Sr. Product manager

Job Responsibilities:
Conduct competitive analysis using internal, customer, and market data identify industry trends and unmet user needs.
2. Provide overall product management by defining requirements, conveying release and project visions/goals, and approving developed functionality.
3. Develop a cross organizational vision, roadmap, and appropriate tracking mechanisms for each new initiative (financial planning, analysis and forecasting).
4. Create technical roadmaps and work with the development, architecture, and user experience teams to build solutions that customers and users will love.
5. Author user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, activity diagrams, user interface wireframes, class diagrams, business rules, and rule flow diagrams.
6. Prioritize and order functionality based on business value.
7. Participate in an Agile development environment as a member of a Scrum/Project team.
8. Prepare and present business cases to justify proposed solutions and business investments.
9. Stay up to date on the latest technology and market trends, co-author white papers, marketing materials, and industry articles that will enhance our thought leadership.

Qualifications
1. Education: A bachelor s degree in Business, Information Systems, Economics, Engineering, or related field is preferred. MBA is desirable.
2. A background of product management role(s), preferably in the software industry.
3. Candidate is expected to be highly self-directed in identifying and prioritizing personal deliverables in order to meet internal and external commitments.
4. Expertise in owning business case, research, needs validation, sizing, requirements, positioning, and pricing strategies for a product.
5. Must have demonstrated excellent business judgment and strategic aptitude.
6. Experience conducting market research and identifying business development opportunities required.
7. The ability to interact and form trusting relationships with internal and external customers from a variety of background and experiences.
8. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with attention and focus on details.
9. Ability to lead, negotiate, persuade, and compromise.
10. Superior written communication and presentation skills required.
11. Experience working with sales and service in a software organization.
12. Experience in Agile software development environment preferred.
13. Technical software/programming experience is a plus. Candidates who have experience in Property & Casualty Insurance (personal auto claims exp. would hold more preference)