Manager Product Management

MISO; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 157,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation & sick time

First-day benefits

Job summary

MISO is seeking a Manager of Product Management in the United States to lead delivery of strategic products, collaborating with engineering, architecture, operations, service, and customers.

You will drive vision, roadmap, and agile processes, manage budgets and recruiting, and ensure value realization and customer success across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, IT or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Leadership abilities through mentoring or cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with agile software teams and vendor solutions.
• Familiarity with agile workflow and roadmapping tools.
• Certifications: CPO, SAFe PO/PM, PMI-ACP or related.

Responsibilities

• Streamline the approach across the product lifecycle with focus on value realization, customer success, and goals.
• Cultivate partnerships across business areas to drive cohesive product delivery.
• Advise leaders and teams by removing roadblocks and enabling agile adoption.
• Oversee roadmaps and define metrics to assess product performance.
• Manage budgets, recruitment, and employee development.
• Build a high-performing product management function with learning paths and best practices.

Skills

Leadership experience

Agile product development

Roadmapping tools

Vendor solutions knowledge

Certified Scrum Product Owner

PMI-ACP or similar

Product owner UX experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

The Manager of Product Management role is crucial in ensuring the successful delivery of MISO products while maintaining focus on value realization, customer success, and operational excellence. Responsibilities will include the ability to create and deliver a vision and strategy working across functional lines (operations, service, implementation, etc.) and steering large scale initiatives from inception to implementation. The day-to-day focus will be on product delivery and innovation with engineers, architects, the product management team, and customers to create easy-to-use solutions that present a seamless customer experience.

Some of the responsibilities for the Manager of Product Management include:

• Streamlining the approach across the entire product lifecycle - from strategy and innovation to development and execution - ensuring a strong focus on value realization, customer success, and alignment with strategic, financial, and technical goals
• Cultivating strong partnerships across business areas, service lines, and departments to drive synergies, enhance communication, and ensure cohesive product delivery across the organization
• Advising business leaders and product teams by offering strategic guidance, removing roadblocks, and empowering teams to deliver impactful solutions through the adoption and maturity of Agile principles
• Overseeing the development and evolution of product roadmaps, advocating for data-driven decision making, and identifying key metrics to assess product performance and inform ongoing enhancements
• Managing budgets and resource planning, leading recruitment efforts, and developing employees to ensure the team is well-positioned for current and future organizational needs
• Developing a high-performing product management function by nurturing talent, creating learning paths, aligning development goals with business needs, and building a community of practice supported by tools, frameworks, and best practices

To be a successful Manager of Product Management, we're looking for the following skills/experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in, Finance, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (required)
• Master's degree (preferred)
• Demonstrated leadership abilities via mentoring relationships, leading initiatives with strong collaboration, or leading ad hoc teams (preferred)
• Specific experience with product development through agile software teams and vendor solutions that reflect deep knowledge of product lifecycles, evaluating technologies and documenting multi-year roadmaps that meet strategic needs, project/program management
• Experience with agile workflow management tools and road mapping tools
• Preferred/nice to have (not required): Certified Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager AND/OR PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner, Product Owner/System Engineering AND/OR Product Owner/UX experience, AND/OR Product Owner/Architecture experience.

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

Transformative innovation is happening in the electric industry, from digitalizing homes and distributed resources to renewable energy and an ever-changing grid. MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. and through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future - it's what our immensely hardworking and dedicated team does every day.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $157,000 - $182,000 USD annually. Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met.

At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

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Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors of Engineering (preferred)
• Bachelors of Business Administration (preferred)
• Bachelors of Information Technology (preferred)

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