Product Manager

About the Role

United's Digital Technology team is seeking a Product Manager to define and execute the technical product vision and strategy. This role involves close collaboration with stakeholders to gather requirements, manage the product backlog, and develop a product roadmap that aligns with business objectives. You will work with cutting-edge technology to build innovative digital solutions and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.

Job Overview And Responsibilities

The Product Manager will be responsible for:

• Defining and communicating the technical product vision and strategy, aligning with business goals.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and prioritize features.
• Managing the product backlog and developing the product roadmap.
• Working with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Monitoring product performance and overseeing the release process to ensure timely delivery and quality standards.

Product Development and Lifecycle Management

• Help define and communicate the roadmap for services within your domain, ensuring it supports company objectives.
• Prioritize features and align with company priorities.
• Maintain capacity management plans for the team, ensuring roadmaps align with team capacity.

Product Strategy

• Assist in developing a strategic technical roadmap.
• Analyze and define efficient, cost-effective solutions to support company objectives, department objectives, business processes, and functional requirements.

Product Backlog

• Maintain and prioritize the IT product backlog, ensuring it reflects the technical vision and stakeholder priorities.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Leadership

• Interact with business partners, enterprise project teams, and channel teams to understand their needs, priorities, and root problems to ensure alignment between the customer, business, and technology solution.

Product Launch

• Review and validate QA test plans.
• Support the QA team during test execution.

Data Analysis and Guidance

• Help outline KPIs and success metrics.
• Partner to monitor the progress of deliverables and keep dependent teams and projects informed.
• Take corrective action if deliverables cannot be met or if higher priorities disrupt prior commitments.
• Help identify investment opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, and prioritize investments for the feature.

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of software product management experience.
• Solid knowledge of product management best practices, functional design, and application delivery methodology.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies, tools, and techniques for specific products; ability to develop product line processes and strategies.
• Strong multi-tasking skills, with proven experience handling multiple roles and projects simultaneously.
• Excellent analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Attention to detail, strong planning & organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Visio.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Successful completion of an interview is required.
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Master's degree.
• Experience with agile methodologies.
• Experience using JIRA.
• Knowledge of project management methodology and some project management experience.
• Aviation industry knowledge.
• HR technology knowledge.
• AWS Cloud & Dev Ops Knowledge.

Key skills/competency

• Product Management
• Technical Product Vision
• Roadmap Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Stakeholder Management
• Product Backlog Management
• Data Analysis
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Requirements Gathering