Remote - Sr Product Manager

Hello!

I have a new position I'm working! Please review the details below and let me know who you think would be a good fit.

Please send resume, VISA, and fill out the above chart. Whoever does this will be considered first. Thank you!

Please Note: As of July 22, 2021, our team will require that all candidate submissions include a LinkedIn profile. Please do not submit any candidates that do not have a LinkedIn.

Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy:
  • Develop a clear product strategy and roadmap for the platform, with a focus on serving the needs of the commercial foodservice industry.
  • Stay informed about industry trends, customer feedback, and competitive landscape to make informed decisions about the product direction.
• Requirements Gathering:
  • Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and internal teams to gather and prioritize product requirements.
  • Translate customer needs and market insights into detailed product specifications and projects.
• Product Development:
  • Work closely with customers to define features then engineering and design teams to bring new features and enhancements to life, ensuring the product is developed to meet original design intent and customer expectations.
• Market Research:
  • Conduct market research to identify opportunities for new products and features.
  • Analyze competitor offerings and make recommendations for product improvements and differentiation.
• User Experience (UX):
  • Champion user-centered design principles to ensure an excellent user experience.
  • Directly manage designers and researchers to gather insights and optimize the user experience.
• Product Launch:
  • Plan and execute product launches, including go-to-market strategies, documentation, and customer training.
  • Monitor the success of product launches and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
• Performance Monitoring:
  • Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and adoption of the product.
  • Analyze data and user feedback to drive product improvements.

Skills:

• Product management and marketing skills
• Excellent communication and interaction skills at all levels
• Ability to manage deadlines and complexity and to think and problem solve analytically and creatively
• Strong interpersonal skills, problem solving skills and presentation skills
• Teamwork orientation; ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Leadership, collaboration, negotiating skills and strategy development
• Business acumen and financial experience in modeling and business case development
• Working knowledge of computer software; demonstrated competence with spreadsheets, database applications, and presentations
• IoT, Digital, and web application functional knowledge a strong plus

Additional comments on the candidate characteristics we are looking for:

• We are looking for a self-starting, motivated, learner.
• This person will be the face of our product. As such they need to be personable, an excellent communicator, and have strong customer service skills. They should be comfortable, and even enjoy, talking to internal and external customers about what they want and need in this product.
• They need to have experience managing either a software product or an online platform of some kind. This is because they need to be able to take customer requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• They need to be willing to lead product management, including the prioritization process. This is our highest product management role and one of the 4 key leadership roles in the company. They need to be comfortable debating and providing direction with confidence.
• We think this person is probably someone who has worked for a small team or start-up. We're concerned that taking someone who has many product management peers, in a large company, in a well-established and defined role, might have trouble with our early and rapidly growing/evolving product.
• We are a small team, and this person needs to be willing to get their hands dirty taking up tasks not always inside the job description.