The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager (Enterprise Systems) to shape and execute a product vision and roadmap for several enterprise systems. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, managing cross-functional technology initiatives, and ensuring that projects align with the organization’s strategic goals.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with stakeholders across business areas, primarily the Foundation’s People and Finance departments, to gather information about their needs, pain points and priorities and to identify and document business requirements
- Manage cross-functional technology initiatives and requests, including the discovery, planning, and supporting of implementation phases like configuration, testing, training, and change management, given project needs
- Research and evaluate new technologies and industry trends which align with evolving business capabilities and needs in support of our mission
- Develop and manage key documentation, including business cases, charters, strategic product vision proposals, and status reports to align project team members and sponsors
- Coordinate with technical teams to ensure that business needs are translated into clear technical scope and requirements, and that deliverables meet quality standards
- Develop and maintain technology product roadmaps pertinent to assigned product areas
- Identify and mitigate project risks, and develop contingency plans as needed
- Help to define product goals and success metrics and gather data that leads to continuous improvement of the products within this portfolio
- Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet the organization's strategic goals, overseeing proper close-out activities where appropriate
- Share ongoing input and expertise within our Technology Product Management team to continuously mature our practices and deepen our mission impact
Requirements:
- Relevant experience with technical product management, including managing and presenting roadmaps to project stakeholders and senior leaders
- Relevant experience in planning, analyzing, and executing enterprise technology projects successfully with internal and external stakeholders, including both technical and non-technical audiences
- Flexibility and ability to lead through ambiguity and quickly adapt to the latest information and evolving business needs
- Able to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently and prioritize effectively
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate and innovate with stakeholders across the organization
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify potential issues and find effective solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Curious about and comfortable with learning new technologies
- Familiarity with People and Financial processes and hands-on experience with systems like NetSuite, Coupa, Adaptive Insights, Greenhouse, Lattice, and HRIS is a plus
- Prior nonprofit experience a plus