What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at LHH Recruitment Solutions?
Job Description
Job Description
Position Overview
This is a remote role, however, candidate must currently be within 50 miles of Portland, OR or Phoenix, AZ. No relocation available.
The Product Manager is responsible for managing one of the company's digital products, with a primary emphasis on product strategy and roadmap delivery. This role involves developing each product's feature set and acceptance criteria in collaboration with business stakeholders, balancing strategic differentiation (scope), executional feasibility (resources), and deadline management (time). The Product Manager is a critical leader driving product ideation, business needs, and roadmap tradeoffs with Client Services, Operations, Marketing, and / or Sales stakeholders. Aligned with stakeholders, the Product Manager collaborates with UX / UI design and software engineering on requirements definition, design specifications, user story prioritization, and go-to-market activities. This role may involve market research, competitor research, third-party platform research, and return on investment analysis with a focus on revenue opportunities or cost reduction. The successful candidate must have a professional background in bringing digital products to market, while successfully managing outcomes, KPIs, and client relationships in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment. Knowledge of the settlement administration industry is a plus.
Job Responsibilities
Work with industry thought leaders and clients to determine market demand for new products and product extensions.
Drive future product direction, roadmap, and strategy.
Collaborate with business partners to define the product roadmap.
Interface closely with the software development organization and business stakeholders in sales and marketing to ensure appropriate go-to-market plans are in place.
Research alternative solutions, including external vendor offerings that meet business requirements.
Research markets, competitors, and emerging trends (products & technologies).
Gauge usability of products and make constructive suggestions for change.
Understand and document our buyers' process, including where they get information, and the who, what, when, and why behind their decisions. Drive changes to our sales and marketing processes based on these learnings.
Manage product(s) through all stages of the product cycle, including :
Generating new product ideas.
Establishing and documenting product requirements as Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
Reviewing / prioritizing Features with business stakeholders.
Reviewing / prioritizing User Stories with the product development team.
Assisting in planning the overall software release schedule.
Working with marketing and sales to prepare press releases and launch campaigns.
Working with sales to ensure the appropriate go-to-market collateral, objections lists, and channel approaches are in place.
Demonstrating and training staff and clients on new and upcoming features.
Measuring the success of new product features.
Required Qualifications & Characteristics
A Bachelor's degree is required, with an advanced degree (MBA) preferred.
3-5 years of experience in the Software Technology & Development arena.
3 years of product management experience with experience building and launching SaaS-based software solutions.
Significant exposure to and collaboration with major clients, sales prospects, users, and stakeholders.
A driven, accomplished product manager with a track record of success in conceptualizing, developing, and bringing to market innovative software solutions and new feature enhancements to drive sales and entries into new markets.
Comfortable in high-growth organizations.
A hands-on leader with experience suited to an entrepreneurial and collaborative growth-oriented environment.
Fluency in analytics; ability to demonstrate ROI of all new product initiatives.
Proven track record of successful collaboration with development, sales, marketing, and finance.
Strategic mindset with a passion for product delivery and user experience.
A quick learner.
Strong technical skills and knowledge of SaaS software and enterprise-wide systems.
Experienced in agile and scrum development methodologies, and a committed partner to the product development team.
Ability to understand technical product feature sets.
Highly Regarded Qualifications (but not required) :
Usability and interaction design training or experience.
Knowledge of the legal software & services landscape.
Leadership Competencies
Integrity : Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner; shows consistency in words and actions; does what they commit to doing; respects the confidentiality of information or concerns shared by others; is honest and forthright with people; carries their fair share of the workload; takes responsibility for their own mistakes.
Client Focus : Takes action with the clients, both internal and external, and sees their needs as a primary focus; builds a sustaining collaborative and productive relationship with clients; seeks to understand client situations, issues, expectations, etc.; takes appropriate action to meet client needs and address concerns; implements or utilizes methods to monitor and evaluate client feedback.
Results Driven : Sets stretch goals for personal and team accomplishment and works tenaciously to achieve those goals; acts with a sense of urgency; takes the initiative on actions; identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being asked; does more than what is normally required in a situation; establishes metrics to monitor progress and measure success; maintains focus by avoiding or overcoming roadblocks.
Entrepreneurial Orientation : Proposes innovative business opportunities / ideas to customers and business partners; encourages and supports entrepreneurial behavior in others; demonstrates willingness to take calculated risks to achieve business goals.
Decisiveness : Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions even when data is limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; has the ability to make tough decisions.
Comments
Must be a US Citizen
Bachelor's degree is required, with an advanced degree (MBA) preferred
Hiring Manager would like to see candidates with 3 years of product management experience, and those with an average tenure in a single position for at least 2 years.
Sample resumes attached
Required Skills :
Business education / certification in Product Management (BS, MBA, etc.).
Mid-tier Product Management experience - managed their own product with experience performing ROI assessments.
Software Product Manager experience for external customers.
Fluency in analytics - experience with reporting metric definition.
Employment Type : Contract, 6 month minimum
Workplace Type : Remote (Must be within 50 miles of Portland, OR or Phoenix, AZ)
Compensation : $55-61 / hr
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
- Please no C2C applicants
Pay Details : $55.00 to $61.00 per hour
Search managed by : Scott McKeen
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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Salary : $55 - $61
