Job description
Company Profile
At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager who will be responsible for leading technical product development initiatives for construction materials company. This involves creating product roadmaps, drafting and refining product requirements, analysis, and product development insights. This individual will also be responsible for collecting voice of customer data and creating customer journey maps. This is a remote role and all qualified applicants must live in the United States and be authorized to work without requiring visa sponsorship.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage products and services utilizing product management principles, strategy and execution
- Enhance product management tools, documentation, and reporting
- Manage the creation and delivery of new product launches
- Collect voice of customer feedback to help define product needs
- Create customer journey maps
- Create and maintain product related information and communication
- Create and maintain process workflow documentation to support business needs
- Consistently exercise informed judgment and discretion in matters of significance
- Direct cross functional teams, such as engineering or development, regarding product requirements
- Proven ability to work in large, enterprise organization and communicate effectively with stakeholders
Desired Skills and Experience
- Minimum 5-7 years direct product planning, product operations and product management experience
- Experience in an Agile or Scaled Agile environment is necessary, as well as experience with JIRA or other tools used in Agile project management
- Knowledge and understanding of products in a technical capacity, understanding their requirements and related business needs
- Experience with multiple business groups in a heavily cross-functional, matrixed environment
- Ability to drive and lead stakeholder meetings and manage deliverables
- Excellent communication skills, utilizing a formal system for communications, reporting intake status, and collaborating with other internal groups
- Ability to ramp up on new projects quickly while keeping project team and client informed of milestones and potential issues
Qualifications/Technical Skill Requirements.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office products, especially PowerPoint for reporting and executing slide presentations
- Industry experience in construction management, supply chain, or manufacturing is preferred
- Familiarity working with cross functional teams- IT, product development, engineering, and marketing is necessary
- Experience managing numerous product lines and providing updates and insights to stakeholders at a variety of levels in a large enterprise organization
Education/Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or other quantitative field
- PMP certification is helpful
- Consulting background is helpful
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
