Group Product Manager

The Opportunity

The Group Product Manager will help execute the product strategy by working closely with user experience, development squads and product strategy leaders to ensure that quality products are released on time. They own and manage detailed requirements and communicate through the agile development tools. They develop prioritized roadmaps with incremental releases and continuously keep internal and external stakeholders informed of the progress. They pursue user-centered design and evaluate work-in-progress features with user experience analysts to ensure delightful user experiences. They serve as a player/coach by managing a backlog for a development team in addition to a small team of product manager(s) overseeing related functional areas ensuring that strategic value chains align, and standard processes are followed. The Group Product Manager is responsible for the main elements of product strategy for their area.

What You Will Be Doing

Product Definition

• Embrace the agile product development process adopted by ConstructConnect including a double diamond design process and agile/kanban/adapted SAFe methodologies
• Actively participate in “design thinking” exercises to help define identified product opportunities and find solutions.
• Leverage Voice of the Customer, and Voice of the Organization, to solve problems at hand and articulate customer feedback to agile project teams.
• At the end of the design process, break down features into incremental deliverables (epics and features) and collaborate with UX/UI teams to deliver appropriate design packages
• Articulate detailed new feature definitions and work with agile project teams to develop achievable product roadmaps and timelines.
• Work with VP, Product Strategy to ensure that product strategy is aligned throughout the organization.

Business Planning

• Assist VP, Product Strategy in outlining value chains for key initiatives and product OKRs that are aligned with business strategy.
• Track and report product OKRs for inclusion in monthly ELT metrics dashboard

Product Planning

• Breakdown high level product requirements and collaborate with product leaders and user experience teams to define incremental releases.
• Manage feature development and enhancements from concept through design to tactical execution.
• Define the product release roadmap for at least 2 quarters and communicate regularly to stakeholders throughout the business
• Ensure Product Managers on team understand and are aligned with Product Strategy.

Product Delivery

• Collaborate with scrum master, agile teams and other key project stakeholders to ensure proper deliverables.
• Work with UX and Product Marketing on user journeys, document key customer value and communicate to the GTM teams.
• Participate in evangelizing product’s new features internally and externally.
• Serve as the advocate for each product release, ensuring that deployments are frequent and valuable to users.

Technical Skills

• Be a product expert and go-to person for new products and services
• Keep abreast of internal and external technologies relevant to our current/future needs and tied to product growth.
• This job description in no way implies that the duties listed here are the only ones that team members can be required to perform

Skill Levels:

Leadership

Will work individually and manage the work of others depending on the position level. This may be internal or external resources – including other technical product managers.

• Works with one or more scrum teams to drive strategy and ensure progress of a product or product line.
• Works with UX/UI colleagues to detail and refine the features along with scrum team members.
• Regularly communicates product status of new feature ideations and VOC results to scrum teams
• Helps influence VP, Product Strategy and other colleagues on product direction.
• Sets direction and influences messaging for a product during product releases.
• Influences peers (BA/UX/Arch/Dev) to arrive at coordinated direction for timely execution and manages scope and quality.
• Works with other scrum teams to manage dependencies.
• Influences leadership in resource decisions.
• Influences product line priorities and GTM and business priorities.
• Regularly holds career success planning meetings and one-on-ones with direct reports.

Breadth

• Frequently interacts with peer groups, SMEs, and UX colleagues to acquire product knowledge.
• Exhibits sufficient knowledge of cloud-based software components to help accelerate ConstructConnect backlog refinement.
• Regularly interacts with customers and captures/clarifies detailed requirements.
• Exhibits strong knowledge of features being built and becomes a key point person for other internal stakeholders.
• Influences product strategy in shaping the product line direction. Focuses on a product/product line but generally cognizant of and influences other products too.
• Regularly interacts with leadership team and key stakeholders to help/influence key decisions.

Complex Thinking

• Exercises judgement by evaluating a variety of factors, including business goals, customer business objectives, and industry/competitive trends, to guide/influence development of multiple products.

Communication

• Presents UX intent of the designs for the new features.
• Manages expectations with internal stakeholders on short term roadmaps.
• Builds strong internal partnership with GTM teams and participates in communicating both customer value and upcoming roadmaps to GTM members.
• Frequently informs development squads of roadmaps and VOC findings.
• Articulates product vision to customers focusing on competitive separation.
• Frequently communicates and advocates for product roadmaps to internal leadership and stakeholders.
• Acts as the primary contact for GTM members, ARB, and development squads.
• This job description in no way implies that the duties listed here are the only ones that team members can be required to perform

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in product management
• Demonstrated past involvement in supporting various business development initiatives
• Experience in working for a software-as-a-service company a plus
• Experience in or knowledge of the commercial construction industry and/or software industry a plus

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• The physical activities of this position include frequent sitting, telephone communication, working on a computer for extended periods of time. Visual acuity is required to perform activities close to the eyes.
• This position is fully remote with only occasional travel to the office for team meetings and events. Team members are expected to have an established workspace.
• Ability to work remotely in the United States or Canada.