Staff Product Manager @ Bazaarvoice

Staff Product Manager

Posted on 7/19/2022

INACTIVE

Locations

Austin, TX, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Agile

AWS

Jenkins

Git

Management

Sales

SCRUM

Responsibilities

Developing and executing a data-driven strategy for developing automation, templates, and other force-multipliers for the engineering organization
Piloting and roll-out new features that help engineering teams reduce the manual effort associated with their work
Working closely with engineering in an agile environment to prioritize, build, and deliver improvements across a wide range of products
Establishing regular interactions with internal engineering teams across the organization to learn more about their needs and prioritize improvements
Evaluating and executing partnerships with third-party software providers where necessary to drive improvements
Writing feature and system requirement specifications in user stories to help engineering understand what is needed
Leading the creation of documentation; communicate through various channels about your team's features and drive adoption
Communicating across teams to ensure consistent backlog alignment on prioritized business goals
Participating in other strategic initiatives and in partnership with the Director of Product Management (Platform)

About Bazaarvoice

At Bazaarvoice, we create smart shopping experiences. Through our expansive global network, product-passionate community & enterprise technology, we connect thousands of brands and retailers with billions of consumers. Our solutions enable brands to connect with consumers and collect valuable user-generated content, at an unprecedented scale. This content achieves global reach by leveraging our extensive and ever-expanding retail, social & search syndication network. And we make it easy for brands & retailers to gain valuable business insights from real-time consumer feedback with intuitive tools and dashboards. The result is smarter shopping: loyal customers, increased sales, and improved products.

The problem we are trying to solve : Brands and retailers struggle to make real connections with consumers. It’s a challenge to deliver trustworthy and inspiring content in the moments that matter most during the discovery and purchase cycle. The result? Time and money spent on content that doesn’t attract new consumers, convert them, or earn their long-term loyalty.

Our brand promise : closing the gap between brands and consumers.

Founded in 2005, Bazaarvoice is headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

It’s official: Bazaarvoice is a Great Place to Work in the US , Australia and the UK!

Job Description:

Bazaarvoice is seeking a Staff Product Manager who will be responsible for building and supporting tools and systems used across the entire engineering organization. This represents a critical role for the Platform Portfolio at Bazaarvoice as this person will be the driving force that ensures our engineers have access to the tools, systems, and automation that they need to be efficient and effective. The Staff Product Manager for our Engineering Efficiency team will be responsible for innovating on top of our current systems and tools to deliver workflows, processes, and capabilities to the entire engineering organization.

What you’ll be doing:

Developing and executing a data-driven strategy for developing automation, templates, and other force-multipliers for the engineering organization
Piloting and roll-out new features that help engineering teams reduce the manual effort associated with their work.
Working closely with engineering in an agile environment to prioritize, build, and deliver improvements across a wide range of products.
Establishing regular interactions with internal engineering teams across the organization to learn more about their needs and prioritize improvements.
Evaluating and executing partnerships with third-party software providers where necessary to drive improvements.
Writing feature and system requirement specifications in user stories to help engineering understand what is needed.
Leading the creation of documentation; communicate through various channels about your team’s features and drive adoption.
Communicating across teams to ensure consistent backlog alignment on prioritized business goals.
Participating in other strategic initiatives and in partnership with the Director of Product Management (Platform).

Prefer at least 4 years’ experience in product management as well as extensive experience as a software developer, ideally working with cloud-based SAAS systems.
Prefer extensive experience building software while using industry-leading software development systems such as Jenkins, Github, Datadog, and AWS.
Prefer prior experience as a PM or an Engineer on a Platform or Enablement team building tools and systems for internal customers.
Superb planning and communication skills.
Experience building multi-quarter roadmaps, conducting complex change management campaigns with internal teams, and providing clear guidance to partner teams.
Demonstrated ability to lead by influence and work effectively in a cross-functional, matrixed management environment.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Data-driven decision making; experience identifying and tracking KPIs and other core metrics in order to inform prioritization and feature delivery.
Experience working with engineering teams to ship products/features.
Drive to action and ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously.
Experience leading a team using Agile/Scrum Development methodologies

Why join Bazaarvoice?

Customer is key

We see our own success through our customers’ outcomes.

We approach every situation with a customer first mindset.

Transparency & Integrity Builds Trust

We believe in the power of authentic feedback because it’s in our DNA.

We do the right thing when faced with hard choices. Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance.

Passionate Pursuit of Performance

Our energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive & curiosity.

We love what we do, and because we’re laser focused on our mission.

Innovation over Imitation

We seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo.

We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage.

Stronger Together

We bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives.

We champion what’s best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams.

As a stronger company we build a stronger community.

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Bazaarvoice provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants according to their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy, gender stereotyping, and marital status), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law in every location in which the company has facilities. Bazaarvoice believes that diversity and an inclusive company culture are key drivers of creativity, innovation and performance. Furthermore, a diverse workforce and the maintenance of an atmosphere that welcomes versatile perspectives will enhance our ability to fulfill our vision of creating the world’s smartest network of consumers, brands, and retailers.

1,001-5,000 employees

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Company Overview

Bazaarvoice helps brands capture, analyze and act upon social data, and enables authentic customer-powered marketing.

Benefits

Mental wellness matters - All team members get access to the Modern Health platform, which provides resources for personal/professional coaching, therapy, and meditation.
Improve your community and b:generous - We believe in investing our time and money to support our communities globally.
Embrace wellness and reward others - Through our YouEarnedIt platform, achievements, wellness, volunteering, and coaching is celebrated and rewarded, and everyone has a voice.
Paid sabbaticals - We reward employees for hard work. After five years with Bazaarvoice, you can apply for an eight-week paid sabbatical.
Recognition-based culture - We provide opportunities for annual merit rewards, company bonus schemes, and growth within your role.
Flexible work from home policies - The working world has changed. So have we.

Company Core Values

Customer is key - We see our own success through our customers’ outcomes. We approach every situation with a customer-first mindset.
Passionate pursuit of performance - Our energy is contagious, because we hire for passion, drive, and curiosity. We love what we do, which makes us laser-focused on our mission.
Transparency and integrity build trust - We believe in the power of authentic feedback. It’s in our DNA. We do the right thing when faced with hard choices. Transparency and trust accelerate our collective performance.
Innovation over imitation - We seek to innovate as we are not content with the status quo. We embrace agility and experimentation as an advantage.
Stronger together - We bring our whole selves to the mission and find value in diverse perspectives. We champion what’s best for Bazaarvoice before individuals or teams. As a stronger company, we build a stronger community.