Associate Product Manager

Summary

Join FMX as an Associate Product Manager to lead the vision and roadmap for reporting and analytics capabilities across our product portfolio. This role focuses on the public sector (K-12, colleges/universities, municipalities) but also considers private-sector needs. You will leverage your strong analytical skills and understanding of BI best practices to design and develop reporting and analytics solutions using AI and machine learning. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, launching new offerings, and managing projects like dashboard modernization and custom reporting framework development. The ideal candidate possesses critical thinking, research, and communication skills, along with domain knowledge of the target sectors. FMX offers competitive benefits, including 100% company-paid health insurance, remote work flexibility, generous PTO, and a home office stipend.

Requirements

• Demonstrates a strong ability to think critically about solutions, focusing on the "why" behind the solution rather than just the "what"
• Be highly self-motivated and driven to improve and learn new skills continuously
• Possess excellent research and interview skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear and concise summaries
• Partner with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals and be willing to take on work that is not directly related to primary job functions
• Ability to create clear, concise, and compelling data visualizations that effectively communicate insights to users
• Have a strong intuition for what makes a product successful, including user experience, market fit, and business viability
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effectively presenting complex information to diverse audiences
• Ability to identify and analyze problems, develop creative solutions, and make data-driven decisions
• Familiarity with the operations, challenges, and data needs of K-12 schools, colleges/universities, and municipalities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities and requirements
• Have a genuine interest in leveraging data to drive insights and improve decision-making, primarily through emerging machine learning technologies

Responsibilities

• Maintain a deep understanding of business intelligence (BI) best practices, tools, and methodologies, and apply this knowledge to the design and development of our reporting and analytics solutions
• Become a subject matter expert on artificial intelligence (including LLMs and machine learning) and explore innovative ways to apply these technologies to reporting and analytics (e.g., predictive analytics, automated insights, intelligent recommendations)
• Stay informed about the competitive landscape related to BI products and identify opportunities to differentiate FMX's offerings
• Become a subject matter expert on the key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting needs of our customer base. Proactively engage with prospects and customers within our key industries to understand their reporting and analytics requirements and how they use them in their operations
• Develop and champion the product vision and roadmap for reporting and analytics within the FMX product portfolio. Prioritize features and enhancements based on customer value, market trends, and business objectives
• Work closely with engineering, UX, project management, and other product managers to execute the product roadmap, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of new features and enhancements
• Plan and execute the launch of new reporting and analytics offerings, including go-to-market strategies, collaboration with marketing on sales materials, and a release strategy for a successful launch
• Create technical materials and training sessions for all sales and customer success teams to educate them on new reporting and analytics offerings. Collaborate with our product marketing team to create sales enablement sessions
• Develop and implement strategies for migrating existing customers from legacy reporting systems to new offerings, ensuring a smooth transition and minimizing workflow disruption. Coordinate with customer success teams to provide support and guidance during the migration process
• Review existing standard dashboards and develop a plan to modernize them into a more user-friendly, integrated product experience. While maintaining or exceeding feature parity, thoroughly analyze what metrics provide value to users and how they can be presented most effectively
• Analyze custom dashboards used by FMX customers and determine which ones should be standardized and offered as pre-built reports
• Define the future of custom reporting at FMX. Determine the necessary configuration options and design a flexible framework that empowers users to create their own reports and visualizations
• Identify and define recommendations and insights that FMX should provide users and develop strategies for delivering these insights through our reporting and analytics products and AI technologies
• Conduct a comprehensive review of FMX's ETL processes, comparing them against ETL best practices. Focus on areas such as bulk imports, bulk edits, data quality, and data archival

Benefits

• 100% company-paid health, dental and vision insurance
• At FMX we are remote first, but you’re welcome to use our office as you need. We have two all-company events a year to ensure that you can put a face to that name and establish high-trust relationships with your teammates and co-workers. When you’re in the office, you can take advantage of our free snacks, beverages, and office kegerator
• We’ll give you everything necessary to do your job (company sponsored laptop, headset, etc.). We will also provide up to $500 to help with equipment, furniture and accessories. You will also get $60/month toward your home internet connection
• Generous PTO and UTO (unplanned time off) policies
• Flexible working hours
• Casual dress code
• 401(k) and medical / dental / vision insurance
• Bonus and commission eligibility