About the position
Effectv has an opportunity for a Product Manager to join a team focused on creating and executing a product roadmap for back-office and ERP systems that are evolving with the advertising business. This role will be responsible for collaborating with business stakeholders and software engineers to document and refine system features using an agile development methodology. The ideal candidate will be collaborative, can communicate business value, and is able to translate the business requirements to the engineering team.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, vet, and document business requirements to achieve business needs.
- Analyze business system enhancement requests for business value and associated priority for inclusion on product roadmap.
- Manage assigned system feature enhancements throughout the agile development process, including planning, writing and refining business requirements, testing, and business release.
- Participate in strategic programs that require technical solutions and are driven by the project management organization.
- Lead testers during user acceptance testing including prepare and communicate testing plan, coordinate resources, prep testers, monitor defect tracking and resolution, and manage milestones in the time established for UAT.
- Assist the project management organization with status updates and risk assessments.
- Internalizes and represents the Voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle.
- Concise communication of trends, opportunities and risks, develop and defend POV for product features/benefits.
- Conduct feasibility assessments, capability gap analysis (i.e., what is wanted vs. what is attainable).
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- Five plus years' experience in product management for development lifecycle of systems.
- Experience with agile development methodology.
- Proficient in writing and presenting business needs and business value that is tailored to the audience, concise, and easily understandable.
- Knowledgeable of billing, accounts receivable, and accounting terminology and processes.
- Effective project management skills to successfully deliver assignments on time.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
