Product Mgr II

LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc. Company; Evanston (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Evanston, IL, is looking for a Product Manager II to own one or more product features and lead cross-functional delivery.

You will define development plans, prioritize customer needs, and communicate issues with data-driven decisions. Remote work within the US is possible; preference for Central or Eastern time zones. This role offers growth in a dynamic government analytics environment.

Qualifications

• US citizenship and ability to obtain SSA clearance.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field.
• 4+ years of product management or ownership experience.
• Proficient with Excel, SQL, PowerBI, and related analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Customer Focus – Interacts frequently with customers, and generates customer requirements.
• Customer Focus – Anticipates customer needs and prioritizes those for the organization.
• Customer Focus – Understands how his/her role impacts customer satisfaction.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Actively gathers data from multiple sources to drive solutions.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Demonstrates the ability to make trade-off decisions between potential product capabilities.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Assists on launch plans with marketing and sales teams.

Skills

Product ownership

Data analysis

Excel

SQL

PowerBI

CoPilot Agents

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Excel

SQL

PowerBI

CoPilot Agents

Job description

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Government vertical, our solutions assist government agencies and law enforcement to drive insights from complex data sets, improving operation efficiency, increasing program integrity, discovering, and recovering revenue, and making timely and informed decisions to enhance investigations. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/government

About the Role

The Product Manager II will own one or more product features and lead project execution. He/she will own product development plans and represent their feature(s) within the cross-functional team proposing new feature ideas that address a customer pain point or need based on his/her deep and first hand understanding of the customer. He/she will prioritize and communicate production customer issues and defects based on relevant data for timely resolution and also lead the demo to key stakeholders at program milestones. This role can be remote in the US, preference for Central or Eastern time zones.

Responsibilities

• Customer Focus – Interacts frequently with customers, and generates customer requirements.
• Customer Focus – Anticipates customer needs and prioritizes those for the organization.
• Customer Focus – Understands how his/her role impacts customer satisfaction.
• Customer Focus – Analyzes and interprets what is happening in the market, driven by the latest news/incidents, particularly competitive announcements and events.
• Customer Focus – Predicts short term market changes and implications on the product.
• Customer Focus – Continuously aims to meet customer expectations without compromising the commercial viability of the product.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Actively gathers data from multiple sources (customer, market analysis, sales and revenue, etc.) to drive solutions to business problems and issues of consequence to the company.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Demonstrates the ability to make trade off decisions between potential product capabilities.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Evaluates product hypotheses in a quantitative manner, including AB testing for interactive products.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Effectively manages day-to-day issues and problems without intervention.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making & Analysis – Generates new ideas by analyzing product data for insights.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Supports the go to market strategy with good communication of customer requirements and timelines to stakeholders.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Assists on launch plans through coordinated development with external customer facing teams such as marketing and sales.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Answers sales and customer questions regarding feature function, pricing, packaging, value proposition and competition.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Offers Train-the-Trainer sessions in support of operations for market rollout.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Assists on collateral for sales demonstrations and customer events.
• Go to Market & Product Marketing Lifecycle – Outlines key milestones, outcomes and deliverables during go-to-market and product strategy planning.
• Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle – Capable of uncovering the root causes of customer and internal operational issues and evaluates opportunities to resolve them with product features that achieve business goals and metrics.
• Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle – Has a deep understanding of the product platform and is able to proactively manage its dependencies.
• Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle – Participates in product discovery, according to defined process, for new product development.
• Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle – Manages portions of the product lifecycle.
• Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle – Is familiar with SDLCs as identified by management e.g. agile processes.
• Product Delivery & Development Lifecycle – Offers tier 2 support for customers and suppliers.
• Strategy & Commercial Acumen – Determines strategic product vision and priorities for a feature area, and shapes/champions future product direction.
• Strategy & Commercial Acumen – Independently uses information derived from competitive analysis to drive product direction and strategy.
• Strategy & Commercial Acumen – Creates product development plans including opportunity assessment and business case.
• Technical Skills – Considers high-level technical approaches to use when prioritizing functionality.
• Technical Skills – Is proficient in various technologies to assist day-to-day tasks (Excel, SQL, PowerBI, CoPilot Agents, etc.)
• Technical Skills – Has a firm grasp of data and technical architecture principles and best practices and has the ability to interface with the data and extract insights.

