Senior Product Manager - Dynamic Pricing Parking Technology

SAS is a global powerhouse of innovation and excellence, and they are seeking a Senior Product Manager for their IDeaS division. The role involves driving the development and success of analytics software products by collaborating with cross-functional teams and overseeing the product lifecycle from ideation to delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with remote or onsite engineering teams to ensure alignment of internal or partner requirements to IDeaS’ roadmap
• Lead calls internally and externally, articulating the status of multiple concurrent projects for both technical and non-technical stakeholders (including at clients and partners)
• Produce detailed technical documentation explaining how services or enhancements to IDeaS’ solutions should be built, updated or connected in the form of both user and product requirements
• Manage delivery of new or enhancements to existing services and applications responsible for functions including data integration, user or property data management
• Supports Software Development and Quality Assurance (SDQA) teams in detailed design discussions related to meet the defined functional and business requirements
• Groom roadmap, define goals and project timelines and steward work through completion for assigned projects
• Organize all development tickets at all levels for assigned services – taking ownership for delivery of assigned items
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert and requirements leader for development teams working on assigned projects
• Comprehend product challenges and support iteration on innovative solutions for achieving development objectives with greater efficiency
• Be comfortable with database queries, API communication and other common forms of data integration to support definition of requirements, designs, and acceptance tests
• Creates executive briefing documents to drive decision-making process
• Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
• Identifies opportunities for emerging technology and business issues that present opportunities or threats to the company
• Performs other duties, as assigned
• Demonstrates a desire to learn and adapt continually, as a self-motivated individual who takes ownership of their work in a fast-paced environment

Requirements:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Software Development or quantitative field (Operations Research, Industrial Engineering) or similar
• 3+ years' experience in Product Management, Product Development, Consulting or related function in the software/ technology industry
• 1+ years working with SQL with the ability to write MySQL/ SQL Server queries proficiently to support investigation of data to support decision making
• 1+ years working with common API-based integrations and common security protocols in API-based data exchanges
• Strong data analysis skills – supporting the use of data, real messages or database structure to inform decisions
• Demonstrably strong ability to translate business requirements to technical needs and product behavior, to act as the liaison between analytics and technology-centric software development teams
• Ability to understand product features and underlying analytics and describe associated customer value
• Excellent communications skills for explaining complex processes to non-experts, clients, prospects and team members
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Full understanding of the product management skills; ability to resolve a wide range of issues in creative and novel ways
• Skilled in effective communication, influencing and negotiation
• Organizational skills for managing and owning commitments, schedules, and deadlines