Product Manager - late-stage start-up

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The Product Manager will be responsible for the multiple aspects of the product lifecycle including helping develop product strategy , messaging, roadmap, and ensuring that product requirements are
accurately translated into fully functional end user products:

Responsibilities include:

Contributes to strategy development and execution for company products including short and long-term technology decisions
Owns Roadmap - Planning and Execution
Defines GTM scenarios
Translates customer and market requirements into product features
Is the product expert for others inside & outside of the company
Prioritizes product initiatives based on how well they meet business objectives including time-to-market
Writes clear market and product/functional requirements for all product initiatives
Works with product development to design and launch products that meet requirements, drive profits & delight customers
Performs competitive analysis
Creates marketing materials in line with company messaging
Determines pricing models
In the product owner role, within an agile development process, responsibilities
include creating sprint stories, prioritizing stories, managing the
sprint and
product backlog
Responsible for answering questions and providing clarifications to the engineering team through the scrum process
Responsible for helping to define scalable user interface definitions through wire frames, write ups or prototypes that explain
expected
behavior of functionality
Responsible for constantly validating product functionality and behaviors of completed features in a sprint to provide immediate
feedback. The
validation includes self validation or through interaction with a
customer user
group
Works closely with development leads to validate design translation
Manages supported ISV partner programs
Manages beta programs

Required Qualifications/Experience:

Must have a strong background in enterprise or infrastructure software product management and product marketing
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presenting to large, diverse audiences
Strong relationship skills, including the ability to work with both partners and customers on both technical and business issues
Self-directed; requires minimal supervision on work products and be able to effectively lead cross functional product strategy,
prioritization
and planning activities
Ability to think strategically and define strategic plans that benefit Bocada and the ability to drive execution of the tactics that
ensure
the strategic plans are achieved
Experience with the Agile process, preferably in the role of product owner
Ability to articulate product requirements to development and work to validate results are in line with customer requirements
Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to foster/maintain relationships internally and externally;
strong
credibility and follow through
Self-starting, self-managing, execution-oriented leadership; ability to manage a broad set of responsibilities with minimal support