Role: Product Manager IV Location: San Francisco, CA (Complete Remote) Duration: 1.5 Month (Poss. of Extension)
Day for this contractor will look like: Writing requirements briefs, setting up meetings with vendors, reviewing reqs with core team and stakeholders, building out a product roadmap feature plan.
Job Description: The Contract Product Manager for In Person Events will be responsible for delivery of in-person experiences through product execution and deployment in scrum-agile work practice. In Person Events at Company is a cross channel product that supports having an engaging event experience across the life cycle of awareness & consideration, registration, preparation, on-site engagement & wayfinding and post-event journey. This includes event innovation across our large-scale industry leading customer events like Dreamforce, Connections and TrailblazerDX, as well as across our series of World Tour or regional events. This product role is also responsible for effective stakeholder engagement, maintaining a product roadmap, vendor management, and influencing product leadership.
Responsibilities:
Deep experience building thorough Product Requirements Documentation (PRD) and getting stakeholder alignment
Lead relationships with our vendors and internal teams on 1-2 key In Person features on our roadmap. Ability to influence the vendors’ product roadmaps based on Company needs.
Provide regular updates to leadership, escalating items when needed but with presence and relationships to identify and resolve most issues independently
Knowledgeably and successfully present our strategy, roadmap, and current progress/actions to senior executive audiences inside and (as approved with PR) outside the company
Foster, facilitate, and furnish, timely decision-making across a broad network of stakeholders, delivery partners, and operational teams.
Quickly adopt awareness and demonstrate command of policies, processes, and programs with discernment of the different pressure-points for each.
Collaborate with security, architecture, engineering, quality, support, experience, program, and infrastructure partners in coordinating the delivery of complex, multi-year initiatives
Represent and lead diverse delivery functions in program/project core team and executive meetings.
The position collaborates with other global locations and requires a flexible work shift schedule for some meetings.
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to build shared understanding on product vision and to gain alignment on roadmap and solution strategy.
Required Skills/ Experience:
High energy and passion for the job
Minimum of 5 years of product management experience
B.A., B.Sc. or equivalent
Deep experience in consumer experience, marketing, and digital engagement technologies
Proven ability to lead vendor analysis and evaluations, maintain on-going vendor relationships and influence vendor roadmaps
Proven experience in working with third-party vendors on roadmap engagements
Passion for data-driven and metrics-driven decisions
Familiar and comfortable with agile/scrum development methodologies and hands-on experience with it
Able to put their hands-on experience to use and work as an individual contributor
Communicate with business as well as technical audiences. Able to write clear and concise documentation, user stories, and excellent written and spoken communication skills
Function independently and as part of a team in a (really) fast-paced environment, convey a strong professional image, exhibit interest and positive attitude toward all assigned work, and strive for continuous improvement. The successful candidate will enjoy the risk and opportunity of advanced technology development
Professionalism, dedication and ability to work in a collaborative team environment
Impressive presentation skills and experience communicating and convincing audiences from analysts to C-suite
Travel requirements: ability to travel for key events, less than 20%
Desired Skills/Experience:
A sense of humor, and grace under pressure
Domain expertise in event technology
Background in technology consulting
Experience in professional services roles/engagements
Agile/Scrum certifications
Must have skills: Product Management, write PRD, BRDs, define requirements, vendor management, Agile Scrum
Teachable skills: Salesforce ecosystem, tools
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $70.00/hr.
