Product Manager, Appetize

• You must possess a blend of business and technical understanding, a big-picture vision and the drive to make that vision a reality
• 5+ years of payments product management experience in a software development environment
• Clear understanding of the payments landscape
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into simple requirements
• Experience managing complete Product life cycle from inception to launch
• Excellent teamwork skills including written and verbal communication skills and working with offshore teams
• Ability to work toward hard deadlines across multiple stakeholders
• May require supervision of Product Owners for your assigned product
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Ability to create and maintain a work environment that promotes client service, teamwork, performance feedback, individual recognition and mutual respect
• This position requires travel to customer and non-customer sites

Desirable

• You will lead the continuous enhancement and delivery of new product payments integrations by defining customer and partner needs and then translating that to requirements via user stories and other input, working with development, marketing and sales teams
• As a Product Manager you bring well rounded product expertise to the role that includes core best practices of product management
• Key areas of focus will include gathering internal and external feedback and requirements, keeping abreast of current technology, and helping define the strategic product direction in partnership with Appetize’s other Product Managers and the Architecture team
• Drive the ideation, technical development, and launch of innovative point of sale (POS) payment and hardware integrations
• Establish shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution
• Build and deliver a product roadmap that encompasses our product strategy coupled with customer and partner input
• Drive product development with a team of world-class engineers and designers
• Integrate research and market analysis into product requirements to ensure we are bringing added value to our customers
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
• Understand Appetize’s strategic and competitive position and deliver products that are recognized as best in the industry
• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm
• Stay current with compliance and relevant regulations affecting the marketplace and relevant product functionality
• In consultation with the development team discuss and refine solutions to technical problems
• Work across the product teams to prioritize work and ensure that it is meeting customer commitments as well as dependencies
• Work with product marketing to define go-to-market strategies for your product
• Evaluate feasibility of internal / external requests and balance those against the needs of the business and resource budget
• Work with senior management to set product vision and strategy
• Other duties or special projects as assigned