Senior Agile Product Manager

Folders.Com - Pontiac, MI

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Pontiac, MI

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

We are an online printing company, recognized as one of Inc.'s 5000 fastest growing companies in America, seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead our website's software development and design team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a friendly, fast-paced work environment and enjoys developing complex web software solutions. The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for defining and prioritizing projects based on their costs and expected return on investments, ensuring that the team delivers high-quality software solutions that enhance user experience across our platforms. In this position, you will break down complex problems to identify root causes and optimal solutions, translating projects and tasks into actionable requirements for the software development and design team. You will perform hands-on reviews to ensure quality deliverables and constantly improve the quality control processes and measurements to maintain a stable software environment. Developing relevant metrics to track team progress and providing management insights regarding performance will be key aspects of your role. You will keep all stakeholders informed about project statuses and milestones, facilitate daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, and proactively resolve issues before they impact the team or deliverables. Working closely with the team, you will develop a continuous improvement program that empowers team members to learn and grow, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize projects based upon their costs and expected return on investments
• Break down complex problems to identify root causes and their optimal solutions
• Translate projects and tasks into actionable requirements for the software development and design team
• Perform hands-on reviews to ensure quality deliverables from the team
• Constantly improve the quality control process and measurements to ensure a stable software environment and ideal user experience across our websites
• Develop relevant metrics that pinpoints how the team is progressing and provides management insight regarding their performance
• Keep all stakeholder apprised of the project's status and its milestones
• Help facilitate daily standups, sprint planning and sprint retrospectives
• Resolve issues before they cause problems for the team or their deliverables
• Work closely with the team to develop a continuous improvement program that empowers the team to learn and grow

Requirements

• 3+ years of technical product management experience, managing complex software projects, and applying agile methodologies
• 5+ years in software development as a developer, team lead, team manager, and/or product manager
• 3+ years in User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX)
• 3+ years in QA testing, including expertise with automated testing tools and a solid understanding of the industry's best practices
• Detail oriented and possess exceptional organizational, time management, and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates ability to meet project deadlines while ensuring that software deliverables are of the highest quality
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to facilitate dynamic meetings and discussions
• Ability to lead and work with teams
• Working knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Solid understanding of UI/UX best practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Nice-to-haves

• Certified Scrum Product Owner
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator
• Previous experience working with remote teams
• Previous experience with ecommerce websites

Benefits

• Medical plan
• Bonuses
• Paid holidays
• Vacation days
• Sick days
• Flex hours
• Work from home days