Product Manager, Mobile Operations

Company Profile 

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions.  Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team.  Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.  

Overview 

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to manage mobile product operations for a telecommunications organization. This role is responsible for leading project lifecycle and product development initiatives. This involves working cross functionally to resolve issues and drive product enhancements, as well as identify and manage fixes, draft and refine product requirements and perform analysis. This is a remote, full time consulting position. Candidates must live in the United States and be able to work EST hours.

Duties & Responsibilities

·      Manage products and services utilizing product management principles, strategy and execution

·      Enhance product management tools, documentation, and reporting

·      Work with network technologies and services, or communications technologies

·      Manage the creation and delivery of new product launches

·      Create and maintain product related information and communication

·      Create and maintain process workflow documentation to support business needs

·      Consistently exercise informed judgment and discretion in matters of significance

·      Direct cross functional teams, such as engineering or development, regarding product requirements

·      Proven ability to work in large, enterprise organization and communicate effectively with stakeholders

Requirements

Desired Skills and Experience

·      Minimum 5-7 years direct product planning, product operations and product management experience

·      Experience in a product role in the telecommunications industry is necessary

·      Experience in an Agile or Scaled Agile environment is necessary

·      Experience with digital buy flow is helpful

·      Knowledge and understanding of products in a technical capacity, understanding their requirements and related business needs

·      Experience with wifi services, data service networks and cloud applications is helpful

·      Experience aligning multiple business groups in a cross-functional, matrixed environment

·      Ability to drive and lead stakeholder meetings and manage deliverables from development and engineering

·      Excellent communication skills, utilizing a formal system for communications, reporting intake status, and collaborating with other internal groups

·      Ability to ramp up on new projects quickly and work autonomously, while actively keeping project team and client informed of milestones and potential issues

Qualifications/Technical Skill Requirements

·      Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite products, especially Excel and PowerPoint for tracking, reporting, and executing slide presentations

·      Experience with MS Project, Tableau and JIRA are helpful

·      Experience with voice product solutions/offerings is preferred

·      Familiarity working with cross functional teams- IT, product development, engineering, and marketing is necessary

·      Experience managing numerous product lines and providing updates and insights to stakeholders at a variety of levels in a large enterprise organization

Education/Certifications

·      Bachelor’s degree in Business or other quantitative field

·      PMP certification is helpful or project management methodology courses

·      Consulting background is helpful

Compensation

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a long term, full time consulting engagement, with an hourly range of $75-85/hr. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.

Benefits

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.