Rohnert Park, CA, USA
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Reports To: Sr. Product Manager
Job Title: Product Manager – Small Business Software-as-a-Service
Location: Rohnert Park or San Francisco, CA
(The company will be opening up an office in San Francisco later this year so either location would be an option although initially the role would be based in Rohnert Park)
Our client is a company with a mission. Their goal is to revolutionize how small businesses are managed. Until now, only big companies had access to the advanced software necessary to manage all aspects of a business from a single system. Our client here to change that! Their product allows small business owners to manage all aspects of a business from a single system, at a very affordable price. Using a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model, our client addresses the long-standing need for a comprehensive, easy-to-use business management system.
We are looking for a technical Product Manager who will drive all product management activities for this hosted business application.
Key responsibilities for this position include:
- Assume hands-on definition of new product features and enhancements from market research, competitive analysis, win/loss analysis and user testing feedback.
- Negotiate work with engineering and QA on release functionality and schedules.
- Make tradeoff decisions between functionality, resources and schedules as needed to ensure product leadership.
- Identify, negotiate and manage strategic partnerships with third-party software providers to build the product ecosystem.
- Follow and analyze industry trends, collect and analyze customer needs, collect and research competitive information.
- Support marketing and sales activities as needed, particularly to create marketing collateral and other sales tools.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in product management focusing on “Software-as-a-Service”, ASP or hosted business applications.
- Demonstrated experience in requirements gathering, MRD/PRD writing, and project management.
- Track record of leading complete life cycles of winning products in a fast-paced environment - preferably in a small startup environment that has strong market-driven product development processes.
- Extensive experience and direct involvement with any of the following:
- Internet commerce or web-intensive businesses
- Backend software products, especially complex, mission-critical applications and web-based tools
- Service-related businesses serving large user communities
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer sciences or equivalent experience.
- Masters degree in engineering or MBA is a plus.
- Understanding of technologies, such as Ruby on Rails, web services (XML/SOAP), web-based graphical user interfaces, and relational databases.
- Experience working with outsourced development teams using Agile development methods.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- The ability to analyze each possibility, to separate edge-cases from core objectives, to assess trade-offs in light of what’s doable and to devise tests for assumptions and conclusions.
- Passionate and high-energy team player with demonstrated leadership, negotiation and communication skills.
- Experience with distributed teams and agile methodologies a plus.
- Familiarity with small business accounting a plus.
If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a current résumé to:
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