Full-Time Senior Product Manager

Element 84 is seeking a Senior Product Manager to work in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Design, develop, and deploy products/services for more discoverable Earth science data.

Involved in team performance, execution, budget, and customer satisfaction.

Oversee roadmap and delivery of a Scaled Agile (SAFe) release train supporting searching, discovering, accessing, and managing Earth science data.

Ensure adherence to operational agreements, policies, program, and federal agency standards.

Teamwork & Leadership

• Help team understand customer goals and feature value.
• Help customers understand Element 84's development process and advocate for better processes.
• Grow the team by engaging with customers and driving project vision.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, business users, and project managers.
• Build and maintain relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments.

Execution

• Define and support building desirable, feasible, viable, and sustainable cloud-based products.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams to define customer needs, build consensus on strategy, and track dependencies/roadmaps.
• Support Agile Release Train (ART) in delivering value through Program Kanban and Continuous Delivery Pipeline.
• Define Release and Program Increment (PI) priorities, lead/participate in PI planning.
• Manage/prioritize ART feature backlog and ensure product completeness.
• Develop/communicate product vision and roadmap to coordinate multiple Product Managers, ARTs, and Suppliers.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, monitor project progress.
• Develop detailed project plans/roadmaps to communicate project vision and future.
• Map dependencies from roadmap to other teams.
• Incorporate quality measures/standards into project deliverables.
• Run formal planning sessions with stakeholders.
• Approve timesheets, ensure accurate staffing, monitor budget, manage resourcing.
• Understand/explain project technologies.
• Work with customers to propose/expand product scope, draft proposals, and work with customers on feature budgets.
• Inform Contracts team about contract renewal process.
• Understand market, user interactions, and anticipate future needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in building enterprise-scale software applications.
• 4+ years of people management in Agile development environments.
• Ability to ensure product alignment with vision, goals, and objectives.
• Ability to align development with end-user needs/customer goals.
• Experience using metrics/data to drive a development team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, RACI chart creation experience.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scaled Agile Framework (on larger projects).
• Travel required (approx. 6 trips per year).
• US work authorization and ability to pass NACI screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with geospatial data tools, data, and needs.
• Experience leading large, complex projects with diverse stakeholders.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Conflict Resolution skills.

Salary Range: $125,000 - $153,000

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