
• Experience using computer-aided design (CAD) platforms and System Applications and Products (SAP) software.