Essential Responsibilities & Duties
- Act as the voice of the customer, deeply understanding customer needs and translating them into actionable product requirements.
- Own and manage the product roadmap, prioritizing features that align with business objectives and customer impact.
- Define epics and detailed requirements for product enhancements.
- Actively participate in the Agile development process, ensuring customer needs are clearly communicated and reflected in product development.
- Guide the team through the development lifecycle, from concept to successful launch.
- Develop business cases for new product features or sets of features, and work with leadership and cross-functional teams to gain alignment.
- Run regularly scheduled business reviews for product features and monitor product KPIs to ensure success metrics are met, prioritizing enhancement opportunities.
- Keep pace with industry changes and competitive intelligence to ensure product differentiation.
Requirements
- Prior experience working in an Agile Scrum team as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
- Ability to analyze market trends, data, and feedback from customers, sales, and support teams to translate strategy into clear product requirements.
- Experience taking a concept from launch and iterating through multiple versions to enhance customer experience and business value.
- Strong business acumen, including experience working with financial metrics such as revenue, bookings, attrition, and profitability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments and with subject matter experts.
- Self-starter who can thrive in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Technical aptitude to understand complex technical concepts and simplify them for different audiences.
- Experience with accounting systems or exposure to the real estate industry is a plus.
- Prior experience using Design Thinking or Lean Startup methodologies is a plus.
- Background in coding or web development.
- Experience with Salesforce development is a plus.
Qualifications
- University Degree or College Diploma.
- 3-5 yearsβ experience as a Product Owner/Product Manager.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills for working with multiple departments and subject matter experts.
- Self-starter and able to work in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent follow-up skills required.
- A technical aptitude for understanding technical concepts and simplifying them.
- Experience using a development task management system for backlog prioritization.
Bonus Points
- Experience with website building, CRM systems, marketing automation systems, or the real estate industry.
- Experience collaborating with remote teams.
- Understanding of SCRUM, Agile Development Methodology, and how they interact with the project life-cycle.
- Experience with Jira and/or Aha!.
- Attended Pragmatic Marketing Product Management training.