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About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

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.

Responsibilities:

Customer Focus:

• Engage with customers to gather requirements and anticipate needs.
• Analyze market trends and predict short-term changes.
• Strive to meet customer expectations while maintaining product viability.

Data-Driven Decision-Making:

• Collect data from various sources to solve business problems.
• Make informed decisions based on quantitative analysis.
• Generate new ideas through data insights.

Go to Market & Product Marketing:

• Support go-to-market strategies and communicate requirements to stakeholders.
• Assist in launch plans and answer customer queries.
• Develop collateral for sales and customer events.

Product Delivery & Development:

• Resolve customer issues with effective product features.
• Participate in product discovery and manage parts of the product lifecycle.
• Understand and apply software development life cycles (SDLCs).

Strategy & Commercial Acumen:

• Shape product vision and strategy based on competitive analysis.
• Formulate and budget operating costs.
• Develop product plans and business cases.

Technical Skills:

• Prioritize functionality with high-level technical approaches.
• Utilize various technologies (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Python, SQL).
• Understand data and technical architecture principles.

Personal Capability:

• Continuously develop key competencies and seek feedback.
• Identify and analyze problems to propose solutions.
• Innovate and experiment with new ideas.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Communicate effectively and collaborate with team members.
• Build relationships and inspire high performance.
• Develop others by sharing knowledge and providing feedback.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• 4-6 years of product management experience.
• Proven ownership of products or features.
• Experience in customer engagement and product development.

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field (preferred but not essential).

Skills:

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in relevant technologies and tools.
• Ability to manage product lifecycles and develop strategic plans.

Customer Focus:

• Ability to understand and prioritize customer needs.
• Experience in market analysis and trend prediction.

Data-Driven:

• Ability to gather and analyze data from multiple sources.
• Experience in quantitative evaluation and hypothesis testing.

Go to Market:

• Experience in supporting go-to-market strategies.
• Ability to develop sales and marketing collateral.

Product Development:

• Experience in resolving customer issues and developing prototypes.
• Familiarity with SDLCs and product discovery processes.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to build relationships and develop team members.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is 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. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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