Our client, an electric vehicle manufacturer, is actively looking for a Junior Product Manager to join their team in Irvine or Palo Alto, CA! This role is 100% remote however candidates must be local to one of these locations in order to be eligible for conversion.
***This is a 1 year initial contract position with the opportunity to convert***
This Junior Product Manager will be responsible for leading the strategy, roadmap, and execution for the company's internal digital workplace products and services. This person will own the end-to-end lifecycle of our digital workplace offerings, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of our global workforce and align with our company's strategic objectives. You will work closely with IT, HR, Communications, and other cross-functional teams, as well as external vendors, to deliver a seamless and engaging digital experience for all employees.
Responsibilities
- Strategy and Vision: Define and champion the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our digital workplace products and services, aligning with business goals and employee needs.
- Product Planning and Development: Gather and prioritize user feedback, market research, and internal requirements to define product features and functionalities. Translate these into clear and concise user stories and specifications for development teams.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch, iteration, and retirement, ensuring successful delivery and adoption.
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to understand their needs, gather input, and communicate product plans and progress.
- Vendor Management: Evaluate and manage relationships with external vendors providing digital workplace tools and services.
- User Experience Focus: Advocate for a user-centric approach, ensuring our digital workplace solutions are intuitive, accessible, and meet the needs of a diverse workforce.
- Adoption and Engagement: Develop and execute strategies to drive awareness, adoption, and engagement with our digital workplace tools and platforms.
- Performance Monitoring and Analysis: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of our digital workplace products. Analyze data to identify areas for improvement and inform future product decisions.
- Communication and Training: Develop and deliver clear and effective communication and training materials to educate employees on how to best utilize our digital workplace tools.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on digital workplace technologies or internal IT products.
- Strong understanding of digital workplace concepts, including collaboration platforms (e.g., Atlassian, Slack, Google Workspace, Airtable, Lucidchart, Figma), content management systems, communication tools, and employee experience platforms.
- Proven ability to define and execute product strategies and roadmaps.
- Experience working with agile development methodologies.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
- Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Sick Time Leave
- Legal and Identity Protection Plans
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
- 529 College Saver Plan
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.