Digital Product Manager

Ampcus - New Brunswick, NJ

Full-time - Mid Level

New Brunswick, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Digital Product Manager to support the continued development of a digital platform within Company Finance. This role involves collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders from both Finance and Technology teams to understand business demands and identify opportunities for product enhancement. The Digital Product Manager will apply best practices in digital product management to proactively identify product needs, guided by the Business Product Owner. The successful candidate will be responsible for understanding the product strategy and roadmap, as well as the specific needs of the user base. This includes delivering the product roadmap by identifying user needs through stakeholder interviews, assessing engagement analytics, and interpreting user feedback and research. The role requires collaboration with other Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Experience Designers to identify solutions that align with the product roadmap and define business requirements for the development team. Additionally, the Digital Product Manager will maintain and prioritize the product backlog to maximize user value and continuously improve the features of the digital platform. They will partner with Product Managers and Business Analysts to ensure User Stories are ready for development and prioritized for each sprint. Participation in User Acceptance Testing may also be required, along with applying compliance requirements within the scope of responsibility and providing necessary documentation. The expectation is that the Digital Product Manager will execute these responsibilities independently with minimal rework.

Responsibilities

• Understand the product strategy, product roadmap, and the specific needs of the user base.
• Deliver the product roadmap by identifying user needs through stakeholder interviews, assessing engagement analytics, and interpreting user feedback and research.
• Collaborate with other Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Experience Designers to identify solutions for user needs that align with the product roadmap.
• Collaborate with other Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Experience Designers to define business requirements for the development team.
• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog to maximize user value and continuously improve the features of the digital platform.
• Partner with Product Managers and Business Analysts to ensure User Stories are ready for development and prioritized for each sprint.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing as needed.
• Apply compliance requirements within scope of responsibility, providing documentation as necessary.
• Execute the above responsibilities independently with an expectation of little rework.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Digital Products, User Experience, Finance, or a related field.
• 2 to 8 years of relevant experience in the areas of digital product or software development.
• Experience with Agile methodologies; SCRUM Product Owner certification is a plus.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.
• Ability to effectively lead and work with a variety of organizations, management levels, cultures, and personalities.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple teams.
• Energetic, highly organized, assertive with good negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Strong skills in managing and implementing projects.
• Critical thinking skills and strong problem-solving capability.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with JIRA is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• SCRUM Product Owner certification
• Experience with JIRA