What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager position at Vertex Computer Systems?
Job Details
Job Title: Product Manager |
Assignment Length: Long Term Contract |
Project City and State: King of Prussia, PA (3 days onsite in a week) |
Are you a Product Manager with strong experience with Waterfall Methodology. |
If so, check out this job! Vertex is a US-based tech company with 25 years experience in Microsoft, Salesforce, BI, AI, and Cloud Computing. We have earned longstanding client relationships as trusted, long-term partners. Every day we inspire, innovate, and implement solutions that solve complex business problems using creativity and technologies that drive results. |
What can you expect? |
Professional recruiters with vast industry knowledge Expert credentialing No-hassle onboarding |
What s in it for you? |
An assignment that uses your skills Opportunities to advance your career. Competitive compensation Great work environment |
Primary Responsibilities: |
Partner closely with Product Owner(s)/Team(s), Project Management Office, Sponsors, functional business areas, IT and marketing teams to measure and oversee quality throughout the product lifecycle. Acquire high level strategic direction and business priorities from Program Sponsors. Facilitates the creation of product vision and goals with product owner and program sponsors. Facilitate definition of product MVP by educating, providing guidance, driving decisions and consensus. Communicate MVP and gather approvals. Maintain and manage MVP scope by following established processes and communication plans. Define product roadmap/timelines with inputs from Product Owner(s)/Teams(s) specifying goals, strategy, dependencies, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources Prioritize features/capabilities working with Product Owner and IT. Including Sprint Planning, Support and Tech updates Identify and maintain list of SMEs crucial to product execution. Identify end-user lists and roles for product. Stay informed and aware of as-is and to-be business processes with the system component/product in perspective. Train with Product Owner to acquire business knowledge with the system component/product so as to act as proxy when/if required. Share and communicate business process impacts so team members responsible for Change Management can plan and execute. Work with IT Project Manager to translate roadmap into build priorities. Facilitate UAT script and plan discussions between users/customers, SMEs and Business Analyst. Plan and facilitate UAT. Escalate data related challenges to Data owner/team. Responsible for issue resolution, escalation plan, risk mitigation, communication plan coordination with process Improvement team and regular updates to Product Team and PMO Communicate project milestone and deliverable status to Product Team and PMO Coordinate and facilitate meetings, internal and external communications in support of project goals and activities (UAT, training, launch, hypercare). Coordinate user acceptance testing and work with IT to ensure traceability to original requirements. Develop and manage business cutover plans, implementation / roll out Administer, manage hypercare activities, communication and tracking Implement, monitor and report on key metrics Responsible for managing content creation and documentation management in support of program Participate/conduct stakeholder focus groups for input Effectively use project artifacts, tools, and templates to communicate progress and capture outcomes, next steps, and decisions Leverage industry best practices in adoption and implementation of project management practices, governance and processes Executes the launch of new products and features for the product Manage scope and the change request process, coordinating decision process of scope and budgetary impact of changes from original specifications. Occasionally travel to Clean Earth facilities Lead and/or participate in key meetings like Product Team updates, Project Coordination, Steering committee and PMO Leverage industry best practices in adoption and implementation of project management practices, governance and processes. Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management. |
Basic Required Qualifications: |
Bachelor s degree 10-15 years of total Experience 7 years of digital product management experience leading programs from inception to launch in the specific area using agile methodology. |
Preferred Qualifications: |
7 years of complex and cross organizational project and program management experience in a business leadership capacity. Experienced in managing digital programs involving web portal development, deployment, enhancements and their integrations with other applications Experience managing all aspects of solution delivery including requirements gathering, scope definition, resource planning, budget management, status reporting, risk management, release management, organization change management and change control Excellent project management skills and demonstrated competency in managing simultaneous execution of multiple projects and workstreams within the program Results driven with the ability to combine strong quantitative foundation with business acumen Excellent facilitation, negotiation skills, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and to all functional groups; the ability to translate technical requirements and issues into appropriate context Demonstrated experience managing vendors to assist in or solely drive project delivery Strong business acumen across multiple business functions (e.g. Sales, Operations, Finance, Human Resources, etc.) Advanced Microsoft office skills (SharePoint, MS Project, Visio, Teams, etc.) History of ability to maintain flexibility, multi-task, and deliver results in a deadline driven environment |
