Product Manager, Assessment and Succession Planning, Digital Delivery

Korn/Ferry International - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Within the assessment & succession solution, Korn Ferry Digital offers KF Assess and KF Select, cutting-edge tools designed to evaluate and identify talent across various levels within an organization. KF Assess provides comprehensive insights into employee capabilities and potential, aiding in leadership development and succession planning. KF Select streamlines the hiring process by offering data-driven candidate assessments to ensure the best fit for the role. The growth of KF Digital in this area is driven by the integration of these solutions with advanced analytics, enabling organizations to make informed talent decisions and foster leadership pipelines effectively. We are seeking a skilled Product Manager who will help execute our vision for Talent and product analytics for our Assessment and Succession solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the product strategy, conducting market research, and gathering customer feedback to drive our innovative Assessment and Succession solutions and analytics capabilities. You will also be involved in researching customer problems, validating product ideas, prioritizing features, writing user stories, testing prototypes, launching products, and measuring outcomes. You will be the voice of the customer and the champion of the product within the organization. You will partner with commercial teams, solution consultants, external vendors, product managers, data science, data engineers, architects, and engineers to contribute to the overall success of the team's roadmap and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Execute on specific product/features that align to the vision for our innovative Assessment and Succession solutions and accompanying analytics capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with other business functions to comprehend needs and translate them into appropriate application functionality.
• Uncover customer pain points and identify market opportunities through direct and indirect interaction with customers, prospects, go-to-market leaders, and analysts.
• Collaborate with vertical business leaders and go-to-market teams to create, launch, and scale packaged solutions for our market-leading customers, enhancing their end-user experiences.
• Identify and explore opportunities to adopt Artificial Intelligence to drive better user outcomes, ensuring our products remain at the forefront of innovation.
• Work closely with decentralized agile development teams to deliver products, engage in technical conversations, weigh technology choices, and communicate effectively across all levels.
• Manage all aspects of product capability throughout the product lifecycle, from definition to sunset, while evaluating and reporting on current product line performance and usage.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in product management; proven design and delivery record for cloud solutions; data products experience.
• Familiarity with Talent Management / HCM / Assessment / Analytics / Talent Marketplace solution companies and their offerings.
• Technical acumen with an understanding and hands-on experience in software development.
• Experience in conducting market research, customer feedback, user testing, and data analysis to drive product improvements and innovations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products that meet customer expectations and business goals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, to convey product vision, strategy, and value proposition effectively.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to learn quickly, and willingness to collaborate with highly distributed teams across different time zones.
• Growth/metrics orientation with strong analytical abilities and problem-solving acumen.