Compensation Overview

What You’ll Do

• Product Management is responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of IT products delivered to our customers; business associates, and consumers, from inception to retirement.
• The job family manages the relationship between WS business functions and IT to provide IT product and user experience solutions to meet the needs of the business.
• Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to provide product and user experience solutions to meet the business needs
• Develops high-level business requirements and translates them into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications.
• Possesses broad knowledge of technical design specifications and works with technology peers to help develop solutions
• Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between the business and IT from initial requirements to final implementation
• Possess and may share subject-matter expertise or in-depth technical knowledge, use expertise to further development of company objectives and principles, and achieve goals in creative and effective ways
• May provide tactical work direction to team members
• Excellent knowledge of product management best practices, functional design, and application delivery methodology
• Customer-focused with high-quality standards, must possess strong presentation skills
• Possesses solid knowledge of project management methodology
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, business communication, and writing skills
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
• Exercises strong judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise
• Strong decision-making capabilities will have an impact on the success of short-term group or division operational goals
• Frequently interacts with customers, and/or functional peer group ICs/managers, normally involving matters between functional areas or internal customers
• May interact with business leadership at all levels
• May lead a cooperative effort among members of a project team

What You Know

• Experience serving as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization, demonstrating the ability to understand business needs and translate them into effective product and user experience solutions.
• Proficiency in developing high-level business requirements and translating them into functional specifications for the IT organization, with a track record of effectively managing changes to specifications.
• Possession of broad knowledge of technical design specifications, with demonstrated experience collaborating with technology peers to develop innovative solutions.
• Strong negotiation skills, facilitating clear communication between business and IT stakeholders to reach agreements and commitments from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Possession of subject-matter expertise or in-depth technical knowledge, utilized to advance company objectives and achieve goals in creative and effective ways.
• Capability to provide tactical work direction to team members, fostering collaboration and alignment with project objectives.
• Excellent knowledge of product management best practices, functional design, and application delivery methodology, ensuring the successful development and delivery of IT products.
• Customer-focused with high-quality standards, possessing strong presentation skills to effectively communicate with stakeholders.
• Solid knowledge of project management methodology, applying it to effectively plan, execute, and monitor project activities.
• Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal, business communication, and writing skills, facilitating effective collaboration and communication within and outside the organization.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and situations, demonstrating strong judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results.
• Proven ability to network with key contacts outside of own expertise area, leveraging relationships to enhance project outcomes.
• Strong decision-making capabilities with the ability to impact short-term group or division operational goals.
• Regular interaction with customers, functional peers, and managers, addressing matters between functional areas or internal customers.
• Potential interaction with business leadership at all levels, contributing to strategic discussions and initiatives.
• Capability to lead cooperative efforts among project team members, driving collaboration and cohesion towards project objectives.

Education

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Business, or a related field. An MBA is a plus.

Compensation Band

• $140- 145k per year