| Product Manager | | | Posted on 2011-01-12 by Knewton |
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We seek a creative and business-minded professional to be a Product Manager for product development team. The Product Manager will work directly for the Vice President of Product Development and will be a key player in identifying and collecting business requirements, creating business cases and project documents, managing projects, and managing features on an ongoing basis. This person will work closely with marketing, academics, multimedia, design, technology and executive teams to develop and manage product, program and feature development. The role requires consideration for long-term product quality and customer satisfaction, and calls for an individual with entrepreneurial drive and extraordinary flexibility to meet the demands at a high-energy start-up.
Responsibilities
* Understand the business issues and technical challenges and collaborate with teams to capture requirements for projects
* Work with your manager to prioritize projects among competing opportunities, balance customer needs with business priorities, and articulate rationale behind decisions
* Create revenue and cost models for product initiatives
* Identify internal and external customer needs, generate requirements documents, prioritize and manage projects
* Partner with internal clients such as academic, marketing, technology, and executive teams to meet their product needs
* Conduct external customer interviews for requirements gathering and customer insight
* Manage product programs and features on an ongoing basis
* Monitor competition and evaluate our positioning in the context of the markets we serve
* Define, analyze, track and improve key product metrics
Requirements
* BS/BA or equivalent, MBA a plus
* 3-5 years business operations or product management experience with consumer internet products
* Understanding of agile product development methods
* A passion for or appreciation of practical use of technology in education
* Ability to construct cost / benefit analysis
* Strong analytical capability and understanding of key financial and business metrics
* Gracious team player capable of navigating the organization with skill and charm
* Entrepreneurial spirit
| | Source: VentureLoop |
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