Product Manager - W2 candidates only

Description

This individual will engage with Controllership, Revenue Accounting and Finance teams from each Line of Business within the organization. The Product Manager needs to have a global perspective, looking across all regions when developing solutions to meet the needs of the organization. The Product Manager will ensure IT processes are repeatable, recommending smart approaches to gather requirements and deliver projects while providing business value. The Product Manager will identify and assess potential “forward-thinking” solutions for both technical and business feasibility.

The Product Manager will focus on 5 key areas of responsibility: Business Engagement, Project Delivery, Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Production Support while interacting with on and offshore development resources, vendors, professional service providers, and global business partners.

Business Engagement -

Follow established demand management and governance processes to engage global business partners on requirements gathering and request prioritization

Develop business analysis deliverables, including but not limited to, workflows and process models, detailed business requirements, use cases, business rules, release notes, change management documentation, project approval requests, etc.

Conduct reviews and obtain consensus on requirements with global business users as well as with internal application teams

Project Delivery -

Partner with the project delivery team to assess technical feasibility and obtain estimates for backlog items

Review design documents and obtain regional consensus and user approvals

Manage blockers and impediments to the release plan

Identify and mitigate project risks

Demonstrate knowledge and mastery of Agile project methodology and change management principles

Project Management -

Develop and maintain project plans to track milestones and detailed tasks and drive the implementation of projects

Write and communicate project status including, but not limited to weekly project status reports

Manage resource allocations across projects

Quality Assurance -

Oversee planning, organization, coordination, and execution of quality assurance activities

Create test strategy, test scenarios, and produce and execute test scripts for new applications and enhancements

Conduct functional, integration and user acceptance testing for new applications and enhancements to existing applications

Ensure a stable and predictable operating environment for the user community, which includes proper problem identification, timely escalation and resolution, and thorough testing of software changes.

Production Support -

Lead analysis efforts to resolve day-to-day production issues which are escalated from Level 1/Level 2 Support teams

Responsibilities

Demonstrate strong working knowledge of accounting, finance and IT standards

Demonstrates an advanced level of knowledge of the concepts, capabilities, and integration of relational databases and packaged software

Assists in the management of lower level team member performance by providing leadership and direction, setting clear expectations and communicating feedback regularly

Basic Qualifications

8+ years in business systems analysis with at least 5 years of experience with large scale and complex systems

Understanding of Licensing and Consumer Products industry with demonstrated domain experience in Revenue Accounting, Finance and Contract Management Systems including, but not limited to contract processes and practices, licensee royalty statement submission processes, royalty and revenue transaction processing

Experience with highly integrated accounting applications, including interfaces to SAP, forecasting, data warehouses, master data management, and product master is desirable

Knowledge of KPIs and terms to support reporting for Revenue Accounting, Contract Management, Legal, and Category Management business partners

Experience with MicroStrategy reporting or equivalent reporting system

Excellent communication, collaboration and client engagement skills

Excellent analytical, trouble shooting and problem solving skills with attention to detail

Ability to lead cross-team projects

Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project, Visio, Google Docs, SharePoint, Jira

Preferred Skills:

5+ years of Project Management experience on complex level projects is desirable

Scrum Master and Agile certification is preferred

Education

BA in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Finance or Accounting

MBA or other advanced degree, preferred

Compensation:

The estimated pay range for this position is USD $85.00/hr - $91.50/hr and is an Exempt role.

Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

Benefits:

We offer comprehensive benefit options which vary depending on role, location, and employment type. The Talent Acquisition Partner can share more details about compensation or benefits for the specific role during the hiring process.