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Product Manager

Acme 091614
Full-time
On-site
Miamisburg, Ohio, United States

Company Description

Acme Corp is a start-up with a vision and a cause. We have a passion for innovation - especially when it becomes disruptive, and we think the $900bn software industry sucks. So we leverage technology and social media to change the game.

Job Description

You will work with internal and external software designers, developers and testers who are charged with enhancing the software systems that make up the backbone of the services we provide. They deal with a complex set of interrelated systems that run 24/7 to support users around the globe who speak 20 different languages. Your job will entail:

 

  • Be the product/market expert and evangelist for our Health, Safety and Environmental employee training solutions
  • Work with customers, prospects, safety councils, and partners to understand their business problems and create solutions to meet market needs
  • Own the vision, ROI, product roadmap and product backlog for a particular product as it transitions from inception to a living product
  • Define, manage and monitor product and business KPIs, such as: revenue growth, cost savings, turnaround time, NPS, etc.
  • Familiar with the nuances of developing software on a global/international scale
  • Conducting market research and competitive analysis
  • Contributing to business plans and product proposals
  • Distilling the minimum viable product (MVP) and potentially shippable increments (PSI) for the product
  • Working with internal and external teams, as the dedicated Product Owner
  • Gathering requirements from clients and stakeholders – collating, analyzing and justifying them – and developing the User Stories, Use Cases and Acceptance Criteria
  • Participating in scrum team meetings (sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews)
  • Participating in Product Management team meetings (roadmap planning, release planning), and other inter-team meetings

Qualifications

  • You have multiple years of experience in a Product Manager role, with a proven track record of shipping impactful product using agile methodologies.

  • You have a strong understanding of design and are able to think systemically about product design decisions.

  • You have an understanding of the technical architecture of complex web applications.

  • You have experience working with both qualitative customer insights and quantitative data to inform decisions. You’ve conducted user research, a/b tests and have worked closely with design researchers.

  • You are comfortable in making hard decisions  and prioritizing across needs with limited resources. You know when to say no.

  • You're able to easily switch between thinking creatively and analytically.

  • You are a clear communicator of product decisions and the rationale behind them. You can narrate a story for what problem you’re solving for and the vision you’re going after.

  • You’re organised, not ad hoc.

  • You’re entrepreneurial; you don’t need direction; you're self driven.

Additional Information

Acme Corp has a kick-ass team. We are based in San Francisco and we are on top of the opportunity to change the world, we offer super competitive salary, stock and benefits, and zero politics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.