Product Manager 1 (Full time) - Special Projects Department

Job Title

Product Manager 1

Job Description

The purpose of this position is to help bring God's children unto Jesus Christ by increasing understanding of His Church and its divinely appointed responsibilities of assisting in gathering Israel on both sides of the veil and preparing the world for the Second Coming of the Savior.

The Product Manager 1 is an entry level role that creates and manages products that reach a variety of audiences with the purpose of furthering the mission of the Church by inviting all to come unto Christ. The focus of the Product Manager is on meeting the needs of the customer audience.

Responsibilities

• Understand unmet and customer/audience needs.
• Balance stakeholder requirements with customer needs.
• Establish and maintain a prioritized backlog of product requirements.
• Prioritize audiences/customers.
• Product ambassador: Create, lead, and work with cross-functional teams (including service departments).
• Manage the entire Product Lifecycle.
• Product launch and adoption for all targeted audiences.
• Develop core product communication, messaging, and positioning by audiences.
• Establish, monitor, and report product metrics.
• Manage inventory levels to meet supply/demand.
• Indirect leadership/teamwork required from other internal organizations: Typically a member of cross-functional teams, consisting of individual contributors.
• Product Influence (strategic importance, footprint/global): Oversees products that have some strategic influence. Typically involves existing or new products in existing markets or areas.
• Product breadth (product, product line, portfolio): Manages a few products or functional areas.
• Budget responsibility: Typically manages a total budget in the $100,000+ range.
• Product complexity (technical, integration): Manage products that are simple in scope and require no integration with other products.
• Presentations and internal communication (management, executive management): Makes presentations and gains approvals at director-level or lower.
• Vendor management: Little to no vendor management responsibility. Typically works with internal teams.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors' degree required in business, marketing, communications, or related disciplines.
• 3 years of related experience with demonstrated in-depth knowledge and ability to solve complex problems.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Good analytical skills, excellent communication, and presentation skills.
• Success advocating change with teams and customers.
• Consistently able to meet or exceed assigned targets/deadlines.

To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom. Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.