Senior Product Manager
Location: US, VA, Richmond
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Product Management
Company profile: We're artists, thinkers, and doers in an open, collaborative, and challenging environment. We love to work our hearts out, but we also love beanbags, wasabi peas, and yoga. We hope you do, too.What do we do? We develop interactive training content and mobile-friendly software apps that empower and educate employees and customers from hot new startups to Fortune 50 companies.
Description: The Senior Product Manager works both individually and with the product development team to manage one or several software products from inception to launch. Working closely with our clients, account management, visual design, software development, and content strategy teams, the Senior Product Manager determines what product should be built, how it will solve the client’s business need, and the specific software logic and requirements necessary to bring the product to life. The Senior Product Manager is accountable for the overall business success of the product. This role requires documentation of thorough and usable requirements and the development of a product roadmap that allows clients and Unboxed team members to clearly understand the vision and required features for each software release.Specific responsibilities include:Providing strategic direction for the development of Unboxed’s products and processesSupporting and mentoring other Product Managers by providing guidance, coaching, and learning opportunitiesLeading and managing projects to include:Understanding requirements and objectivesDesigning solutionsPartnering with the Interactive Producer to define development tasks, estimates, and milestonesEnsuring that project scope is in line with the established timelineActively participating in project meetings by giving input and recommending solutionsEnsuring the project meets quality specifications and meets all deadlinesInteracting with clients as neededCapturing product requirements by analyzing documents, conducting client interviews, and by validating data sources/systems/toolsDocumenting product requirements such as formulas, data relationships, data logic, animations, etc. into agreed-upon documents, diagrams, process flows, matrices, and tablesAchieving all product development milestones and client deliverablesWorking closely with Visual Designers to create wireframes and designsValidating and analyzing detailed reports, user feedback, and client input to create recommendations to improve the productWorking closely with Interactive Developers to evaluate requirements, determine product functionality, test solutions, and resolve issuesTesting product builds and capturing software bugs
Requirements: Persistent and tenacious passion to understand the end-userRelentless determination to discover and document all product requirements, no matter how smallExtraordinary attention to detailInspirational leadership to motivate a team to build amazing software products users loveAbility to work with demanding clients while demonstrating professionalismInstinctive need to collaborate with creative teams, technical teams, and executives to drive alignmentPrior experience in a software Product Manager, Business Analyst, or similar roleSolid understanding of client side, server side, database, and current web and mobile technologiesBachelor’s degree or equivalent experienceInfrequent travel required
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