Product Manager – Junior/Mid
| Company | MRI Software |
|---|---|
| Location | Cleveland, OH, USA, Solon, OH, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- 3-5 years of enterprise software experience in some combination of Product Management, UX, Design, Product Owner or software engineer.
- Experience working with Agile software development teams.
- Experience designing SaaS solutions with a solid understanding of the challenges and best practices.
- Industry experience with multifamily rental property leasing and management & Rental Insurance.
- Experience with global business processes in regions outside the US.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintaining and promoting the vision & strategy on a daily basis through interactions with development and cross-functional teams.
- Maintain deep subject matter expertise for the products and services.
- Own accountability for key initiatives within Product Management.
- Develop best-in-class user experiences and product roadmaps.
- Identify potential product expansion initiatives within the current expertise/product offerings and scope of work being performed to drive additional revenue.
- Perform market- and user-related research, as needed, to grow and develop products.
- Solicit feedback from customers and internal departments on how to improve our product offering and incorporate ideas into successful product development and launch initiatives.
- Manage roadmaps in line with the business strategy & commercial objectives established by the company in accordance with release processes and company standards.
- The Product Manager maintains the product backlog and prioritizes the backlog. Communicating the reason behind this to the stakeholders.
- Perform card break down, define acceptance criteria, provide test case scenario input, PO acceptance and documentation approval.
- Test coverage plan approval with assistance, production testing plan.
- Ensure Product Development Team has clarity on the problem & business value of the solution.
- Functional working relationship with Development Manager and shared services teams to ensure clarity on the problem & business value of the solution.
- Detailed understanding of user/compliance requirements.
- Provide cross-functional training/presentations and leads Knowledge Transfer sessions as needed.
- Coordinate product launch plans across Product Marketing, Sales, Support, IT Operations, Legal, Education Services, Professional Services, InfoSec, Partner Team, Revenue Ops and others.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to translate market opportunities and client needs into a clear, defined offering vision, roadmap and design which will meet the business goals and win in the marketplace.
- Experienced people leader – must inspire teams with new ideas, clear decision making and priorities and be able to lead through influence despite not having direct reporting authority.
- Experience driving product ideas from concept and ideation through successful market launch.
- Customer-driven innovation based on understanding unique customer needs and defining and driving the desired end-to-end customer experience.
- Solid decision-making skills despite ambiguous data and situations. Considers upstream and downstream operational impacts as decision inputs. Balances long-term vs. short-term objectives.
- Operational effectiveness by demonstrating effective project management skills for complex projects, anticipates likely risks, putting mitigation plans in place, drives recommendations and proactive communication of issues to leadership.
- Effective Communication skills that can adjust to different audiences.
- Solid understanding of Agile processes for software development.