Title: IT Product Manager Work Location: White Plains, NY 10601 Duration : 12+ months Schedule : Hybrid schedules are permissible with a minimum of 3 days on-site depending on assignment and can be fully on-site depending on business needs.Project Overview:
- This position will provide Product Management for various product portfolios.
- The Product Manager will be involved in multiple projects, driving the Options phase of Project Governance and assisting in preparing Product Roadmaps, Business Cases, Project Charters and other required artifacts.
- Product Manager will also maintain current product information in LeanIX, and respond to ad hoc product information requests.
Job Functions & Responsibilities
- Establish key relationships with business product owners and stakeholders to ensure technology solutions realize Digital Utility objectives.
- Collaborate with multiple teams to develop and maintain product budgets and roadmaps.
- Enter multiple, existing roadmaps into new Product Roadmapping tool. Work with business units to capture product information as needed.
- Work with Product Managers to establish framework and standards for the use of new roadmapping tool.
- Drive the Options phase of Project Governance and assist in preparing Business Cases, Project Charters and other required artifacts.
- Act as escalation point for key product issues.
- Provide input into the rationalization of product portfolios and prioritization of investments to improve efficiency.
- Provide input into recommendations for resource allocation across Functional Organizations to achieve product objectives.
- Monitor product O&M and Capital spend to ensure planned resources are available to meet product goals.
- Responsible for identification of IT, business, and electric utility industry trends that may impact product lifecycles.
- Responsible for maintaining accurate and current information on products in LeanIX and Application Product Placemat.
- Responsible for working with project team to define initial, high level project scope, and project resource estimates.
Skills:
- Knowledge of agile and waterfall product development, DevOps and SDLC methodologies/framework.
- Ability to understand business goals and translate to technology solutions
- Ability to develop a product roadmap based on business requirements, technical roadmaps and IT strategies.
- Ability to work effectively with senior management.
- Ability to understand client IT technology strategy and, to provide direction to leverage existing technology investment and skill sets.
- Knowledge of IT industry trends including hardware, software (package or development), operating system, middleware, database, data warehouse, security, and network tools as they apply to providing solutions to stated business issues or opportunities.
- Strong decision-making skills; good verbal and written communication skills; good negotiation skills to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties.
- Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments.
- Strong knowledge of change management principles.
- Understanding of key cloud and data engineering technologies and emerging trends.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- 5-10 years IT experience
- 5 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments.
- Product Management certification a plus
Employee Benefits: At LanceSoft, full time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:
- Four options of medical Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k Contributions
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Other Employee Perks
EEO Employer LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.