Sr. Product Manager

Inventive Group

United States

Remote

USD 60,000 - 100,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

100% Remote

Flexible schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Inventive seeks a Sr. Product Manager on a part-time contract to lead client-facing product initiatives from discovery through delivery. You will drive strategy, gather requirements, and work with sales, engineering, design, and PM teams across multiple industries.

You will own roadmaps, define success metrics, and ensure solutions meet client needs with measurable business impact. Remote collaboration is key in this role.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
At least five years of experience in technology-powered product roles.
Experience with product-market fit and go-to-market strategy.
Demonstrated success in launching B2B, B2C, and/or B2B2C products or services.

Responsibilities

Serve as the principal advocate for clients from discovery to implementation.
Define success criteria and align roadmaps with business objectives.
Lead cross-functional collaboration to bridge client needs and tech capabilities.
Develop and organize user stories using discovery techniques.
Direct product delivery and agile ceremonies to execute plans.

Skills

Senior PM

Product strategy

Go-to-market

Cross-functional leadership

Discovery techniques

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Sr. Product Manager Contract | Austin, TX

Explore a World of Diverse Problem-Solving

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to grow within an ambitious, people-first company but there can be many unknowns. For that reason, our ideal candidate is committed, communicative, adaptable, results-oriented, and self aware. As a Senior Product Manager, you will be at the forefront of our Discoveries initiative, a key component of our pre-sales strategy.

Working remotely, but never alone, you'll be a key player in an innovation lab, collaborating with our internal teams in sales, engineering, design, and project management, and directly engaging with a diverse range of clients across multiple industries. This role offers unparalleled exposure, allowing you to strengthen your skillset as you transform varied ideas into cutting-edge tech solutions.

Interview experience

10-minute one-way video interview via Spark Hire
45-minute call with Recruiting Lead
45-minute Zoom with Team Lead, Product Management
One hour Zoom with CEO and COO

Challenges and Opportunities

Getting shit done, brilliantly isn’t just a cheeky tagline. We say what we mean, so get prepared to jump on board and quickly add value!

Be the Client's Champion

Serve as the principal advocate for our clients from discovery to implementation, ensuring a smooth, transparent journey aligned with their goals.
Commit to making a tangible difference by doing the right thing, making sure our clients feel valued and their voices heard.
Go beyond delivery by ensuring that the results we produce truly meet the clients' needs and expectations, reinforcing that our success is measured not just by shipping, but by the real-world impact we make for our clients.

Drive the Strategy and Development

Identify and address key problems to solve, defining success criteria in line with business objectives, market demands, and project constraints.
Engage deeply in requirement gathering and cross-functional collaboration to develop complete solutions, effectively bridging client needs and our technological capabilities.
Interact directly with customers to align product roadmaps with genuine user needs and strategically plan releases, fostering ongoing partnerships for future projects.
Utilize a range of Discovery techniques to effectively identify, develop, and organize user stories, achieving a detailed understanding of the user journey and their essential tasks.
Direct product delivery, including agile ceremonies like sprint planning, to convert visions into actionable plans, ensuring successful execution.
Collaborate with engineering to evaluate the product's feasibility and viability, focusing on technical architecture and scalability to guarantee the delivery of robust solutions.

Foster Collaboration and Ignite Innovation

Drive creative thinking through customer and stakeholder interviews, challenging conventional ideas to generate innovative solutions.
Collaborate with design and engineering to develop and refine prototypes, ensuring solutions address risks and validate value and viability.
Lead ongoing usability and value testing, focusing on user experience and product-market fit, and employing a mix of qualitative and quantitative strategies.
Encourage team adaptability to remain at the forefront of industry trends and embrace new technologies, further strengthening our capacity for innovation.
Guide your team, partner with clients to make necessary trade-offs, and leverage your expertise to tackle our customers' most complex technology challenges with straightforward, yet effective and viable solutions.

Elevate Others

Champion product thinking, nurturing strong collaboration across the team, particularly between designers and engineers.
Emphasize the importance of continuous learning and staying at the top of the latest in technology trends, product discovery, and delivery methodologies.
Shape our future by contributing to the vision and strategy for Discoveries, influencing long-term initiatives and approaches.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
At least five years of experience in technology-powered product roles
Experienced with product-market fit and go-to-market strategy.
Demonstrated success in launching B2B, B2C, and/or B2B2C products or services.
Adept in high-growth environments where it’s commonplace to adapt to changing scenarios, time tight frames, and uncertainty
Proven success leading and fostering constructive and collaborative relationships with engineers, designers, and stakeholders
Advanced understanding of modern product discovery and delivery techniques
Ability to contribute across multiple business functions – such as design to engineering and marketing
Strong problem-solving with the capacity to make informed, risk-assessed decisions
Detail-orientation, with an keen ability manage multiple projects simultaneously
Persistence to help the team meet goals successfully
Empathy and a willingness to help others across the company

Wildly impressive folks will also have experience with

Evangelist-type roles e.g. public speaking, content writing, et al.
Software engineering and/or web development
Proven experience working in both startups and enterprise environments.

We get shit done, brilliantly. Founded by two great friends, Andy and James, Inventive exists to improve lives with bad-ass tech. That's our mission and why we show up every day. Our goal is to make technology and innovation accessible to all. We’re a community of entrepreneurs, women, and veterans connected through our passion for getting shit done, tireless attention to detail, and commitment to creating our best work - every time. Every day, we solve complex problems in creative ways. Whether it’s helping launch powerful user experiences, modernizing systems and brands, or bringing visions to life with your own expertise, one thing is for sure: you’ll never be bored!

Company Culture

We’re a privately owned company with a people-first team.
We hire top performers that love a challenge and leave the bureaucracy to big tech.
We have been in business since 2016.

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