Location: 100% remote, with occasional optional travel for team-building and/or growth opportunities. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of Ohio, Texas, Kansas, or Missouri.

Company Values: Note that we have a specific culture that we are very passionate about.

WillCo Tech - A Culture of Compassion

At WillCo Tech, we are serious about our Core Values:

• Win Together

• Gets It Done Right

• Constant Improvement

In order to lead with our core values, we are dedicated to our culture. Empathy, kindness, compassion and adaptivity are foundational values. We take care of each other and celebrate individuality, lead with respect, and celebrate our successes - both professional and personal. Our humility leads us in our teamwork, paving the way for perseverance, agility and innovation - making each of us supportive solutionists. In doing this, we will always win - together.

About The Role

As a Product Development Manager, your primary focus is helping the product team members thrive in the environment and contribute their engaging talents to achieve successful product outcomes. This integrative, people-first role manages the product development team as direct reports. The Product Development manager understands the product's business and technology needs and, through the team's efforts, balances long-term product maintainability with tactical business outcomes. This role works with the Product Manager and Product Operations and reports directly to the Vice President of Product & Technology.

Core Job Outcomes

In this role, you are successful when…

• Team members feel engaged and believe their contributions are valued

• Team members actively develop themselves and each other

• The product team meets the maintainability and delivery needs of the product

• The product team engages appropriately in end-to-end product discovery and delivery

• The product & technology department is aware of the product team's needs and product health

• The work performed by the team is aligned with the company strategy and product outcomes

You are qualified if…

• You can have effective 1:1’s with direct reports, helping them find and develop their strengths and learn how to apply them as well as deliver critical feedback in a constructive way.

• You can understand business needs and product outcomes and enable a cross-functional team to work together effectively to deliver on those needs

• You are aware of modern technical and product practices and can help the team understand their value and how to adopt them where missing

• You can work collaboratively with other product roles, helping them understand the needs of the product team while also helping the team understand the bigger picture

It would be amazing if…

• You have been in this type of role in two different contexts previously

• You have experience with technical vendor management

• You have applicable industry and customer experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• 5 years of experience as a technical leader

• Experience with Agile and Lean techniques and best practices

Willco Tech offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, company paid vision and short term disability, and 401(k) with company match.