Associate Product Manager

Associate Product Manager

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Are you an innovative and strategic thinker? Do you think you have the "right attitude" to succeed? Apex Systems is looking for an Associate Product Manager to join a team focused on emerging technologies in the Bentonville, AR area.

Job Description:

Please see the Job Description below:

Drives the product discovery process for small defined projects by collaborating with the Business, User Experience, and Engineering Teams during discovery to assess value, usability and feasibility of product features; specifying, prioritizing, and communicating high level and detailed product

specifications; and using written specifications, business rules, flows, cases and user experience generated deliverables (for example, prototypes,

wireframes, design and copy documents).

Supports product implementation and deployment for small defined projects by engaging with Engineering and Project Management during implementation to answer questions and make scope trade off decisions; working closely with business to launch products and ensure their adoption; coordinating post-launch activities to validate that the product works as designed and that acceptance testing was successful; managing the development of training materials; training and supporting users on new product features; managing close-loop feedback cycles to encompass customer and user comments and needs; and defining, tracking and improving key product metrics.

Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and

guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and

building commitment for perspectives and rationales.

Prioritizes requirements appropriately to ensure alignment with success metrics and effectively communicates prioritization to Business and Engineering partners

Leverages guidance from Product Manager or Sr. Product Manager to manage backlog, plan and run SCRUMS, and make ongoing clarifications and trade-offs, in partnership with Engineering

Analyzes customer data and market research to provide actionable insights to inform a product roadmap, with guidance from the PM or Sr. PM

Has the technical skills to surface insights quickly, and the interpersonal skills to communicate those insights in a way that persuades action; Elicits the right information to build effective solutions

Prepares well-written, well-organized, and professional documents and presentations; edits written products of others to ensure they are presented in a professional manner

Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others

with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

Candidate requirements:

Experience:

• Fluency in SQL, data analysis, basic understanding of query logic.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.
• Strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on product development.

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