Full-Time

Technical Program Manager

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Provi

Provi

201-500 employees

Digital marketplace for wholesale alcohol ordering

Food & Agriculture
Consumer Software

Compensation Overview

$110k - $145kAnnually

Senior

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid position based in Chicago, IL.

Category
Project Management
Engineering Management
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Product Management
SQL
Salesforce
JIRA
Confluence
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience as a technical program manager, or related experience
  • Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs that have highly technical foundations and require effective communication and decision making with technical teams
  • Experience working with Jira, Confluence, SQL, Salesforce, and Project Management Tools
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or Scrum Master Certification or equivalent experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills. Comfort in communicating nuanced, and often technical, concepts to internal stakeholders or external partners.
  • The ability to effectively engage and manage expectations and understanding with varied stakeholders. This includes executive sponsors, business leaders, project sponsors, and other key stakeholders involved in integration initiatives.
  • A mindset that encourages a culture of continuous improvement within the integration portfolio.
  • Hands on experience with SQL, ERPs, cloud data warehouses and data lake platforms is a bonus
  • Experience working in the Beverage Alcohol Industry or similar is a bonus
Responsibilities
  • Drive alignment, prioritization and transparency for stakeholders on our Distributor integrations pipeline considering business objectives and goals
  • Coordinate and centralize the status of many integrations projects at various stages of the integration lifecycle working with Sales, Product, Support and Engineering Leads
  • Partner with other managers and teams to optimize team utilization and project coverage to enable more thorough updates to better predict team resourcing and availability
  • Identify opportunities for Product and Engineering to streamline and scale integrations
  • Lead large projects to transition existing integrations to new technologies
  • Identify, capture, and promote best practices, tools, and tactics to enable faster and broader adoption of Provi integrations
  • Partner with Engineering Leads to escalate any issues delaying project milestones for integrations to the executive management team with a plan to mitigate delay if appropriate by engaging with key customers and ERP contacts as needed
  • Become familiar with the complex end-to-end process to onboard and upgrade distributors within the alcohol beverage industry
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to identify recurring knowledge, documentation, and feature gaps and coordinate to fill them
  • Understand the upcoming Product Roadmap and how it impacts the integrations pipeline
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to measure against critical OKRs for the integrations portfolio

Provi is a digital marketplace that simplifies the ordering and selling of wholesale alcohol for bars, restaurants, and retailers. It provides a single platform where users can shop, discover, and pay for products, streamlining the supply chain process with a reliable database of distributor portfolios. Clients can easily place orders and communicate with their sales reps, while also exploring a vast database of over 750,000 drinks. Provi aims to enhance efficiency in the beverage alcohol market and generates revenue through a commission on transactions.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$121.5M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2016

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-9%

2 year growth

-8%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Provi's strategic partnerships with national and state associations strengthen its influence and support within the beverage alcohol industry.
  • The appointment of Kevin Price as CFO, with his extensive experience, is likely to drive Provi's organizational strategy and growth forward.
  • Recent product enhancements, including EDI support and expanded punch-out capabilities, position Provi to better serve large-scale distributors and national chains.

What critics are saying

  • The highly competitive nature of the digital marketplace for wholesale alcohol could pressure Provi to continuously innovate to maintain its market position.
  • Dependence on the three-tier system and regulatory changes could impact Provi's operations and growth.

What makes Provi unique

  • Provi offers a unified digital marketplace specifically for the beverage alcohol market, unlike competitors who may serve broader or different markets.
  • The platform's extensive database of over 750,000 drinks and robust search filters provide a unique product discovery experience.
  • Provi's integration of communication tools, such as chat features with sales reps, enhances client relationships and streamlines the ordering process.

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