Product Manager, Internal Tools

Dayforce is a global human capital management company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are seeking a Product Manager for the Platform Core Services team to bring next-generation platform capabilities to life, collaborating with development teams and ensuring high-quality internal tools that enhance developer productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with members of the Product Management and Development teams to translate requirements into solutions and system designs that align with product development strategy
• Drive forward Platform Core Services initiatives with a passion and enthusiasm
• Serve as the voice of the user in conversations with design and development
• Partner with the cybersecurity and privacy teams as well as with customers and other product development teams to understand their needs and use that input to help shape the product
• Identify, prioritize and execute against both the backlog and roadmap using a data driven approach
• Manage the risk of poorly developed software by ensuring the team is focused on building the right product for the right user at the right time
• Perform ongoing backlog grooming, including maintaining and prioritizing backlog items in conjunction with team members
• Coordinate activities across development teams, identifying, documenting and driving cross-team dependencies
• Define acceptance criteria and technical requirements, including data requirements, data flow and usage, and for features
• Create and maintain technical and end user documentation Review product release notes and ensure the accuracy of any technical details
• Work with product operations to plan charters and launches to get our products out to customers

Requirements:

• Highly organized, disciplined self-starter, capable of working independently or in close collaboration within an agile development team
• Excellent consulting, collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to communicate with external customers and partners to gather requirements
• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience writing user stories, doing user research, breaking down technical features
• Experience building developer tools or internal tools for large platforms
• Demonstrable understanding of technical concepts like Microsoft Azure, Kafka, and microservices. Familiarity with architectural frameworks is preferred
• Skilled in data analysis, user interviews, documentation, and cross-time zone collaboration
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration / Computer Information Systems or equivalent degree
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Product Manager working directly with agile development teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent multitasking and problem-solving abilities
• Exceptional self-awareness and time management skills
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks