Product Manager (ITS)

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA); Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 82,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental, Supplemental,

Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Discounts

COTA Bus Pass

Wellness Initiatives

On-Site Chair Massage

On-Site Health Coach

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Public Pension through OPERS & Ohio DC

Job summary

The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) seeks a Product Manager to lead product strategy and lifecycle across the organization, aligning roadmaps with the strategic plan and ensuring stakeholder alignment. You will drive prioritization and investment decisions based on customer workflows and data.

With a focus on safety, empowerment, accountability, teamwork, and service, you will contribute to Moving Every Life Forward while guiding feature development and delivery from concept to operation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, project management or strategy roles.
• Advanced degree preferred; MBA advantageous.
• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Manage product lifecycle from idea to sunsetting.
• Develop and justify product roadmaps and business cases.
• Define and document clear product requirements and trade-offs.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver features on schedule.
• Set KPIs and budgets; align with strategic plan.
• Provide leadership and staff development; ensure EEO compliance.
• Uphold company values and ensure reliable attendance.

Skills

Product lifecycle management

Strategic roadmap

Requirements analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a scientific, technological or business-related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

SALARY: $81,702.40 – $96,137.60

LOCATION: 33 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43215

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Supplemental and Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Discounts
• COTA Bus Pass
• Wellness Initiatives
• On-Site Chair Massage
• On-Site Health Coach
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Public Pension through OPERS & Ohio Deferred Compensation

Position Summary

COTA's Product Manager is responsible for developing and leading product strategy and provide business leadership through all stages of the product lifecycle. Leverage deep understanding of customer workflows in order to solve meaningful problems through information-driven solutions. This role will and will be responsible for driving alignment across the organization on roadmap development, prioritization and investment decisions.

Performs duties that advance COTA's Strategic Plan and reflect the organization's core values of safety, empowerment, accountability, teamwork, and service, and support the mission of Moving Every Life Forward.

Essential Job Functions

• Product Lifecycle Management – Understands priorities and opportunities, and works with others to manage the lifecycle of key products, systems, and solutions, from initial idea through implementation to operations and maintenance to sunsetting. Identifies solutions to solve problems. Develops compelling and actionable product roadmaps. Prioritizes and sequences product features and technology enhancements given needs and expectations. Leads feature and roadmap definition. Delivers prioritized recommendations and business cases;
• Strategic Roadmap – Develops strategy to mature and evolve key products or systems to effectively support the organization. Internalizes overall company strategy such that it informs requirements and feature prioritization, while also ensuring stability and reliability. Creates and justifies product strategy, conceives new opportunities for major feature/function enhancements;
• Product Requirements - Documents clear and measurable product requirements, makes data-driven prioritization recommendations, and understands practical trade-offs between implementation and functionality and stability and scalability. Creates detailed product specifications using written requirements, business rules, process flows and use cases; incorporates user experience generated deliverables such as prototypes, wireframes and design and copy documents;
• Product Delivery - Manages the development and launch of new features and functionality from concept through implementation and release. Authors requirements and manages the trade-off between meeting timelines or meeting feature sets.
• Business Plan/Product Profitability – Constructs and justifies business plan for approval, including both direct and indirect costs. Defines key performance indicators for existing and future product or system features and functionality. Establishes reliable timelines, resource needs, and budgets.
• Manages and provides leadership for their staff. Hires, trains, develops, and appraises staff effectively. Ensures the organization meets its EEO responsibilities by assisting in identifying problem areas, participating in local minority organizations, participating in review of complaints alleging discrimination, and supporting career counseling for employees. Takes corrective action as necessary, on a timely basis, and in accordance with policy;
• Performs other duties as assigned; and
• Regular, predictable and punctual attendance required.

Minimum Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in a scientific, technological or business-related field, or equivalent work experience. Advanced degree in a scientific discipline and/or MBA strongly preferred. Five (5) years relevant work experience in product management, project management, or strategy roles. Strong working knowledge of product and/or systems lifecycle management.

License And Certifications

• PMP or ITIL certification preferred.

COTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on job needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.