Product Manager 3

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 3 is a senior 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 3 is on meeting the needs of the customer audience. The incumbent manages Missionary Call and Assignment technologies.

• 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: Lead one or more cross-functional teams consisting of a variety of job levels/functions.
• Product Influence (strategic importance, footprint/global): Oversee products that are highly strategic, often with a global impact. Often involves expansion into new markets or areas.
• Product breadth (product, product line, portfolio): Manage one or more product families or portfolios.
• Budget responsibility: Will typically manage a total budget in the multimillion-dollar range.
• Product complexity (technical, integration): Manage products that are highly integrated with other products and across departments.
• Presentations and internal communication (management, executive management): Communicate and seek approval at executive councils, including general authorities, managing directors or area level.
• Vendor management: Create requests for proposals, evaluate bids, perform buy/build analysis, work with service departments to select and manage vendors.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required in business, marketing, communications, or related discipline.
• 9 years of experience leading multidisciplinary projects or initiatives.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to proactively identify, define, and solve the most complex problems.
• Ability to influence strategy to address internal or external business needs.
• History of being a top performer in previous work assignments.
• Proven ability to advocate change and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Ability to create and deliver executive-level presentations.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to accomplish work with minimal supervision.

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.

Preferred:

• Master's degree.

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.