Senior Product Manager - Remote: Driving Business Value through Innovative Product Development

Transform Your Career with a Dynamic Role at workwarp

Are you a seasoned product management professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role that leverages your skills and experience? Do you have a passion for driving business value through innovative product development? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Product Manager - Remote!

At workwarp, we're committed to creating a work environment that is collaborative, inclusive, and empowering. Our remote team is made up of talented individuals from diverse backgrounds and industries, all working together to drive success. As a Senior Product Manager, you will play a critical role in assessing market needs and inspiring cross-functional product teams to deliver high-quality products that drive sales, improve efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities

The Senior Product Manager is responsible for driving business value by developing and executing product strategies that meet customer needs and align with business goals. The role requires a strong and diverse skillset, including strategic thinking, product development, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Planning (50%):
  • Seeks to empathize with and understand the end user deeply and use that knowledge to determine the fastest path to deliver value
  • Translates business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicates direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partners
  • Identifies goals, metrics and analytics to determine product value; continually makes recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings
  • Manages and grooms the product backlog; makes future decisions based on the value that will be delivered
  • Partners with Finance to understand financial needs and assist in the creation of business plans for new opportunities
  • Monitors research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in class
• Delivery & Execution (20%):
  • Formulates, tests and refines assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing
  • Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
  • Creates, prioritizes and accepts user stories; incorporate them into release planning
  • Makes product decisions that drive value on a daily basis
  • Identifies and considers pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value associated with features and enhancements
  • Participates in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demo, and retrospectives
• People (30%):
  • Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and identify and resolve impediments
  • Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
  • Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the product, empathizing with and understanding user needs
  • Works with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and understand next steps
  • Manages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy and provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
  • Guides more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasks

Qualifications and Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need to meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field related to the job
• 3+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience working as a Product Manager in a modern software development based enterprise environment
• Experience with modern software development product management practices and agile methodologies, specifically the extreme programming (XP) principles of paired programming, test driven development, and continuous deployment
• Proficiency in working in a fast-paced, fluid environment where priorities shift on a regular basis
• Proficiency in communicating with and influencing functional and technical team members at all levels in the organization
• Experience guiding more junior team members through Product Management fundamentals in a professional setting

Skills and Competencies

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and competencies:

• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
• Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organizational dynamics
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
• Empathy: Understands the needs of multiple stakeholders and is responsive in meeting their needs with the most optimal resolution

Career Growth Opportunities and Learning Benefits

As a Senior Product Manager at workwarp, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment. You will be working on complex and challenging projects that will help you grow professionally and personally. Our company culture values continuous learning and development, and we provide various training and development programs to help our employees achieve their career goals.

Work Environment and Company Culture

We are a remote team, and our work environment is designed to be flexible and collaborative. We use digital tools and platforms to facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Our company culture is built on the principles of inclusivity, respect, and empathy. We value diversity and believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to driving innovation and success.

Compensation, Perks, and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes:

• A comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• A flexible and remote work environment
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
• A collaborative and inclusive company culture

Conclusion

If you are a motivated and experienced product management professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. As a Senior Product Manager at workwarp, you will have the opportunity to drive business value through innovative product development, work with a talented and diverse team, and develop your skills and expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment. Please submit your application today to join our team!