Job Summary :
Lead a team of product managers to successfully define a product vision and roadmap based on a deep understanding of client needs and market factors, deliver against the roadmap, and track product adoption.
Key Responsibilities :
- Drive the strategic direction of products; oversee the development and management of product roadmaps.
- Clearly articulate strategies and the pros and cons of options. Get buy-in from teams and leadership on product strategies.
- Identify and champion opportunities outside of ADP for acquisition targets, competitive positioning, and other needs.
- Ability to interface, present, and influence executive levels at ADP.
Portfolio Planning and Prioritization :
Respond to market shifts that affect multiple products to maximize benefit across all products.Plan for emerging technologies and their effect on products. Articulate technology trends affecting products and why the company is adopting them.Interpret market needs, over a year ahead, influencing product & service improvements / enhancements; utilize big picture operational view plan for impact across teams.Align priorities and trade-offs with executive sponsor.Plan teams around feature and product development, anticipate organizational needs. Guide teams to prioritize features across multiple products based on customer / market needs and competitive landscape.Influence product direction by anticipating future client needs. Work with internal stakeholders to identify ways to expand relationship with product users.Customer Experience and Market Orientation :
Respond to market shifts that affect multiple products maximizing benefit across all products.Demonstrate cross-product thinking to have a view on which competitors are likely to enter new markets.Define the product ecosystem in a broader sense and communicate it to stakeholders.Design and align organization on end-to-end client experience.Negotiate with senior management, customers, regulators, or vendors to influence decisions.Product Acumen and Metrics :
Measure the success of products by defining and monitoring key metrics and adoption rates.Know which are the most meaningful KPIs to track across products to drive product line OKRs.Define internal / external client metrics and tracking measures to ensure success.Product Leadership and Impact :
Direct and influence the activities of one or more product groups, providing thought leadership to senior managers, having overall accountability for the successful product lifecycle from design to deployment.Lead highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provide thought leadership.Impact business direction through the development of innovative services and products.Effectively organize teams to realize vision. Get teams excited about new products & services, challenging the team to think about broad-range possibilities, not just follow the path of least resistance.Provide input on how to structure teams to realize the vision.Develop, coach, and mentor product management team members and drive cohesion of work streams.Build relationships with engineering, design, and business leaders and drive alignment on goals. Engage with engineering leads to plan for upcoming products and features.Serve as stakeholder in key Agile / Scrum ceremonies.Required Skills and Qualifications :
Experience in a product management role, with experience managing multiple agile design-driven, user-centered product and development teams.Preferred Qualifications :
Thought leader. Experience and confidence speaking and sharing in group settings to educate, persuade, and inform.Proven ability to partner effectively across functions, with an exposure to complex organizations and the ability to gain shared vision on product decisions and priority trade-offs.Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate technical issues simply and convincingly to help drive fast decisions.Delivering great outcomes and customer experience; navigating in a complex environment utilizing expert product knowledge and influential leadership style.Expert experience researching industry trends, usage analytics, competitive pressures, and proven experience applying to product strategy & roadmap.Just some of the reasons why you’ll love working here :
You can be your healthiest. Best-in-class benefits that start on Day 1, because healthy associates are happy ones.You can bring your passion and fun. Corporate culture woven from highly diverse perspectives and insights.You can balance work and personal time like a boss. Resources and flexibility to more easily integrate your work and your life.You can become a certified “smarty-pants.” Ongoing training and development opportunities for even the most insatiable learner.We pay you to pay it forward. Company paid time off for volunteering for causes you care about.Does this sound like you? Then, what are you waiting for?