GigNow Product Manager (San Jose,CA)

Job description

Job Summary:
The Global Innovation Team is a small, startup-like product and business incubator founded in 2015 to bring technology to the core of everything we do at EY. This includes enabling existing businesses with technology as well as building entirely new web and mobile products and technology platforms with an enterprise focus. Our access to the world’s leading companies is unprecedented and so are the opportunities stemming from these relationships. Be a part of something huge!

Within Global Innovation, the GigNow team is developing the best-in-class online sourcing, matching and hiring talent marketplace for contractors that matches talent with relevant opportunities at large, global enterprise firms. As part of EY’s Global Innovation, we are lean and move fast like a startup while enjoy the benefits of being part of an established and successful 100+ year old company with annual revenue exceeding $35B. Come be part of our growing team located in San Jose, CA, (or San Francisco, CA), in the heart of Silicon Valley and help us evolve and scale our platform.

GigNow team is looking for a product manager that works with designers and engineers to build new products and create new businesses. PMs are responsible for leading all product management activities scaling and growing the GigNow platform. This includes working closely with design and engineering leads to define the product roadmap and strategy, write user stories and requirements, manage projects and teams, and develop vision for the evolution of the GigNow product. The Product Manager will work closely with the engineering lead and the GM of the respective business in prioritizing roadmap features, setting timelines and rollout plans, and ensuring the success of all launched products and services by defining and tracking the right success metrics.

 

Essential Functions of the Job:

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Lead ideation, development, and launch of innovative products and services that delight customers

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Drive product development end-to-end from ideation to requirements definition to execution and launch working closely with a team of designers and engineers

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Be laser-focused on the user experience. Leverage metrics, user research, usability studies, market research, and competitive analyses to help define product requirements

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Define, track, and analyze metrics that inform the success of products

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Understand GigNow’s opportunity, environment, and competitive position to deliver products that lead existing and create new markets

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Continuously review, evolve, and improve processes, practices, and technologies used

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Help fill the gap between business and the engineering team.

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Conduct market research to identify product gaps, understand competitive landscape, and find “grey space” for our team to innovate.

 

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

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Ability to review and often take the lead in solving complex situations.

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Has wide discretion in designing and delivering its services provided that activities are consistent with EY operating policies, risk management requirements and functional precedents

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Acts as a project manager for medium to large projects or oversees significant portions of major or highly complex projects.  Demonstrates advanced understanding of scope, schedule and planning; advanced understanding of time management, resource management cost management.

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Recommends courses of action and manages relationships for positive progress.

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

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Understanding of user-centered design; experience designinguser interfaces, prototyping, and creating wire frames and mock ups

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Experience with either consumer or enterprise applications in a technology company; SaaS experience highly desired

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Experience with technical architecture of web or mobile applications

·  Strong product and project management skills
·  Strong understanding of technical product development and agile product development methodology
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Exceptional communication and presentation skills

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Strong organizational and analytical skills

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Passion for web and mobile applications, building products, and developing simple and intuitive customer experiences

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Ability and desire to challenge the status quo.

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Love creating things from scratch and operate in an ambiguous environment. Be driven and self-directed.

Other Requirements:
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1-3 years digital product management experience desired

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MBA or Masters in Computer Science desired