Product Manager – Junior
- Pay Rate: Flexible-Onsite
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Contract Length: 8 Months
We at Raise are hiring right now for one of our Clients. If you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
•Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including:
oGathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements
oDefining the product vision
oEnsuring that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals
•Gain a deep understanding of customer experience:
oIdentify and fill product gaps
oGenerate new ideas that grow market share
oImprove customer experience
oDrive growth
•Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
•Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
•Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
•Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
•Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
•Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
•Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
•Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding
•Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
•Act as the liaison between clients and development teams.
•Translate business strategy into product strategy and subsequently the translation to high level requirements.
•Own and execute the product roadmap.
•Provide insights and collateral to stakeholders on the specific areas of the product.
•Manage all aspects of the product throughout its lifecycle, including customer feedback, requirements, and issues.
•Act as the product owners in agile ceremonies.
Skills & Qualifications:
•Relevant education.
•Experience in the data & AI domain.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•5+ years of experience in product management.
•Agile and traditional project management experience.
•Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
•Ability working in Agile, fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
•Experience working with large-scale distributed systems with many stakeholders and clients.
Evaluation:
Product Management skills – 50%
Interperpersonal Skills – 50%
Must Have:
- 5+ years of experience in product management.
- Agile and traditional project management experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experience in the data & AI domain.
- Act as the liaison between clients and development teams.
- Translate business strategy into product strategy and subsequently the translation to high level requirements.
- Own and execute the product roadmap.
- Provide insights and collateral to stakeholders on the specific areas of the product.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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