Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SAS is a global powerhouse of innovation and excellence, and they are seeking a Senior Product Manager for their IDeaS division. The role involves driving the development and success of analytics software products by collaborating with cross-functional teams and overseeing the product lifecycle from ideation to delivery.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with remote or onsite engineering teams to ensure alignment of internal or partner requirements to IDeaS’ roadmap
- Lead calls internally and externally, articulating the status of multiple concurrent projects for both technical and non-technical stakeholders (including at clients and partners)
- Produce detailed technical documentation explaining how services or enhancements to IDeaS’ solutions should be built, updated or connected in the form of both user and product requirements
- Manage delivery of new or enhancements to existing services and applications responsible for functions including data integration, user or property data management
- Supports Software Development and Quality Assurance (SDQA) teams in detailed design discussions related to meet the defined functional and business requirements
- Groom roadmap, define goals and project timelines and steward work through completion for assigned projects
- Organize all development tickets at all levels for assigned services – taking ownership for delivery of assigned items
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert and requirements leader for development teams working on assigned projects
- Comprehend product challenges and support iteration on innovative solutions for achieving development objectives with greater efficiency
- Be comfortable with database queries, API communication and other common forms of data integration to support definition of requirements, designs, and acceptance tests
- Creates executive briefing documents to drive decision-making process
- Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
- Identifies opportunities for emerging technology and business issues that present opportunities or threats to the company
- Performs other duties, as assigned
- Demonstrates a desire to learn and adapt continually, as a self-motivated individual who takes ownership of their work in a fast-paced environment
Skills
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Software Development or quantitative field (Operations Research, Industrial Engineering) or similar
- 3+ years' experience in Product Management, Product Development, Consulting or related function in the software/ technology industry
- 1+ years working with SQL with the ability to write MySQL/ SQL Server queries proficiently to support investigation of data to support decision making
- 1+ years working with common API-based integrations and common security protocols in API-based data exchanges
- Strong data analysis skills – supporting the use of data, real messages or database structure to inform decisions
- Demonstrably strong ability to translate business requirements to technical needs and product behavior, to act as the liaison between analytics and technology-centric software development teams
- Ability to understand product features and underlying analytics and describe associated customer value
- Excellent communications skills for explaining complex processes to non-experts, clients, prospects and team members
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Full understanding of the product management skills; ability to resolve a wide range of issues in creative and novel ways
- Skilled in effective communication, influencing and negotiation
- Organizational skills for managing and owning commitments, schedules, and deadlines
Benefits
- Balance great work with all other aspects of your life
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