Full-Time Product Manager-Remote (Europe, West Asia, Africa)
Job Description
We are looking for a Product Manager with experience in managing software products, and a track record in stakeholder management and product strategy, to join our Europe, West Asia & Africa (EWAA) team.
thoughtbot partners with organizations of all sizes to design, develop, and grow their software-based products and services.
Product management brings together these critical elements: business understanding, user experience, customer success, team management, and technical delivery.
thoughtbot is a remote company. This is a fully-remote, full-time position working with our clients based in Europe, West Asia, and Africa. We are looking for teammates who overlap with our clients’ working hours. This position is available to anyone in Europe, West Asia, and Africa time zones (UTC-2 through UTC+3). If you live in a country that has a work week other than Monday through Friday, you are welcome to follow that work week.
We’re committed to ensuring a representative candidate pool before we begin reviewing applications. We will begin reviewing applications for this role no sooner than 23rd January 2023. The targeted start date for this role is 1st May 2023.
Salary
Salary and benefits vary by location. We publish all our salary ranges in our compensation calculator. New team members typically have a starting salary between the start and the middle of the band. Please view the compensation range and benefits for where you live in our compensation calculator.
thoughtbot cannot sponsor work visas at this time.
Requirements
thoughtbot Product Managers are able to lead and manage the rapid design and development of high-quality, test-driven applications.
Well-qualified candidates will know:
- How to conduct market/user research
- How to analyse market research to identify business opportunities and create product strategy
- How to translate product strategy into more detailed requirements
- How to validate product ideas with prototypes and usability testing
- How to lead and facilitate product design sprints
- How to manage scope to keep a project on time and on budget
- The major trends in software design, development, and business thinking
Very well-qualified candidates will also have experience with consulting, and a proven track record of helping to attract potential customers.
Well-qualified candidates value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are comfortable contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
We especially appreciate candidates that demonstrate commitment to valuing DEI and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment. We also understand that not everyone has had the opportunity to commit to this work, and that’s okay.
We encourage you to apply even if you don’t match 100% of the requirements. Please let us know if you need any specific accommodations during the interview process.
Position Details
As a product manager, you will:
- Collaborate with clients and thoughtbot designers and developers to define and clarify product vision
- Establish and continually adjust a product roadmap
- Align product design and development to the business needs of the client
- Support clients and team members through advising, Agile project management, and regular communication with all stakeholders
- Ensure customer success through the lifecycle of the project, including helping with team onboarding, project delivery and offboarding.
- Define customer-centred KPIs
- Establish best practices around product management process & culture, including upskilling client teams
- Collaborate with designers and clients to conduct and provide insights from customer and stakeholder interviews
- Establish quantitative and qualitative feedback mechanisms to measure and improve product performance.
- Assist directors to build product management services, frameworks, and best practices for thoughtbot
- Assist Business Development on sales and scoping sessions
- Bolster thoughtbot’s industry reputation through workshops, and curriculum development related to product management
- Build relationships with partners that can enhance our product management services
- Escalate delivery or commercial risks on client projects to the Managing Director
How to Apply
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