Sr. Product Manager

Sr. Product Manager
Contract | Austin, TX

Explore a World of Diverse Problem-Solving

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to grow within an ambitious, people-first company but there can be many unknowns. For that reason, our ideal candidate is committed, communicative, adaptable, results-oriented, and self aware.

As a Senior Product Manager, you will be at the forefront of our Discoveries initiative, a key component of our pre-sales strategy. Working remotely, but never alone, you'll be a key player in an innovation lab, collaborating with our internal teams in sales, engineering, design, and project management, and directly engaging with a diverse range of clients across multiple industries.

This role offers unparalleled exposure, allowing you to strengthen your skillset as you transform varied ideas into cutting-edge tech solutions.

To respect your time and interest, we’re outlined our interview experience for you:

- 10-minute one-way video interview via Spark Hire

- 45-minute call with Recruiting Lead

- 45-minute Zoom with Team Lead, Product Management

- One hour Zoom with CEO and COO

Challenges and Opportunities

Getting shit done, brilliantly isn’t just a cheeky tagline. We say what we mean, so get prepared to jump on board and quickly add value!
Be the Client's Champion:

- Serve as the principal advocate for our clients from discovery to implementation, ensuring a smooth, transparent journey aligned with their goals.

- Commit to making a tangible difference by doing the right thing, making sure our clients feel valued and their voices heard.

- Go beyond delivery by ensuring that the results we produce truly meet the clients' needs and expectations, reinforcing that our success is measured not just by shipping, but by the real-world impact we make for our clients.

Drive the Strategy and Development:

- Identify and address key problems to solve, defining success criteria in line with business objectives, market demands, and project constraints.

- Engage deeply in requirement gathering and cross-functional collaboration to develop complete solutions, effectively bridging client needs and our technological capabilities.

- Interact directly with customers to align product roadmaps with genuine user needs and strategically plan releases, fostering ongoing partnerships for future projects.

- Utilize a range of Discovery techniques to effectively identify, develop, and organize user stories, achieving a detailed understanding of the user journey and their essential tasks.

- Direct product delivery, including agile ceremonies like sprint planning, to convert visions into actionable plans, ensuring successful execution.

- Collaborate with engineering to evaluate the product's feasibility and viability, focusing on technical architecture and scalability to guarantee the delivery of robust solutions.

Foster Collaboration and Ignite Innovation:

- Drive creative thinking through customer and stakeholder interviews, challenging conventional ideas to generate innovative solutions.

- Collaborate with design and engineering to develop and refine prototypes, ensuring solutions address risks and validate value and viability.

- Lead ongoing usability and value testing, focusing on user experience and product-market fit, and employing a mix of qualitative and quantitative strategies.

- Encourage team adaptability to remain at the forefront of industry trends and embrace new technologies, further strengthening our capacity for innovation.

- Guide your team, partner with clients to make necessary trade-offs, and leverage your expertise to tackle our customers' most complex technology challenges with straightforward, yet effective and viable solutions.

Elevate Others:

- Champion product thinking, nurturing strong collaboration across the team, particularly between designers and engineers.

- Emphasize the importance of continuous learning and staying at the top of the latest in technology trends, product d