Mindgrub - Product Manager (contract)
Requirements
• Must be a U.S. Citizen • Remote; 9:00am - 5:00pm EST; 30 - 40 hrs / wk • July through February with potential to extend. • 2 - 6 years of experience managing digital products or custom software delivery in an Agile environment. • Experience partnering with cross-functional software development teams, including design, engineering, quality assurance, and project management. • Demonstrated ability to gather requirements, facilitate stakeholder discussions, and translate business needs into actionable product backlogs. • Experience creating and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlogs throughout the software development lifecycle. • Working knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches. • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity. • Experience building productive relationships with enterprise clients or internal business stakeholders. • Experience using generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, or equivalents) to improve productivity, research, documentation, backlog refinement, and other product management workflows while validating outputs for quality and accuracy. • Curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to quickly learn new industries, business domains, and technologies. • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience. Five additional years of relevant on-the-job experience may substitute for a degree. • Experience delivering enterprise SaaS products in addition to experience delivering custom software solutions. • Experience working within consulting, digital agency, or professional services environments. • Experience supporting enterprise clients in complex industries such as legal services, aerospace, healthcare, government, financial services, manufacturing, or energy. • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Miro, Figma, Azure DevOps, or similar collaboration and product management tools. • Experience delivering AI-enabled products. • Experience facilitating client workshops, design thinking sessions, or product discovery engagements.
Responsibilities
• Represent the voice of the customer, advocating for user and business needs throughout product delivery. • Collaborate with senior product leaders to define product strategy, priorities, and delivery plans. • Facilitate workshops focused on discovery, requirements gathering, process mapping, ideation, prioritization, and solution definition. • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from client stakeholders. • Create, refine, and maintain product backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release priorities. • Participate fully in Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and other product delivery activities. • Coordinate closely with UX designers, software engineers, QA, project managers, and client stakeholders throughout delivery. • Build trusted relationships with clients through thoughtful communication, collaboration, and problem solving. • Identify risks, assumptions, dependencies, and opportunities early, helping teams make informed decisions. • Contribute to product roadmaps and release planning alongside senior product leadership. • Partner with Mindgrub Account Managers and Project Managers to ensure successful client engagements and software delivery. • Leverage generative AI tools to improve research, documentation, backlog refinement, meeting preparation, analysis, and other product management activities while validating outputs for quality and accuracy. • Continuously improve product management processes, team collaboration, and delivery practices.
Benefits
• $75.00 - $85.00 USD per hour • Base compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including skills, education, certifications, geographic location, and overall experience relevant to the role. • Inclusivity without exception | At Mindgrub we value and encourage mutual respect and acceptance. We know we all have something to contribute. We work every day to ensure all are welcome, and that we treat all people with fairness and dignity. • Inclusivity without exception • No phone calls or recruiters, please.
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