Product Manager (Arlington, VA)

Job Summary

Experienced Product Manager with a track record for driving new product capabilities from initial concept to successful delivery and market adoption. This role is responsible for overseeing the Naviance eDocs product line, which is a major segment of the overall Naviance college and career readiness product.  This position will also be responsible for integrating functionality for a newly-acquired e-transcript platform and working with several other partner firms to produce the next generation of the Naviance eDocs offering.

The Product Manager will work with customers, user researchers, our technology team and teams from partner firms and organizations to drive product innovation that creates sustained competitive advantage and growth. The ideal candidate will can blend a passion for the transformative power of education with a vision for the role of technology in enhancing student potential.

We are currently hiring a Product Manager to work in our Arlington, VA office.


Essential Functions/Responsibilities

  • Responsible for market needs analysis, product vision and strategy, roadmap creation, and development of requirements
  • Develop product ideas and present a case for investment
  • Engage closely with customers throughout the product lifecycle
  • Own and drive feature delivery end-to-end: writing user stories, working with user experience to create prototypes, engaging with beta testers, working with development, documentation, and quality assurance teams to deliver a marketable product on time
  • Monitor the development status of product requirements throughout the product lifecycle process and raise risks and mitigations to leadership to ensure timely product delivery
  • Work with cross-functional teams including Professional Services, Marketing and Sales to provide information about upcoming releases and ensure coordinated product launch plans are in place
  • Collaborate with teams from other organizations in the e-transcript space to enable electronic document submission to a variety of destinations
  • Represent Naviance as a domain and product expert at customer interactions and industry events
  • Analyze potential partnerships to enhance the product line
  • Monitor and participate in customer idea forums
  • Understand competitive landscape and industry trends
  • Serve as a trusted internal product expert for sales, marketing and client services

 

Minimum Qualifications

An appropriate combination of education, training, course work and experience may qualify an applicant to demonstrate the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.  An example of an acceptable qualification for this position is:

  • 3+ years of experience in software product management, preferably in an Agile development environment
  • 3+ years of experience with market needs analysis, product vision and strategy, roadmap creation, and requirements development
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • Pragmatic Marketing certification is a plus
  • Working knowledge of E-documents and e-documents exchange is plus
  • Experience working in the K-12 or Higher Education field a highly preferred
  • Ability to blend creativity with analytical problem solving
  • Ability to grasp broad product/business strategy and technical product details
  • Passion for software products and technology, especially web applications
  • Superb written and verbal communication skills, including group presentation experience

 

Ability to document identity and employment eligibility within three (3) days of original appointment as a condition of employment in compliance with Immigration Reform and Control Act requirements. 

We are a hard-working, fun-loving office, and we’re looking for the right fit—someone with great communication skills and a solid work ethic who picks up skills quickly.


Hobsons offers a competitive salary along with an excellent benefits package including:

  • Health Insurance
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Dental Plan
  • 401K Plan
  • Section 125/Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Generous Holiday and Vacation Schedule


 

EEO / M / F / D / V

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