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ID #23624530
State Oregon
City Portland
Job type Contract
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source North Highland Company
Showed 2021-11-29
Date 2021-11-28
Deadline 2022-01-27
Category Et cetera
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Product Manager

Oregon, Portland, 97201 Portland USA

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LEAVE YOUR MARK ON A BETTER WORLD.

COLLABORATE WITH AMAZING PEOPLE.

MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN. At North Highland, we believe in doing great things together. With you. With our clients. With a perspective on actions today that shape tomorrow. As the world's most innovative, collaborative consulting group, we've built a space to share ideas like never before. Do you have the skills, passion and commitment to transform industries for the better? Think you can bring your A-game every day? If so, join us. We like big thinkers with action on the brain

Why North Highland? Every choice you make will give you the opportunity to grow. It's our employee ownership model - with plenty of coaching and personal development opportunities in the mix. For us, training doesn't have an off switch. You'll learn new things, both during and beyond traditional working hours. We want people who strive for the next level, then the next.

At North Highland, you're never a number. Our firm is large enough to scale up, test your mettle and tackle big challenges, but small enough that clients won't lose your face in a crowd. You're recognized individually.

We started as three leaders and a kitchen table. Which means we know expectations are made to be broken. Want to surprise us? Do it. Experiment and stretch yourself. There's room to grow as a budding entrepreneur.

Exciting work you will do: We are looking for a Digital Product Manager for this 1-year contract opportunity in the Portland, OR area. Preference for local candidates but will consider a remote candidate.
  • Manager Owns a product or multiple features propose enhancements to the feature, and participate in the execution of changes to product features/functions
  • Represents the product organization in the execution of elements of the product roadmap, working with resources across (and potentially outside) the organization.
  • Translates user requirements into features to guide the deliverables of the agile development team.
  • May serve as the product owner, representing the product needs to the agile development team. • Accountable for planning for and supporting the performance of a feature, under direction.
  • Leads structured meetings, clearly communicating expectations, plans, and requirements for the product. Ensures that stakeholders are kept up to date on progress.
  • Manages expectations. Facilitates process mapping, gap analysis, data flow to help assess business implications of feature, tool, or platform.
  • Receives general direction to guide their work.
  • Conducts analysis to determine how features are performing and how they can be improved, including trend line analysis, multivariate analysis, etc.
  • Can build the necessary model to assess impact to KPIs and user/value.
  • Reviews and interprets metrics and reports regularly on the state of their assigned /feature.
  • Develops hypotheses on the performance of a feature and the expected outcome.
  • Can deconstruct competitor offerings and glean and share insights with the relevant communities.
  • Briefs the research team to ensure that their feature is tagged appropriately, to reach the expected outcome.
  • Possesses and/or acquires in depth knowledge of the relationship between business processes and the product you support.
  • Capable of reviewing and understanding operational processes within the related areas of the business and identifying area for improvement or innovation, evaluating potential cost-benefits.
  • Proposes feature changes to the product that align with and advance the roadmap. Writes up full specifications for the proposed changes.
  • Participates in brainstorming sessions.
  • Develops and maintains a deep understanding of the different customers of the feature and applies this in developing proposals and executing changes.
  • Applies to persona (s) aligned with a given customer group.

What you will need:
  • 5-7+ years' experience in product management
  • Experience briefing design teams on the UX needs of the feature. Iteratively works with designers to reach the expected outcome.
  • Demonstrated expertise in relevant development tools, with the ability to apply that knowledge independently in their work.
  • Demonstrated broad understanding of various software development approaches, including waterfall, agile, scrum, Kanban.
  • Awareness of the activities of competitors and the industry in general.
  • Successfully developed and implemented a system/product/service/feature for a customer, evaluated its performance, and proposed and executed approaches to continually improve it.
  • Developed credibility and strong working relationships with technical and creative colleagues.
  • Successfully analyzed the outcome of a landscape change, feature or improvement and developed actionable recommendations.
  • Experience prioritizing feature changes effectively, in consideration of the product roadmap.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by North Highland. Work visa sponsorship will not be provided, now or in the future, for this position.

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North Highland makes change happen for organizations who dare to be different. By melding workforce, customer and operational transformation, they are one of the world's leading consulting groups, with 65+ offices around the globe. They break new ground today so tomorrow is easier to explore. For more information, visit northhighland.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. North Highland is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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