What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mid-Level Product Manager position at Associate Staffing?
Who we are:
Our client is a financial services corporation offering a various suite of products.
Qualifications:
4-6 years of experience in business, technology, product management, or a related field; or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.
• Experience working in a product-focused environment with exposure to product management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and make informed decisions in a professional setting.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and balancing competing demands.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, influence outcomes, and collaborate across teams.
• Experience leveraging data, insights, and diverse perspectives to support decision-making.
• Experience working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment alongside cross-functional teams, including technology partners.
• Experience with retirement, benefits, or financial services products is a plus.
Responsibilities:
Product Strategy:
• Partners with product leadership and cross-functional teams to understand product goals and priorities.
• Develops an understanding of product strategy within the broader business and customer context.
• Supports execution of product initiatives as part of a product team.
Product Discovery:
• Helps identify business needs, customer challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborates with team members to define requirements, validate assumptions, and explore solutions.
• Participates in the development and execution of experiments, research, and discovery activities.
• Evaluates outcomes, gathers insights, and contributes to recommendations for future priorities.
• Supports ongoing discovery and delivery efforts to ensure product investments align with business objectives.
Product Delivery:
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to support successful product delivery.
• Assists in identifying and resolving obstacles, dependencies, and risks that may impact outcomes.
• Provides relevant business, customer, and stakeholder context to help teams make informed decisions.
• Works with team members to prioritize and deliver incremental value.
• Contributes to backlog refinement, prioritization, acceptance criteria, and release planning activities.
• Participates in agile ceremonies and other team routines.
• Supports quality delivery and effective communication of product updates and releases.
Product Assessment:
• Helps define and monitor success measures aligned to product goals and business outcomes.
• Tracks product performance, adoption, and progress against objectives.
• Contributes to evaluating product effectiveness and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Supports efforts to optimize product strategy, delivery, and customer value based on results and feedback.
Stakeholder Management and Communication:
• Communicates priorities, progress, key learnings, and product updates to stakeholders.
• Collaborates effectively with partners across business and technology functions.
• Identifies opportunities to improve product management practices and team effectiveness.
• Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Associate Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply for open positions with our company.