Senior Product Manager (12 Month Contract)

Drive the product development process, and success measurement of key initiatives by helping to define business and shopper opportunities that support Flipps’ overall strategy and annual plans. Understand and articulate the problems to be solved and oversee the entire product development process - from product ideation to product release. Refine product vision and strategy by contributing to various product and prioritization frameworks and being the voice of the shopper. Frame customer problems to explain why improvements are needed, and how they fit into the product vision/strategy. Lead the development team to apply the product development process to discover customer problems, identify solutions, validate those solutions with customers, and execute on validated solutions to deliver a compelling product. Work with the Product Designer to validate potential solutions with customers. Lead the development team to develop and deploy, platform-oriented solutions. Lead the team to define & refine the team’s objectives. Identify risks & blockers and manage them to mitigate their impact. Align and manage stakeholder expectations across all levels of the organization using clear and consistent communications and why prioritized choices are made. Works cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, design, analytics, and sales and other departments to develop strong relationships that allow for the smooth and efficient flow of product activities and the establishment of trust. Communicate progress on milestones to the entire company on a regular basis. Gain a deep understanding of customers’ needs & problems through data analysis, customer interviews, product discovery sessions, direct input from stakeholders. Regularly perform product and competitive analyses which are used to recommend strategies that improve the product’s market position and improve quality over product competition. Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and cross-functional teams to shape requirements, features and end products.