Technical Product Manager

Summary

Join Xpansiv, a leader in energy and environmental commodities markets, as a Technical Product Manager! You will lead the design of registry software for environmental market commodities. Key responsibilities include planning and executing initiatives for registry clients, conceptualizing business ideas, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and documenting product specifications. You will lead engineering efforts from project inception to go-live, evaluate the product portfolio, and establish success metrics. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, 5+ years of product management experience (preferably in SaaS and/or environmental markets), and a proven track record of portfolio delivery. Xpansiv offers a competitive salary and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Computer Science Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, Systems Administration, or related disciplines
• 5+ years as a product manager, preferably in a SaaS offering and/or the environmental, carbon, or ESG market spaces
• Proven track record of portfolio delivery, 2MM++

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute initiatives for registry clients which include responsibilities such as business development, scope facilitation, product specifications, and overall delivery to market/client
• Conceptualize and mature business ideas or concepts into clear, actionable proposals and/or feature requests; this may require distilling a feature request into its underlying functionality to recommend the most fitting implementation approach
• Collaborate as a leader with clients, commercial or product peers, architecture and technical teams to structure priorities, allocate resources, communicate or refine business concepts, and challenge implementation approaches as needed
• Document product specifications with highest degree of caliber, cataloging both functional and nonfunctional requirements
• Lead the engineering effort to market, from project inception and client-facing workshops through to status reports, UAT, and go-live efforts, keeping in line with company policy and standards
• Evaluate the product portfolio from a business and software delivery perspective, with an emphasis on how to best sequence the pipeline and/or develop a business opportunity
• Establish the success metrics of an initiative at project onset, relying on previous, proven work experiences and current-day research to garner consensus and alignment from cross-functional teams
• Maintain a general understanding or working knowledge of the IT systems and their connections
• Champion agile methodology and other standards or tools to gain efficiencies in product specification, UI/UX design, and project management

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional communications skills and client presence in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project management and analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail and results oriented
• Ability to communicate effectively with technology and business partners, and to lead compromises between the two
• Ability to lead a portfolio of projects to success
• Ability to create user journeys, user stories, wireframes, and basic diagrams to convey ideas
• Forge trusted partnerships across the organization
• MBA is a plus
• Experience in an IT role is a plus
• Experience using Azure or Jira for Agile projects
• Certified in Agile is a plus
• Working knowledge of markup languages, HTML, CSS, SQL, and NoSQL is a plus

Benefits

• Base Salary Tier 1: $160,000 -$180,000
• Base Salary Tier 2: $150,000 -$170,000