Sr. Technology Product Manager-Client Collaboration
Apply remote type Hybrid (8 days/month) locations USA - Coppell, TX time type Full time posted on Posted 5 Days Ago job requisition id R0043269
Sr. Technology Product Manager
Requires in-depth, conceptual and practical knowledge of theories, principles and concepts and applies general knowledge of business and industry practices within technology product management. Understands key business drivers and builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers. Under a limited level of guidance, responsible for solving moderately complex problems following established policies and procedures. Responsible for product management and execution of growth plans for a technology product, product family or segment. Contributes to and improves technology products through compiling and evaluating research on online/digital product requirements, identifies enhancements to current features and functionality based on expertise in both marketing/product management and online/digital media. Interfaces with engineers, designers, suppliers and customers to develop online/digital media product requirements and specifications. Uses developed analytical skills to contribute to various aspects of the line of business in support of the organization’s goals and market needs which may include marketing strategies, marketing programs and tools, competitive analyses, market assessment, and product planning. Plans own work and adjusts efforts to meet goals. Supports the achievement of goals through own personal efforts.
Hiring Requirements
The Wolters Kluwer Firm Management Product Management team is seeking an experienced and motivated Technical Product Manager to set the direction and define the requirements for our portfolio. This is a unique opportunity for someone who is passionate about solving problems to shape the future of our Firm Management Solutions business.
The right candidate will possess a strong product management background and have experience in software development processes. The successful individual in this role will understand how software engineers use IDEs to write code and will be able to engage them as customers and users. In addition, you will work with development and product management leaders to maintain a consistent rhythm of planning, execution, and review to ensure that Product Management and Development work as one team. You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means anticipating bottlenecks, making tradeoffs, and balancing the needs of the business versus technical constraints. Cross-team coordination, project management and an ability to learn and understand innovative technologies are essential.
A day in the life:
- Work backward from the internal customer to understand the user problems and build a compelling strategy and backlog
- Champion the needs of the direct and indirect users of the products and tools delivered by the team
- Prioritize, define, and refine deliverables based on business and internal user impact
- Manage product backlog and planning
- Partner with development to deliver new services and features
- Communicate product updates through narratives and reporting
Job Responsibilities:
- Proactively seeks detailed understanding of vision, and near-term and long-term priorities for the product portfolio they support, including target customer segment(s), focus areas for solution portfolio, success criteria and goals, etc.
- Facilitates customer interactions, in partnership with user experience team, to understand their unmet needs and test concepts and solutions throughout the development process
- Gathers functional and non-functional requirements from product line managers, customers and internal stakeholders, including, marketing, sales, implementation, training and support teams
- Translates functional and non-functional requirements into feature and user stories
- Represents the voice of customers and internal stakeholders to user experience and development teams throughout the solution development process
- Documents user acceptance criteria for all functional and non-functional requirements
- Presents and explains the feature and user stories to the development team throughout the development process in all forums associated with Agile process
- Facilitates quarterly development planning process (e.g., Agile Big Room Planning)
- Partners with the development team to strike the right balance of scope, schedule and resources to maximize progress towards their portfolio goals
- Plans for the year, to ensure that the development team will have the written technical features and stories on time and prioritize development of those appropriately along with other user stories for the upcoming quarters
- Partners with program/project manager to develop detailed project plans and closely track performance against those plans; convey progress, any deviations and impacts of those deviations to product line managers in a timely fashion
- Sets iteration themes and assign prioritized user stories from the product backlog to the Scrum teams; participate in team planning meetings, and provides advice, clarification and guidance during the execution of each sprint
- Inspects, and accepts or rejects completed work for the development sprint, and ensures new functionality meets the acceptance criteria
- Ensures the product backlog is constantly prioritized to secure delivery of maximum business value
- In partnership with project/program manager, partners with other technical product managers to manage dependencies and sets priorities across multiple teams
- Develops and deepens subject matter expertise in relevant product domains, including features and functionality
- Socializes progress and seeks inputs throughout the development process from all stakeholders, including, product line managers, marketing, sales, implementation, training and support teams
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in product management for software products.
- Three or more years with Agile Scrum methodologies as a product owner/technical product manager preferred
- Three or more years in product management of B2B enterprise SaaS software products preferred
- Three or more years in one of these areas preferred but not required– 1) software solution development for Tax and accounting industry, 2) professional experience in CPA firm
Other Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:
- Experience driving all aspects of the software development lifecycle with development teams - iteration themes, backlog grooming, story mapping, user story creation and decomposition, retrospectives, etc.
- Experience participating in or leading the product design process with user experience team and product architects
- Experience leading customer interviews, concept testing and usability testing
- Time management and project management
- Proficiency in translating business requirements into technical requirements
- Defining acceptance criteria for functional and non-functional requirements
- Negotiation
- Process orientation and data analysis
- Breaking down complex ideas into simple concepts
- Influencing
- Adaptability
- Aligning deliverables with strategy and priority
- Focus on solutions and possibilities
- Nimble, quick to respond or adjust
- Disciplined professional who holds themselves and others accountable
- Collaboration
- Meeting facilitation and presentation
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About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide.
Our customers work in industries which impact the lives of millions of people every single day. Our mission is to empower our professional customers with the information, software solutions, and services they need to make critical decisions, achieve successful outcomes, and save time.
Our expert solutions combine deep domain knowledge with technology to deliver both content and workflow automation to drive improved outcomes and productivity for our customers.
We are committed to helping professionals improve the way they do business and solve complex problems with our range of digital solutions and services, which we continuously evolve to meet their changing needs. Our 188-year legacy and portfolio represent thousands of customers worldwide.
Wolters Kluwer has a dedicated team of experienced talent acquisition professionals who are ready to hear what makes you tick and share how Wolters Kluwer can help you achieve your goals and ambitions.
Building Diverse Teams
As a global organization, we recognize that solving a wide range of complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. We know that bringing our best to our customers, communities, and other key stakeholders requires a highly engaged and talented workforce – one that represents the diversity of those we serve and the communities where we live and work.
We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees regardless of background, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion.
This principle is ingrained in our company values and articulated in our Code of Business Ethics.
At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well-being are important to us. Our well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous.
In 2024 we were awarded Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization, in recognition of our commitment to maintaining and enhancing the well-being of our colleagues through our ‘Together we thrive’ well-being program.
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Wolters Kluwer and all its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected status.
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