Sr. Technology Product Manager

Sr. Technology Product Manager

The Sr. Technology Product Manager will be responsible for helping establish the long-term vision and strategy of Vistra products or value streams. They collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to identify and define stakeholder needs, understand the solution context, and develop the product vision, roadmap and features required to support a suite of applications. The role is responsible for products of $5MM+ in value.

Key Accountabilities

• Meet technology and business goals - products and solutions must meet economic business goals established by the portfolio
• Develop a clear model of how the solution provides value to stakeholders
• Understand the cost structure and license models of all components and suppliers
• Create and manage necessary pricing and/or revenue generating elements
• Develop and manage measurement models (i.e. ROI, NPS) to communicate business and technology value
• Monitor market conditions and the competitive landscape to identify key issues that may impact the product pipeline and value
• Get it built collaborate and facilitate with development and business teams to deliver required functionality
• Understand stakeholder needs
• Own and champion the prioritization of work
• Ensure product completeness and quality
• Champion the development and communication of the product vision and roadmap
• Define releases and program increments
• Ensure product alignment with technology standards (architecture, delivery, security, compliance, etc.)
• Participate in and drive demos
• Get it off the shelf - collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are deployed and consumed/adopted
• Leverage support - ensure products are supported and enhanced to create continuous flow of value and adhere to future-state architecture principles
• Manage the end-to-end development of product strategies and execution across cross-functional teams from inception through launch

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• 4+ years of experience with project management, agile practices, and/or product owner techniques
• Display management and leadership skills for enterprise-wide initiatives with strong collaboration, communication, interpersonal, and negotiating skills
• Working knowledge of technology best practices, methodologies and processes (e.g., ISO 9000, ITIL, CMM, SDLC)
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) effectively with business and technology stakeholders and management
• Utilize evidence-based decision making to communicate with stakeholders and development teams
• Balance the drive for business growth with necessary technology processes and procedures
• An energetic, hands-on, enthusiastic, results-oriented team player, capable of adding significant value to the existing team, as well as implementing strategic solutions
• Will possess and exhibit a high level of integrity
• Will have a proven track record of success, with a collaborative and participative management style
• Ability to translate concepts into viable products or business solutions
• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills

Key Metrics

• Enterprise value/ROI
• Mitigation of technical debt
• Clarity of vision and delivery of roadmap
• Stakeholder buy in and product/feature adoption
• Forecast > map > monitor roadmap milestones and deliverables

Locations

Irving, Texas