Competencies

• Personal Capability Practices – Self-Development – Continually develops depth and breadth in key competencies.
• Personal Capability Practices – Self-Development – Takes concrete actions relating to feedback to improve performance.
• Personal Capability Practices – Self-Development – Understands own strengths and weaknesses and looks for opportunities to build on both.
• Personal Capability Practices – Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues – Effectively asks questions and gathers facts from multiple sources to identify, analyze, and solve problems.
• Personal Capability Practices – Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues – Independently manages day-to-day issues, proposing and implementing effective solutions with minimal intervention.
• Personal Capability Practices – Innovates – Collaborates with others to brainstorm different approaches and improve current processes and tasks.
• Personal Capability Practices – Innovates – Proactively develops and experiments with new ideas to drive innovation within own role.
• Personal Capability Practices – Interpersonal Skills – Communicates Powerfully and Prolifically – Demonstrates effective communication skills, including active listening, thoughtful questioning, and sharing relevant information.
• Personal Capability Practices – Interpersonal Skills – Communicates Powerfully and Prolifically – Actively contributes to team discussions and presentations, communicating information clearly and effectively.
• Personal Capability Practices – Collaboration and Teamwork – Promotes teamwork and open collaboration by encouraging cooperation, seeking team members’ input and expertise, and facilitating productive discussions.
• Personal Capability Practices – Collaboration and Teamwork – Strengthens team performance by identifying and removing barriers and finding opportunities for greater collaboration across teams.
• Personal Capability Practices – Builds Relationships – Builds strong working relationships across teams, collaborates effectively to achieve goals, and navigates difficult situations while minimizing conflict.
• Personal Capability Practices – Builds Relationships – Leads by example, consistently performing at a high level while inspiring and motivating others to achieve strong results.
• Personal Capability Practices – Develops Others – Shares expertise and knowledge with team members and supports new colleagues as they onboard and integrate into the team.
• Personal Capability Practices – Develops Others – Supports others’ development by proactively providing constructive feedback and guidance.
• Personal Capability Practices – Focus On Results – Drives for Results – Stays focused and committed to achieving key objectives, consistently following through on priorities and commitments.
• Personal Capability Practices – Focus On Results – Drives for Results – Collaborates effectively with others to achieve shared goals and results.

Requirements

• Suggested Minimum Years of Experience: 4+ years
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain SSA Security Clearance as a condition of employment/continued employment
• Recognized as full owner of a product or multiple features
• Identified, led and released changes or enhancements that improved customer in satisfaction and/or commercial impact.
• Demonstration of thorough product development knowledge, include the ability to develop related business cases, content and product plans.
• Successful participation in customer engagements.
• Is proficient in various technologies to assist day-to-day tasks (Excel, SQL, PowerBI, CoPilot Agents, etc.)
• Has a firm grasp of data and technical architecture principles and best practices and has the ability to interface with the data and extract insights.
• Education to Qualify: Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical subject (Computer Science or Engineering discipline) is preferred, but not essential.

Primary Location Base Pay Range

• Evanston, IL – $100,100 - $166,800
• If performed in Illinois – $100,100 - $166,800
• If performed in Chicago, IL – $104,800 - $174,700
• If performed in Maryland – $100,100 - $166,800
• If performed in New York – $104,800 - $174,700
• If performed in New York City – $114,300 - $190,500
• If performed in Rochester, NY – $95,300 - $158,800
• If performed in New Jersey – $112,574 - $179,826
• If performed in Ohio – $90,500 - $150,900
• U.S. National Base Pay Range – $95,300 - $158,800

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights.

Company Purpose

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions. Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.