The Product Manager has the primary responsibilities of managing the entire end-to-end product release life-cycle and translating the features defined by Product Owners into technical requirements that can be developed and delivered from a technology perspective. In addition, the Product Manager will be responsible for identifying and recommending new products / product features in collaboration with various internal partners (project teams, sales, and business process operations).
Responsibilities - Drives pre-release planning process to ensure sufficient information is available for Product Teams prior to release planning
- Develops release plans for multiple products and manages the execution of those plans to schedule, scope and budget
- Conducts regular status meetings with Delivery Teams and communicates status to Senior Management
- Responsible for managing team membersd deliverables as dictated by the release plan
- Reviews all release deliverables to ensure quality and adherence to Polaris Product Team standards
- Develops deep understanding of architecture and infrastructure of Polaris products to drive key design decisions
- Assists Business Development Team by conducting product demos for potential and existing clients
- Assists Project Teams by serving as product SME to ensure product capabilities and limitations are well understood
- Collaborates with stakeholders and product teams to decompose features into functional and non-functional specifications that can be understood and approved by members of the development team
- Assists in the execution/analysis of integration, user acceptance and performance testing
- Develops, maintains and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of all products
- Responsible for the following deliverables throughout the Software Development Life-cycle (SDLC):
- Wireframes and functional specifications (Requirements Phase)
- UAT test scripts and test results (UAT Phase)
- Training materials, release notes, and product manuals (Release Phase)
- Reviews and analyzes current / planned product offerings in relation to the competition
- Requests and summarizes feedback from various internal partners regarding new products / product features
- Creates and prepares detailed business cases for new product / product feature recommendations
- Builds trust and respect, establish relationships, and develop rapport with technical and non-technical team members
- Conducts internal trainings to ensure organization stays informed of all product releases on the roadmap as well as a high level understanding of all enhancements / fixes in each product release
Qualifications - Minimum 3-6 years of work experience of managing the product release life-cycle.
- Undergraduate degree required; Degree in computer science, or a related field greatly preferred
- Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects and resources in a matrix environment
- Software Product Management experience is a plus
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to facilitate cross- functional project team collaboration
- Ability to navigate within a fast-paced dynamic environment with high degrees of ambiguity and change
- Superior communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate to diverse audiences and all levels of the organization
- Experience facilitating requirements gathering sessions and writing technical requirements for applications (preferably healthcare applications)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Experience with wireframe prototype tools (e.g., Axure) is preferred.
- Specific technologies (preferred, not required): ASP.NET, SQL, Java, Windows Architecture [IIS, Windows Server], Microsoft Office Expertise, SAP/Oracle Apps
- Experience or knowledge of pharmaceutical industry a plus
- Ability to analyze complex information and translate into concise, readable, unambiguous language
- Ability to promote process improvement
- Experience with full lifecycle system implementations (requirements, build, testing, training)
Physical and Location Requirements:
- Ability to work in the NJ office on a regular basis
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**Polaris is an Equal Opportunity Employer**
