Product Manager

Summary

Join Verra Mobility's Government Solutions team as a Product Manager, playing a key role in developing next-generation products, including a new cloud-based Back Office system. You will collaborate with various teams to drive innovation and deliver best-in-class software solutions. This business-critical role requires merging customer needs with technology to shape Verra Mobility's future. Responsibilities include developing product strategies, managing roadmaps, and working with engineering and support teams. The ideal candidate is customer-obsessed, passionate about technology, and skilled in balancing innovation with execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or related engineering / technical degree, or equivalent practical experience, MBA a plus
• 3-5 years of experience working in technology and product development, with a focus on executing product strategies, user discovery, defining requirements, and building/maintaining roadmaps
• Broad understanding of cloud and compute technologies, such as AWS/Azure, multimedia data processing, data storage/management, artificial intelligence, and APIs
• Ability to foster positive customer interactions while challenging and probing for insights
• Excellent skills in critical thinking, structured problem solving, and data-driven analysis
• Solid written & verbal communication skills and gifted in interpersonal interactions (e.g., collaboration, consensus building, conflict management)
• Experience driving cross functional teams across all levels and functions
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience and interest working on products that have a large compliance or regulatory component, or aptitude for similar types of requirements-heavy products

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of business goals and processes to inform product priorities and improvement recommendations
• Develop strong relationships and regularly communicate with product stakeholders and customers to shape the product strategy and surface and prioritize needs
• Monitor business, market, and technology trends to inform product strategy and proactively propose new solutions
• Maintain a roadmap and release plan that effectively prioritizes the delivery of features and technologies to meet customer needs while providing best in class solutions to our markets
• Contribute to translating business requirements into actionable product and technical requirements through prototyping and MVP definition
• Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance and proactively champion product improvements, making recommendations in the form of business cases and securing business approval
• Determine internal and contract/partner/external resources and skills required to deliver on the product roadmap
• Partner with engineering and support teams to ensure the optimal design and delivery of solutions
• Guide the product engineering team to scope, plan and deliver work, applying established delivery methodologies (e.g., agile methods) and best practices (e.g., reusability)
• Proactively identify and resolve blockers to achieve business objectives for the product, including technical and resourcing challenges
• Ensure alignment and adherence to corporate, financial and IT standards (e.g., architecture, compliance, security)
• Manage investment decision making and finances for the product, taking a return-on-investment approach to increasing the value while minimizing product costs
• Define, track, and communicate relevant KPIs for the product to measure performance and contribution to business goals and strategy

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with 0 to 1 product development a plus, including comfort working in undefined or rapidly evolving contexts – constantly evaluating trade-offs and managing competing priorities
• Knowledge of the transportation/smart mobility sector and road safety a plus
• Position requires occasional travel to engage with customer and participate in team meetings (approx. 10-20% of time)