Senior Product Manager
Description
- Work cross-functionally across product, engineering, architecture, data/behavioral science, and other areas to successfully develop and market new data products related to compensation.
- Work closely with developers, product managers, and data/behavioral scientists to understand problems, capture new ideas, and manage a prioritized backlog of requirements.
- Establish and maintain current knowledge of competitive product positioning, feature sets, and messaging.
- Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value and is aligned with product strategy.
- Align stakeholders on priorities and relative investment in feature development.
- Assist in holding the engineering team accountable for scope, goals, and timelines.
- Assist in the management of communication around feature plans and delivery.
- Contribute to a long-term product roadmap that aligns with business objectives and vision.
- Assist in packaging articulation and strategies for Payscale's platform and products.
- If necessary, provide leadership to scrum teams as the Product Owner.
- A MS/BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 5+ years’ experience as a technical Product Owner or Product Manager designing or developing software in the data space
- Demonstrated track record in defining product strategy and establishing a clear set of product principles.
- Experience working in data platforms, data management, and data integration.
- Experience driving cross-functional product initiatives that yielded clear user and business outcomes.
- Strong technical background in data and analytic platforms and the ability to communicate effectively with engineers, architects, and scientists.
- Solid communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate complex ideas, plans, and business cases.
- Independently driven, resourceful, and able to deliver results in a self-directed way.
- Experience working in an Agile/Lean software environment
- Management experience is a plus.
- Understand Data, Data Management, and Data Analytics
- Ability to resolve conflicting end-user requirements.
- A demonstrated track record of successfully delivering complex projects with demanding deadlines.
- Team player with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and goals.
- In-depth knowledge of Agile processes and principles
- Superior project management skills and the ability to lead a team of people towards a common goal/vision.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and diagnostic skills.
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and leadership skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
- Creative thinker with a vision
- Detailed-oriented and self-directed.
- Business and Technically savvy, able to work with development and design team members
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Demonstrated market success managing existing products and optimizing their performance.
- Results Oriented.
Compensation
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $137,200 - $205,800, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. This position is also eligible for an annual corporate bonus of 15%. If you are hired at Payscale, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).
About Payscale
As the industry leader in compensation management, Payscale is on a mission to help job seekers, employees, and businesses get pay right and to make sustainable fair pay a reality. Empowering more than 65% of the Fortune 500, Payscale provides a combination of diverse and dynamic data sources, experienced compensation services, and scalable software to enable organizations such as Angel City Football Club, Panasonic, Mars Global, eBay, American Airlines and PetSmart to make fair and appropriate pay decisions.
Pay is powerful. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com.
Location
Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.
In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs.
When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events.
Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, and the UK, however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.
Benefits and Perks
All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:
- Respect every individual, work as a team
- Be Customer first, customer centric
- Have a Bias towards action
- Commit to excellence (we give our best everyday)
- Make Data driven decisions
An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:
- Monthly company All Hands meetings
- Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposure through things like AMAs
- Access to continued learning & development opportunities
- Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and career growth
- A growing network of Employee Resource Groups
- Company sponsored volunteer hours
- And more!
Our more standard benefits
- Flex Paid Time Off, giving you flexibility to rest, relax and recharge away from work
- 15 Paid Company Holidays, including an extended Fourth of July break, World Mental Health Day, and Juneteenth
- A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale
- 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents
- Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contribution each pay period
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We embrace equal employment opportunity. Payscale is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.
We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.
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