Advisors Product Manager- FTE

 Essential Functions: The Product Manager's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: User centered ideation, discovery, definition and delivery Customer research to develop empathy, identify critical problems to solve, expectations, and behaviors
Business stakeholder interviews to understand operational complexities, strategic objectives and plans, impacts and considerations
Analysis of quant & qual data (internal and external) to aid in prioritization
Analysis of the competitive landscape and recommendation for positioning
Analysis of industry trends and emerging opportunities
Technology partnership to evaluate technical constraints, complexities, & capabilities
Financial modeling for ROI analysis
Strategic roadmap development near term vision that will drive iterative value
Storytelling & socialization of product with business & technology stakeholders
Use cases, journey mapping, hypothesis development
Identification of KPIs, engagement & operational metrics for each slice of scope
Stakeholder management Navigate complexities of stakeholder landscape - leverage expertise to drive alignment and engagement
Interviews partners, facilitate working groups, one to one discussion, group showcase forums etc
- with a goal of uncovering operational and organizational impacts
Consider business process impacts & dependencies
Work with the appropriate partners to ready the business for the product
Agile product delivery Partners with Iteration Manager, Tech Lead, QA, and engineers to continuously improve and maximize output of delivery team
Effectively builds & prioritizes user stories for each iterative delivery partnering with UX, tech, QA, business SMEs to deliver each
Maintains outcome focus by adjusting product roadmap, release strategy, & scope priorities based on realities of an agile environment
Product Hind sighting Partners with analytics team to develop & implement test strategy to validate key hypotheses
Measures impact of product post-launch leading to sound recommendations for continued investment or pivot
Regular, dependable attendance & punctuality and perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Competencies: Bachelor's degree required, MBA a plus
5-7 years of product management experience; within Retail industry
Ability to effectively share technical information, communicate technical issues and solutions to all levels of business Able to juggle multiple projects - can identify primary and secondary objectives, prioritize time and communicate timeline to team members Ability and desire to take product/project ownership Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to read, write, and interpret instructional documents such as reports and procedure manuals
Must have above average mathematical skills, including the ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.