Sr. Product Manager – Contract                

Our client based in Alpharetta is looking for a highly energetic Sr. Product Manager, contract-to-hire, to join a strong team in a highly dynamic work environment while with scrum and agile methodologies. Be prepared to work in a company that has had extreme growth and partnership with companies such as Amazon, Home Depot, Apple, T-Mobile, and others.

Role Expectations & Responsibilities:

• Primary accountability of being an expert on market and customer needs, translating them into prioritized product requirements and of guiding the product development team to a successful execution of the product roadmap within a fast pace, agile product lifecycle.
• Own one or more product areas and be the mini-business owner for that product. You will perform market analysis and customer research to inform your roadmaps. You will liaison with strategic customers and partners to identify and pursue opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with sales, product development, product marketing and business development teams.
• Develop, get buy-in for, and communicate your product roadmap
• Drive execution of the product by continuously guiding the development team and leading cross-departmental go to market release plans
• Communicate the product's core features and benefits to Product Marketing, Management, Sales and other teams
• Collaborate closely with the UX team
• Share responsibility for moving the product management team forward. Learn about evolving product management practices and use your knowledge and experience to help drive improvements in your team 

Skills Required:

• Minimum 5 years as Product Manager for software product
• Experience in and a preference for using data to drive decisions
• Familiarity with Lean and customer development methodologies is an advantage
• Ability to grasp and translate market/customer problems and opportunities to clearly articulated product requirements
• Excellent communication skills: collaborating, negotiating, persuading, writing, public speaking and listening
• Ability to build rapport with customers and internal constituencies
• Experience taking on leadership roles in a product management team and leading change in the organization
• Ability to drive a product from inception to fruition in a self-reliant way
• You have experience with UX and a perspective on what makes elegant, easy-to-use software
• SaaS and possibly mobile experience
• Agile/SCRUM experience. You have a sense for what works best in a particular environment and have experience evolving processes
• You have a desire to constantly learn and expand your skills and knowledge. You share your learnings with your team to help bring everyone forward

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of the automotive retail market would be a bonus

Benefits:

• 24 days of PTO.
• Free food on Fridays.
• Arcade games, ping-pong, foosball with fun company competitions.
• 401k match up to $6k first year and doubles every year.
• Employee Stock discounts.
• 8-10% Bonus.
• 100% company paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.