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Senior Product Manager

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Oct 2024

💰 $205,800/yr($137,200/yr – $205,800/yr)

About the role

Job Summary: As a Senior Product Manager, you will fill a strategic product role responsible for representing the interests of the customer for the development team. You will play a critical role in planning and executing the product strategy and roadmap for our product solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams (such as engineering, quality assurance/testing, customer success, etc) to build a product that fulfills a product vision and turns it into business success. The focus will be on innovating with Payscale data assets to new data products that deliver net new use cases and value to Payscale customers. This includes developing better compensation insights and/or market conditions and competitive insight to enable Payscale customers to make data-informed decisions. This role requires a strong technical understanding of data and platform technologies as well as a strong reporting and analytic background to be able to innovate and drive insights at scale. Duties and responsibilities:

Work cross-functionally across product, engineering, architecture, data/behavioral science, and other areas to successfully develop and market new data products related to compensation.
Work closely with developers, product managers, and data/behavioral scientists to understand problems, capture new ideas, and manage a prioritized backlog of requirements.
Establish and maintain current knowledge of competitive product positioning, feature sets, and messaging.
Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value and is aligned with product strategy.
Align stakeholders on priorities and relative investment in feature development.
Assist in holding the engineering team accountable for scope, goals, and timelines.
Assist in the management of communication around feature plans and delivery.
Contribute to a long-term product roadmap that aligns with business objectives and vision.
Assist in packaging articulation and strategies for Payscale's platform and products.
If necessary, provide leadership to scrum teams as the Product Owner.

Qualifications, Abilities, and Skills Required: Education:

A MS/BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Experience:

5+ years’ experience as a technical Product Owner or Product Manager designing or developing software in the data space
Demonstrated track record in defining product strategy and establishing a clear set of product principles.
Experience working in data platforms, data management, and data integration.
Experience driving cross-functional product initiatives that yielded clear user and business outcomes.
Strong technical background in data and analytic platforms and the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, architects, and scientists.
Solid communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex ideas, plans, and business cases.
Independently driven, resourceful, and able to deliver results in a self-directed way.
Experience working in an Agile/Lean software environment
Management experience is a plus.

Key Competencies and Skills:

Understand Data, Data Management, and Data Analytics
Ability to resolve conflicting end-user requirements.
A demonstrated track record of successfully delivering complex projects with demanding deadlines.
Team player with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and goals.
In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principles
Superior project management skills and the ability to lead a team of people towards a common goal/vision.
Strong analytical, problem solving and diagnostic skills.
Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
Creative thinker with a vision
Detailed-oriented and self-directed.
Business and Technically savvy, able to work with development and design team members
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.