Vice President, Product Management

SitusAMC; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision

401K

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking a seasoned Product Owner/Manager to champion product strategy and translate businessEpics into actionable Features and User Stories. You will work with Delivery Teams, align roadmaps with stakeholders, and ensure customer value is realized through prioritized backlogs and clear acceptance criteria.

Your role involves user research, cross-functional collaboration, and release coordination, driving outcomes that align with the strategic vision and market needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Proven experience shaping product strategy and backlog growth.
• Strong analytical, communication and value-focused decision making.
• Experience in AVP-level responsibilities and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product decisions align with the organization's strategy.
• Assist in defining Epic success criteria and outcomes.
• Evaluate, prepare, execute, and deliver Epics, Features and User Stories.
• Provide solution options balancing capacity and demand.
• Maintain a ready backlog with clear acceptance criteria.
• Represent the voice of the customer and advocate needs.
• Conduct user interviews to understand customer problems.
• Coordinate releases and communicate with clients or users.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

UX design

Data analysis

Backlog management

Communication

Team collaboration

User interviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, CS, or Engineering

8+ years of industry experience

2+ years AVP-level experience or equivalent

Experience with full stack development & UX

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Big data

Cloud platforms

User research tools

Job description

SitusAMC is where the best and most passionate people come to transform our client’s businesses and their own careers. Whether you’re a real estate veteran, a passionate technologist, or looking to get your start, join us as we work together to realize opportunities for everyone, we proudly serve.

At SitusAMC, we are looking to match your unique experience with one of our amazing careers, so that we can help you realize your potential and career growth within the Real Estate Industry. If you are someone who can be yourself, advocate for others, stay nimble, dream big, own every outcome, and think global but act local – come join our team!

This role is the primary representative of the interests of stakeholders, sponsors, and potential users in the organization. This role is responsible for ensuring that solution decisions align with the overall strategy and that Features and User Stories are properly vetted, prepared, executed, and delivered to customers. This role collaborates with others to ensure that proposed solutions meet demonstrated customer needs, are feasible to implement, and can be profitably delivered to customers. This role collaborates with the superiors to ensure that the strategic intent described in business epics is appropriately realized in Features and User Stories and makes decisions about when sufficient value has been generated to trim or defer lower value features and stories from the team’s backlog. This role maintains a ready backlog and collaborates with the leadership to establish the solution vision and roadmap. The Role communicates the strategic vision and outcomes to Delivery Teams while embodying the voice of the customer.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure product decisions are aligned with the organization's strategy and communicate the strategic vision and outcomes to other teams
• Assist the others in defining Epic success criteria and desired outcomes
• Evaluate, prepare, execute, and deliver Epics, Features, and User Stories
• Provide solution options considering a balance between capacity and demand
• Contribute to a ready backlog of actionable work that will flow to cross functional Delivery Teams that effectively communicates Acceptance Criteria which aligns with content outlined in the Epic
• Represent the voice of the customer, advocating for their needs and interests
• Conduct user interviews to gain a deeper understanding of customer problems
• Validate that work is prioritized according to strategic direction
• Ensure alignment between the work delivered in each release and the strategic vision
• Identify risk and impediments between backlog items and ensure they are effectively managed
• Coordinate and participate in product releases and change management activities
• Prepare, organize, and communicate release notes and to clients or internal users
• Create and Monitor metrics to help improve the process and/or verify it is on track
• Mentor, coach, and train team members as needed
• Other activities as may be assigned by your manager

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (such as Business, Computer Science, or Engineering) or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 8+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 2+ years in an AVP level role or external equivalent. Minimum of five years of increasing responsibility for product or service development, including the ability to measure the value of solutions delivered to customers
• Minimum of 7 years of experience relating to solution design and engagement with full stack development techniques with a heavy focus on End User usability and UX designs
• Strong analytical skills to identify and propose persona/outcome combinations for business impact
• Experienced data engineering skills with ties to development and management of logical data models with experience in big data
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
• Proficient understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system
• Proven experience in stakeholder management, representing interests, and fostering collaboration Strategic mindset with the ability to align product decisions with organizational strategy
• Proficiency in vetting, preparing, executing, and delivering Features and User Stories
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey the strategic vision and outcomes to various teams
• Experience in conducting user interviews and generative or evaluative research to inform decision-making
• Familiarity with backlog management, prioritization techniques, and ensuring alignment with strategic goals
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and their application in product or service development
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail in maintaining backlogs and managing dependencies
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Real estate experience preferred, but not required
• A strong commitment to integrity, professionalism, and SitusAMC’s guiding principles
• A demonstrable ability to collaborate effectively with team members in diverse groups and regions

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Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive or exclusive. At any time, employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization and participate in additional trainings. SitusAMC does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties. Any unsolicited resume submitted to SitusAMC in any manner will be considered SitusAMC property, and SitusAMC will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

The annual full time base salary range for this role is

$110,000.00 - $170,000.00

Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, certain positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines, position eligibility and SitusAMC Senior Management approval. SitusAMC offers PTO and paid holidays, the terms of which are set forth in the program policies. All full time employees also are eligible to participate in various benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance and 401K; in each case in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

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SitusAMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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