Immediate need for a talented Product Manager. This is a 18+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Charlotte, NC (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested. Job ID:24-42672 Pay Range: $77 - $82/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location). Key Responsibilities:
- Research, analyze, and learn about a target client segment, to garner a deep understanding of their segment and that segments financial needs.
- Analyze the market and competitive environment to define a differentiated product vision that delivers unique value. Translate analyses into sound recommendations based on data and experience.
- Collaborate with a wide variety of partners to align on strategy and develop a delivery roadmap that supports business goals.
- Collaborate and engage key stakeholders, including lines of business, operations, and other functional areas in the planning and execution of projects.
- Write epics and features in support of the defined roadmap, working with partners to prioritize across teams.
- Set Planning Increment (PI) vision, priority and definition, partnering with product owners on feature prioritization and delivery timelines.
- Develop feature backlog roadmap, leading high level deliverables including discovery, prototypes/wireframes, usability studies, partner demos, and web analytics planning.
- Obtain partner alignment and approvals including legal, compliance, security, fraud and others as needed.
- Partner to set Pricing and ensure billing follows all associated processes and procedures.
- Create and track product metrics to inform strategy and roadmap, sharing analysis with partners.
- Work with Readiness to create client and teammate facing content.
- Risk management: Ensure all Product Management Lifecycle (PML) process & procedures are followed, supporting security, risk, audit, and more, and ensure action items and deadlines are met. Support risk presentations, working with other PM and PO partners on evidence to support recommendations.
- Attend Agile ceremonies, as applicable.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Key Skills: Product Mngt, Digital Commerce/ banking, PI/Planning Increment, Risk management, features, backlog, roadmap.
- Bachelors degree in business, engineering, design, or technology field; or related field or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Five or more years of banking, financial services, or other relevant work experience.
- Three or more years of product, analysis, technology, and/or design experience.
- Three or more years of leading cross functional teams .
- Equal enthusiasm for high-level strategic planning and tactical daily execution .
- Experience defining/driving vision of experience programs and/or partnership based programs.
- Experience defining and delivering large-scale online initiatives.
- Proven ability to use data analytics, research and testing methodologies to drive business decisions, diagnose problems, and recommend action plans to resolve issues.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams without formal authority.
- Comfortable managing concurrent projects in a fast-based, results-driven environment.
- Comfortable with ambiguity, leading work autonomously, and making independent decisions.
- Excellent skills in presentation, facilitation, communication, and negotiation.
- Experience in roles requiring strong communication and interpersonal skills & the creation and delivery of succinct presentations to explain and sell plans/vision.
- Previous experience working as a Product Manager for Agile team(s).
- Experience working with distributed teams (onshore/offshore).
- Certified SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (or equivalent).
- Previous experience working in financial technology.
Our client is a leading Financial Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration. Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.#cha