AKQA

Senior Product Manager

AKQA

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $65 - $75 per hour

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead process of identifying and clarifying product requirements for clients using interviews, workshops, and surveys across stakeholders
  • Collaborate with UX and Strategy leads to discern customer problems and pain points for a workflow, individual existing product, new product concept, or ecosystem or products
  • Create and maintain the following deliverables:
  • Use Cases
  • Business Requirements
  • Functional Requirements
  • Product Backlog
  • Liaison between the business, creative and technology teams to ensure a common understanding of business requirements and solutions
  • Catalogue background knowledge and develop subject matter expertise to share with the internal team, resolve questions the team may have that impacts the direction of the work
  • Work side-by-side with our creative team to refine/clarify requirements as well as provide guidance on proposed solutions
  • Understand how proposed solutions may impact technical implementation and highlight potential challenges early so that dependencies may be resolved
  • Interface with internal and external development teams to ensure product vision is carried through to the final product
  • Ensure the accuracy of all project deliverables against approved requirements
  • Help establish scope of work and prioritize high-level requirements, working with Client, Project Manager, and Technical Architect
  • Develop a tactical product roadmap by conducting prioritization exercises
  • Provide recommendations on product direction based on expertise and analysis
  • Outline delivery needs based on requirements, product knowledge, and approved creative concepts
  • Assist in writing functional specifications defining the proposed creative solution
  • Participate in the communication of solutions to clients and third-party partners
  • Generate and maintain a backlog of epics and user stories to support a development lifecycle

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience preferably within a consulting or agency environment, implementing innovative, interactive and consumer-focused solutions
  • End to end project lifecycle experience across multiple digital platforms
  • Adaptable to a variety of workflows based on client and project needs, including waterfall and agile approaches
  • Effective communication skills at all levels, (presentation, written, verbal)
  • Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with peers and external client staff, and the ability to achieve results under potentially difficult circumstances
  • Strong organization skills; responsive to colleagues for overall clarity and understanding
  • Passion for creating innovative solutions that help companies connect and engage with customers is essential
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to have an objective focused and positive approach and be comfortable working independently. Is self-motivated and self-driven
  • Strong customer service ethos, a commitment to quality and the will to constantly drive improvements.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaborative relationshipsstrong organizationadaptabilityproblem-solvingself-motivatedcustomer service ethosquality commitmentpressure managementpositive approach