Software Product Manager

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Technical 407 Pay Range: $105,600.00 - $158,400.00

Job Duties

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned platforms, including roadmap planning, prioritization, feature definition, and release management.
• Works in an agile environment fulfilling the role of Product Owner and continuously refines and prioritizes the backlog. Balances stakeholder priorities with product health needs to maximize value and minimize risk.
• Engages a cross-functional team of stakeholders, end-users, engineers, UX designers, and Product and Portfolio leaders to understand the problems to solve, inform the product vision, and define software product requirements.
• Partners with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate business needs into platform capabilities, and drive adoption across the organization.
• Delivers on and supports communication of the software product roadmap based on the strategy, problems to solve, and stakeholder priorities, defined by senior members of the product team.
• Collaborates with the Scrum team to translate the product roadmap into well-defined features and a deep product backlog of sprint-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria to deliver on the roadmap.
• Participates and presents in planning activities and steering committees as needed.
• Defines and surfaces risks, assumptions, and trade-offs associated with product features to guide prioritization decisions.
• Maintains knowledge on assigned product(s), including the technology used, integrations, and dependencies. Understands the latest relevant technologies, vendors, innovations, and forward-thinking trends.
• Participates in RFI and RFP vendor selection process.
• Demos working software and facilitates effective sprint demos to stakeholders.
• Ensures product quality by testing software features to ensure they satisfy the acceptance criteria and works with stakeholders and end users to coordinate user acceptance testing activities.
• Provides support to product release activities including documenting software release notes and coordinating change management to increase product adoption.
• Actively participates in the urgent resolution of any high impact production issues.
• Maintains and builds relationships with business...

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