Job Description
Sr Product Manager IT The Sr Product Manager is responsible for defining, planning, and executing the product strategy for a specific product or product line. This role involves extensive cross-functional collaboration, market research, and strategic decision-making to drive the success of the product. Job Will Remain Open Until Filled Responsibilities The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management, and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers, and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics, and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today. Responsibilities IT Product Strategy: Define and communicate a comprehensive IT product strategy that aligns with the organization's overall business strategy. Develop and maintain a product roadmap that outlines key initiatives and enhancements. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, security, and business units, to ensure successful product development and delivery. Foster strong working relationships with key stakeholders. Market Research: Conduct research to identify industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in IT product management. Use market insights to inform product decisions and stay ahead of competitors. Product Development: Lead the product development process, defining product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Work with engineering teams to prioritize and execute product enhancements. Product Launch: Plan and execute product launches, including developing go-to-market strategies, pricing strategies, and marketing campaigns. Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to ensure successful product introductions. Product Metrics: Define and track key performance metrics for IT products, such as system uptime, reliability, performance, and user satisfaction. Use data-driven insights to drive product improvements. Budget Management: Develop and manage the IT product budget, including resource allocation, cost control, and financial forecasting. Risk Management: Identify and mitigate potential risks and challenges associated with IT product development and deployment. Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate the IT product vision, strategy, and progress to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment and buy-in from all relevant teams. Supervisory Responsibilities Direct Reports Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools, and resources. Indirect Reports May delegate work to others and provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to indirect reports. Travel Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job. Minimum Qualifications Education Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. Field of Study: Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent job-related experience. PMI Certification is desired but not required. Experience Requirements : 8+ years of experience in project management of varied complexities and scope. Environmental & Physical Requirements Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer, and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Agile product management experience Software development experience Strong experience and understanding of web and mobile development technologies Ability to pick up technical and business concepts quickly Strong written and verbal communication skills Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skills Ability to work with business teams to help facilitate change management Additional Information Regarding Job Duties And Job Descriptions Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related