Job Details

US Citizens only
Remote with occasional travel to Alaska or Alabama
6 Month contract to Hire
Conversion comp 155K + Benefits
JOB SUMMARY

Product managers determine and oversee delivery of the strategy and roadmap for their products to achieve business outcomes and financial objectives . Their responsibilities include coordinating with technical, business, and financial stakeholders to set priorities, managing new development and operations, and providing direction and oversight to product teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develop a deep understanding of business goals and processes to inform product priorities and improvement recommendations.
• Managing the implementation of Dayforce for Client with a managed services partner
• Develop strong relationships and regularly communicate with product stakeholders and customers to shape the product strategy and surface and prioritize needs.
• Lead product strategy, planning, and life cycle management efforts.
• Monitor business, market, and technology trends to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions.
• Establish product roadmaps and release plans that satisfy requirements and achieve business outcomes.
• Contribute to translating business requirements into actionable product and technical requirements.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance and proactively champion product improvements.
• Determine internal and contract/external resources and skills required for the product team to deliver on the product roadmap.
• Guide the product engineering team to scope, plan and deliver work, applying established delivery methodologies (e.g., agile methods) and best practices (e.g., reusability).
• Proactively identify and resolve blockers to achieve business objectives for the product, including technical and resourcing challenges.
• Ensure alignment and adherence to corporate, financial and IT standards (e.g., architecture, compliance, security).
• Increase adoption and consumption of product capabilities.
• Manage investment decision making and finances for the product, taking a return-on-investment approach to increasing the value while minimizing product costs.
• Define, track, and communicate relevant KPIs for the product to measure performance and contribution to business goals and strategy.
• Performs related work as assigned

• Relationship building and collaboration skills across diverse and matrixed stakeholders and customers.
• Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance multiple stakeholder priorities.
• Strong project management skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience determining and overseeing software development initiatives and estimating resource requirements.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience leveraging data to inform decision-making and independently solving software engineering problems.
• Expertise in strategic thinking and strong business acumen.
• Strong experience in understanding business partner and client needs.
• Demonstrated success in defining and building products.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders verbally and in writing.
• Adherence to established client safety policies and good industrial and office safety practices
• Compliance with client standard operating procedures and personnel policies and procedures

• Bachelor's Degree in business information systems (IS), finance, computer science, technology, engineering, or another related field, or 5+ equivalent working years experience
• Must have strong technical expertise, including a solid understanding of Agile principles, and possess excellent communication skills.
  
  7+ years of experience with Dayforce and/or Ceridian
• Demonstrated five plus-year history of successful IT and/or asset project/product delivery through planning, analysis, and control, including risk assessment, cost management, and change control
• Demonstrated three years of experience helping accomplish culture change in highly developed employees who work in a large, multi-division, complex organization
• Evidence-based ability to effectively address distractions, disruptions, and obstacles so that the team is free to focus on the work of producing output that will generate the desired project outcome
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government National Agency Check (NAC) clearance and/or security clearance if required
• Must be able to speak, read, and comprehend English to perform contract requirements and comply with emergency procedures
• Ability to successfully pass any employment background checks and/or drug testing required on the contract
• Valid US state Driver's License with acceptable driving record pertinent to the position

• Graduate-level work or degree (e.g. MBA) in Information Systems, business, or a related field
  
  Certification in Dayforce - highly preferred
• Three or more years in diverse roles and increasing responsibilities across business and IT, although a business-only career is acceptable if business roles include sufficient technology focus to equip the candidate to communicate effectively with delivery teams.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Organizational change management training and certification
• Business relationship management training and certification