Product Manager

Valsoft Corporation; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company match plan

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Valsoft Corporation in Canada is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap across markets. You will gather market and customer requirements, articulate their needs, and partner with development, sales, marketing, and support to ensure a compelling business case and customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong technical product knowledge or domain expertise, excellent writing and communication, and proven ability to influence

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Product Management with a track record of defining and launching excellent products.
• Bachelor's degree and/or 3-5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Technical background, strong data and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and Adobe products.
• Power BI experience would be an asset.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Strong project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Ability to problem solve, collect data, establish facts and offer valid solutions.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Energetic, self-motivated, and results-oriented.
• Proven team player who is adaptable.
• Excellent writing, content development and editing skills.
• Diplomatic, with solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Defines the product vision, strategy and roadmap
• Gathers, manages, and prioritizes market and customer requirements
• Acts as the customer advocate articulating their needs
• Works closely with development, sales, marketing, and support to ensure business case and customer satisfaction goals are met
• Has technical product knowledge or domain expertise
• Defines what to solve in the market needs document with priorities and justification
• Regularly reviews completed work and checks with customers to ensure it meets expectations
• Is a market expert with understanding of competition and customer buying behavior
• Acts as the product lead within the company
• Develops the business case for new products and improvements
• Develops positioning for the product
• Recommends or contributes to pricing decisions

Skills

Product management

Market analysis

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Defines the product vision, strategy and roadmap


• Gathers, manages, and prioritizes market and customer requirements


• Acts as the customer advocate articulating their needs


• Works closely with development, sales, marketing, and support to ensure business case and customer satisfaction goals are met


• Has technical product knowledge or specific domain expertise


• Defines what to solve in the market needs document, where you articulate the valuable market problem you’re solving along with priorities and justification for each part of the solution


• Regularly reviews completed work and checks with customers to ensure that it meets the customer expectations


• Is a market expert. Market expertise includes understanding the reasons customers purchase products. This includes an understanding of the competition, and how customers think of and buy your product


• Acts as the product’s leader within the company


• Develops the business case for new products, improvements to existing products, and business ventures


• Develops positioning for the product


• Recommends or contributes information in setting product pricing. This point isn’t true in all industries, especially, for example, insurance; however, an awareness of competitive pricing is part of what companies expect you to provide as part of the pricing decision

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• 3-5 years' experience in Product Management, with demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products


• Bachelor's degree and/or 3-5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience


• Technical background, strong data and analytical skills


• Effective working skills of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, and Adobe Products.


• Power BI experience would be an asset


• Excellent teamwork skills


• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority


• Highly effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills to meet deadlines


• Ability to problem solve, collect data, establish facts and offer valid solutions


• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills


• Energetic, self-motivated, and results-oriented


• Proven team player who is both flexible and adaptable


• Superb writing, content development and editing skills


• A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation, conflict resolution, and people management skills

Additional Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver’s license


• Criminal background check required

• Competitive salary


• Company match plan


• Flexible work environment