Product Manager - Mid-Level - 100% Remote

· 1 year contract with the potential to extend - project going until 2027

· Fully remote

· 5-10 years experience holding a Product Management role (managing the process and/or people)

· Contract or Contract to Hire

MUST HAVE (required):
Logile application / product experience
Understanding of Retail Labor Planning and Budgeting
Global work experience
Road mapping, backlog Management and Fiscal budgeting experience

Requirement:
A Staff Product Manager is responsible for defining and supporting the building of desirable, feasible, viable, and sustainable products that meet our customer needs over the product-market lifecycle. This role collaborates with a wide range of people to identify and define customer needs, understand the Solution Context, and develops the Program Vision, Roadmap, and Features required to meet these needs including assurance that business needs cascade down to the team level. A Staff PM owns the feature product backlog and serves as the ultimate product authority approving PI/TI and Iteration objectives. Also, may be a people leader supporting staff with product and career growth/development. (remove for contractor JP, but if converted this will be part of the role)

Skill:

• Owner of creating, managing & prioritizing product features, using a backlog, including experience in serving as the ultimate authority; agrees upon DoD & supports the flow of work at the Program layer
• Generates business value work with the Portfolio layer including experience in working with the PO to assure that the work cascades down to the team level including driving and approving PI/TI Iteration/Sprint objectives
• Key owner & driver of strategic themes & roadmap for the Product lifecycle including ability to guide the product through the lifecycle states including creating & management of rolling wave plans
• Responsible for ensuring that Value Streams are creating feasible and sustainable products & solutions
• Owns outlining & prioritizing enabler work including ensuring work is understood & execution coincides with business value work
• If part of an ART, is an active participant & skilled in ART ceremonies and associated responsibilities
• Key participant in supporting and reviewing system demos to ensure demonstrated delivered work aligns with targeted business value deliverables & scope
• Ensures Program risks are identified and managed
• Identifies, tracks & manages appropriate feature metrics including tracking feature progress & areas for improvement
• Responsible in identifying customers and stakeholders including advanced skills with client/stakeholder management both internal & external. This includes representing their business value needs & validation of proposed solutions and creating a product vision
• Either works with Epic Owners to develop a Lean Business Case for Epics, or if an Epic Owner, will develop & manage the Lean Business Case
•  Applies SAFe principles, Kanban and Scrum framework including embracing of agile principles & a lean agile mindset and proficient in use of agile process & tools
• Understands & support DevOps & Security best practices
• Provides oversight and management of the product financials including assurance to budgets and tracking
• Owns development of customer centric ROI models & associated features that provide optimal ROI
• Supports new and existing product processes including Client&P, Architecture, Legal, Compliance and Vendors
• Responsible for managing vendor relationships including skills in ensuring targeted vendor deliverables meet our product needs including timely alignment
• Drives product innovation
• Knowledgeable and supportive regarding creation & execution of product SOWs
• Participant & reviewer of RFPs
• Conducts customer satisfaction surveys/analysis, validates customer response, provides fast feedback, prioritizes defect resolution & enhancements
• Works effectively with all levels and roles including fully understanding R&Rs of the PO, team, stakeholders & other teams
• May be a People Manager with direct reports including alignment & adherence to HR compliance regarding staff management. (remove for contractor JP, but if converted this will be part of the role)

MUST HAVE (required):

• Logile application / product experience
• Understanding of Retail Labor Planning and Budgeting
• Global work experience
• Road mapping, backlog Management and Fiscal budgeting experience