Senior Product Manager

Kforce Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kforce is seeking a Senior Product Manager in Saint Louis, MO. You will translate high-level visions into concrete product requirements, user stories, workflows, and experience designs, using Figma, Aha!, Jira and Confluence to document and track progress.

You will lead workshops with senior stakeholders, manage scope to prevent creep, and collaborate with IT, sales-facing teams, digital product groups, and VPs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a dedicated Product Manager.
• Ability to jump into a fast-moving, complex project.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Comfortable working with complex backend infrastructure, internal APIs, and internal reporting tools.
• Strong familiarity with Scrum-like delivery models, UAT coordination, and release management.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Aha!, and Figma or translatable technology.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level business visions and roadmaps into concrete product requirements, user stories, workflows, and experience designs.
• Utilize Figma to map out requirements, Aha! for product management tracking, and Jira/Confluence for documentation and execution.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder management

Scrum/agile practices

UAT coordination

Communication & negotiation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Aha!

Figma

Appian

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Saint Louis, MO that is seeking a Senior Product Manager. Key Responsibilities: Requirements Definition & Experience Design:

• Translate high-level business visions and roadmaps into concrete, executable product requirements, user stories, workflows, and experience designs
• Utilize Figma to map out requirements, Aha! for product management tracking, and Jira/Confluence for documentation and execution

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Lead workshops and discovery sessions with powerful, deeply experienced business stakeholders
• Manage scope; Push back tactfully yet firmly to prevent scope creep, ensuring the product stays on course according to the established roadmap
• Navigate a matrixed internal environment, bridging communication gaps between IT, sales-facing teams, digital product teams, and executive VPs

Execution, Scrum, & Release Management

• Partner closely with engineering and IT teams to manage backlogs and drive monthly releases within an Appian code base environment (navigating its specific release limitations)
• Own business-level User Acceptance Testing (UAT). While you won't do hands‑on technical code testing, you will ensure test cases are correct, coordinate with business teams, and manage release notes
• Maintain a quantitative approach to prioritization, adapting to our flexible, scrum‑like product processes while maintaining consistent delivery standards

Team Integration & Mentorship (Stretch Goal)

• Operate with extreme independence. Take a feature set or release package and run with it end‑to‑end without needing frequent escalation to management
• Act as a mentor to junior product managers on the team, helping them mature within the PDLC process

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience and Proven track record as a dedicated Product Manager
• Ability to jump into a fast‑moving, complex project
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to manage vocal, high‑level business stakeholders and VPs
• Comfortable working with complex backend infrastructure, internal APIs, and internal reporting tools
• Strong familiarity with Scrum‑like delivery models, UAT coordination, and release management
• Deep hands‑on experience with Jira, Confluence, Aha!, and Figma or translatable technology

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLMs for note organization, reporting, or prioritization workflows) to help drive early‑stage AI adoption within the product team
• Familiarity with the Appian platform and its inherent deployment guardrails
• Logistics/Mobility Experience: Prior experience with ride‑sharing, fleet reservation systems, or corporate transit solutions

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.