Yello
Chicago, IL

Product Manager

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Company Description:
Yello’s talent aquisition software helps companies reinvent how they recruit, to hire the right candidates at the right time. Our client-partners include more than 70 Fortune 500 companies and dozens more high-growth organizations.

We’re proud to be a 2016 Built in Chicago Moxie Award winner for Best B2B Company and an Illinois Technology Association CityLIGHTS Award winner for Outstanding Technology Development. We continue to grow quickly, and we’re looking to hire people who believe nothing is impossible, love to learn and be curious, can be accountable for success, always enjoy the journey and will own their personality. If this is you, come grow your career with Yello.

About The Role:
The purpose of this role is to provide ownership, direction and guidance for our award-winning suite of Talent Management and Recruiting software products. This role will involve day-to-day Product Management needs as well as helping to shape, drive and evolve our overall product strategy based on client, competitive and internal factors. The person in this role will balance the tactical needs of short-term and mid-term client needs and product evolution against the strategic needs of the long-term.

How You'll Make An Impact:

You'll generate and express ideas to other Product Managers, Product Designers, Engineers, leadership and other stakeholders throughout the organization. Product Management is a very collaborative process at Yello, and this role will involve a lot of cross-functional interaction, and is definitely not a "behind the scenes" role!


The work on the Product Team has significant influence and visibility with executive leadership and the culture is extremely fast-paced and collaborative and focused on both fun and success.
 
  • Help define and communicate the product roadmap

  • Work closely within an agile team, helping prioritize and deliver on key features

  • Lead story writing, story prioritization, and backlog management for key products

  • Work closely with the Project Management team in defining client release timeframes and functional requirements

  • Develop and iterate on concepts for web, mobile, and tablet design experiences in a fast-paced team environment

  • Own and deliver against key business metrics, analyze user behavior and trends, promote adoption, and provide business updates to leadership

  • Has the confidence and ability to manage and prioritize requests coming from various internal and external sources, as well as technical and business partnerships at a product level

  • Manages the rollout of new releases to the company's customer base, and market for key product modules

  • Act as a seasoned product management mentor to others within the team
What We're Looking For:
The ideal Product Manager for this role has a solid, well-developed understanding understanding of SaaS product definition and product lifecycle management, and deep experience in Product Management within an Agile environment at a rapidly-growing company. The ideal candidate also possesses a sense of how to be a cross-functional steward and partner to all other functions within the business (Leadership, Engineering, Marketing, Sales/Account Management, Finance, etc.) and be well versed in all aspects of Product Management, from ideation/strategy through concept and development. The candidate should also be experienced in understanding how to build business cases, including financials, for Products.

Product Managers at Yello are problem solvers living at the center of design, engineering, and business, helping to not only satisfy, but delight our customers. They’re tireless communicators managing competing priorities while continuing to deliver results.
More specifically, qualifications and responsibilities include:
  • Works collaboratively and cross-functionally with little direction to help the team build new and improve existing products, managing the entire product development life cycle from discovery to execution to iteration

  • Falls in love with a good problem and continually seeks a better understanding of customer problems, needs, and desires through research, analysis, testing, and the alike

  • Gets to the heart of requirements, translating them into a prioritized roadmap and backlog directly aligned with the greater product vision and strategy, to which they’re helping define daily

  • Strives within ambiguity, helping lead a product team of Product Designers, Engineers, and other stakeholders make decisions, identify trade-offs and risks, and deliver results based on outcomes and KPIs

  • Adapts and changes in support of the team and products, knowing the best process is the one the entire team embraces

  • Must be able to sit or stand for continuous periods of time

  • This role frequently communicates/interacts with individuals, must have strong written and oral communication skills
  • Yello reserves the right to assign or reassign the responsibilities and requirements to this job at any time
What You Can Expect From Us:
The Product Management team at Yello falls within the broader Product Team that also includes Product Designers, Integration Management, and Technical Communications. You'll be joining a team of fun, ambitious and passionate people who want to continue pushing the boundaries of our product portfolio!

Additional Information:

At Yello, we work together to improve the hiring experience and power recruitment programs. Every Yello team member is empowered to grow each day and achieve new career accomplishments, and we always make time to celebrate team members’ successes. Our Loop office is steps away from public transportation, overlooks Lake Michigan and our open concept office offers plenty of space to collaborate with colleagues, or to work independently. We offer health, dental and vision insurance, a competitive 401k match, a reimbursement for fitness memberships and support for ongoing learning. Above all, we look forward to coming to work each day to solve interesting problems and make the impossible, possible.

  • Yello is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
  • Candidates local to Chicago are preferred.
  • You must be authorized to work in the United States, full-time, for any employer.
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What are Yello Perks + Benefits

Yello Benefits Overview

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Wellness
Financial
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Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
DEI Council Women@Yello YelloPride YelloBrigade
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Company sponsored short-term disability insurance covers 100% of annual salary for up to 13 weeks.
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Company sponsored life insurance is equal to 1 times an employee's annual salary.
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Yello provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by John Hancock. We match 3% of contributions with a 4-year vesting schedule.
Company equity
Yello offers equity to employees at their 1 year anniversary.
Performance bonus
Yello's performance bonus is an annual bonus of up to 10% of an employee's base salary. Payout is based on company and individual performance.
Charitable contribution matching
While we don't match yet, we value giving back to causes that create a positive social impact. Through Percent Pledge, we help employees seamlessly give monthly to their favorite causes
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Yello offers employees professional development opportunities like the ability to attend job-related conferences and seminars.
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Yello hosts lunch and learn meetings twice per month.
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Yello has a 'Learning Day' every 2 weeks on Friday to allow employees to set aside half a day for learning of any kind.
Online course subscriptions available

Additional Perks + Benefits

Yello is dedicated to supporting career progression through professional development opportunities, mentorship and continued education. We offer student loan repayment plan and a 529 plan contributions through BenefitEd to help support your financial health. There is a monthly fitness reimbursement for your physical health, and quarterly volunteering opportunities to give you a chance to give back while you connect with coworkers.

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