Product Manager

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You love solving problems by creating powerful, beautiful, and intuitive digital products. You are passionate about technology and using it to solve complex problems. You understand how to leverage people, process, and tools to build and launch products at scale.

As a member of Devbridge, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most complex challenges in software delivery today. You will be part of a growing team of Product Designers and Engineers creating world-class digital products for some of the largest companies in the world.

Responsibilities

  • Drive results for all aspects of digital product delivery for our clients from advising on product vision through ongoing production releases
  • Run the day-to-day aspects of key client engagements:
    • Create and maintain a product backlog
    • Run agile ceremonies with globally distributed team members
    • Facilitate communication between client stakeholders and development team members
    • Provide product demos and presentations to clients
    • Monitor and proactively communicate project health through metrics
    • Maintain balance of budget, scope, and schedule according to engagement terms
    • Coordinate and run product launch activities
    • Facilitate product usability testing sessions
  • Drive new business and promote mutually successful client engagements, renewals, and expansion of services:
    • Run requirements gathering workshops with clients
    • Work with team members to produce estimates for client proposals
    • Advise current clients on product direction and work directly with delivery teams on technical options
    • Identify opportunities for new workstreams and solutions within current engagements
  • Contribute to the Product Management practice through knowledge sharing and consistent demonstration of leading delivery practices

Requirements

  • BS or BA degree
  • Strong experience and understanding of software development technologies
  • Product ownership experience
  • Ability to translate a client’s potentially ambiguous vision all the way through into a detailed, technically sound product solution
  • Demonstrated problem-solving experience for complex business challenges
  • Strong Agile product management background
  • Lean requirements gathering and story mapping experience
  • Ability to pick up technical and business concepts quickly
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Excellent organizational, time management, prioritization, and project management skills
  • Ability to lead by influence
  • Willingness to travel to client sites and other company office locations as deemed necessary

    Bonus Points

    • MBA degree
    • Experience delivering end-to-end custom software solutions
    • Experience using software product management tools
    • Ability to leverage Agile techniques (Kanban, Scrum)
    • Software development experience

    Benefits

    • A quickly scaling international company with a variety of challenging and compelling projects
    • Growth opportunities in a matrixed management environment
    • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
    • Health, dental, life, and vision insurance
    • Four weeks paid vacation plus standard United States holidays
    • 401(k) plan with company match
    • ESPP benefit
    • Maternity/Paternity benefit
    • Flexible health and wellness benefit
    • Opportunities for professional development such as conferences, seminars, and educational courses
    • Team building events, Friday lunches, and stocked kitchen
    • Employee referral bonus program

    This position is based in Chicago, IL. We have a hybrid working model requiring 3 days per week in the office and allowing for 2 days per week remote. This position requires travel to client sites and other company office locations as determined by project need.

    Devbridge is committed to providing equal employment opportunities available to all. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to our success as a company, and seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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    Location

    We are located in River North, across from the Merchandise Mart adjacent to the Chicago River in the heart of the city.

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