Sr Director – Product Management

Sr Director – Product Management

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of working experience within the Background Screening industry or adjacent industry
• Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline (Engineering or Computer Science) or equivalent experience
• Deep understanding of the software (and product) development lifecycle and have direct experience managing in an Agile methodology such as Scrum (using tools such as Jira and Confluence)
• Minimum four years’ experience in a senior product manager role
• Comfortable in ambiguity, flexible and open to change
• Excellent soft skills required. You will be interfacing with all levels of the organization. The ability to communicate ideas concepts with elegance and boardroom posture
• If not located in the Orange County, California area, then a commitment for occasional travel

Responsibilities

• Create and manage a well-defined product strategy that provides clarity, focus, and direction to product development efforts, ensuring that product(s) remain relevant, competitive, and aligned with the company’s overall vision and objectives
• Continuous product discovery (2-4 customer calls per week) to understand customer needs
• Review prototypes with customers to validate assumptions made during product discovery
• Conduct market and competitive analysis to support product development efforts
• Work side-by-side with business unit personnel to ensure product success and seamless process
• On occasion travel to client sites, escalation locations and trade shows to directly support our clients, Sales and Marketing initiatives
• Define business outcomes through detailed and thoughtful planning, forecasting, and identifying key indicators. Translate data and analytics into actionable business decisions and key strategy
• Create user stories from customer needs and solution requirements
• Work side-by-side with Product’s platform and data teams to develop and test prototypes
• Oversee functional quality of the work being delivered
• Identify and work with customers to beta test new products/features
• Analyze customer deployments, identify opportunities for product improvement
• Conduct appropriate levels of market research, competitive analysis, and business planning to help Accurate’s products and solutions win in the marketplace
• Establish, refine, and communicate through the business and to customers a shared understanding of the vision and roadmap planning for your product; ensure the prioritized backlog aligns with the roadmap plan
• Establish goals and manage to your product scorecards – communicate progress across internal and external stakeholder groups
• Develop a deep understanding of the business drivers of your products – profitability, pricing, services mix, sales channels, etc. Continuously monitor product performance against goals. Collaborate across all major functions to drive success within Engineering & Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing, Sales, and Finance
• Establish key team and individual metrics to drive client engagement, impact and satisfaction
• Manage and coach a team primarily by providing high-quality feedback on their work and educational opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.