Description Product Manager Mid
Direct Hire 1099 or W2 only.
This role is onsite in Irving, TX.
[10666-HOLD]
The Core Product Manager is responsible to elevate and modernize [the Company's] customer, store, and franchisee-facing experiences.
As a Product Manager leader, you'll lead development of new experiences that will not only transform the business, but will shape our digital future.
Product managers will define product strategy, develop, launch, and enhance products and services that drive our business forward.
You'll work closely with our software teams to define product requirements and coordinate resources from key stakeholders.
You'll also be responsible for identifying and tracking KPIs as you build these amazing experiences.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized individual with a passion for user experience and professional experience building impactful and meaningful customer experiences.
Requirements
40% Strategy & Planning
Seeks to empathize with and understand the end user deeply and use that knowledge to determine the fastest path to deliver valueTranslates business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicates direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partnersIdentifies goals, metrics and analytics to determine product value; continually makes recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learningsManages and grooms the product backlog; makes future decisions based on the value that will be deliveredMonitors research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in classEnsures that product directions balance both the user needs and business goals of driving sales, improving efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction
40% Delivery & Execution
Works with user research and testing team to formulate, test and refine assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testingCreates, prioritizes and accepts user stories; incorporate them into release planningMakes product decisions that drive value on a daily basisIdentifies and considers pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value associated with features and enhancementsParticipates in and leads standups, iteration planning sessions, product demo, and retrospectivesCondenses complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
20% Team & Stakeholder
Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.)
to drive value and identify and resolve impedimentsActs as a proponent of modern agile development practicesAdvocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the product, empathizing with and understanding user needsWorks with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and understand next stepsManages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy and provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experienceGuides more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasksParticipates in and contributes to learning activities around modern agile design and development core practices (communities of practice)Participates in talent acquisition, development and retention activities in support of team Basic Qualifications: Bachelors Degree5 years of experience working in digital / agile product management3 years of experience translating customer needs into product features and user interface design to deliver an unparalleled customer experienceSignificant experience working with design and engineering - managed full stack teams Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or EngineeringMBA or Masters degree8 years of experience translating business strategy and analysis into consumer-facing digital products