Jenzabar · 1 week ago
Product Manager IV
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$70K/yr - $84K/yr
6+ years expJenzabar is a company focused on providing innovative solutions in the education sector, and they are seeking a Product Manager IV to define and communicate the vision, strategy, and roadmap for their product. The role involves collaborating with various teams, gathering market requirements, and maintaining product integrity throughout the development process.
CRMEducationSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define and clearly communicate vision, strategy, and roadmap for the product. Evangelize to both internal and external constituents ensuring a strong connection to the product. This may be in the form of documentation, training, working with beta sites, etc
Balance module priorities with overall PD Team and Corporate goals
Provide leadership to project development team consisting of UX, QA, Dev, Doc, DB throughout the development process. Accountable for the creation and integrity of the product backlog. Leads grooming of the product backlog
Gather market requirements and product feedback from both internal and external Stakeholders including cultivating and developing a Product Advisory Group comprised of key client constituents
Develop product area Epic, Feature and User Stories that operationalize product vision. Work closely with User Experience to ensure that final product designs clearly execute the vision
Coordinate the development of personas with UX Designer to ensure that Stakeholders clearly understand the users & user stories
Show proficient communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
Write and maintain functional requirement documents, detailing descriptions of user needs and necessary acceptance criteria to ensure efficient & precise development
Work closely with Technical Documentation team to develop reference guides & online help
Triage incoming outreach from internal/external constituents and process to correct resource as needed
Complete Hotfix testing as warranted
Attend company events, often providing "educational sessions" to staff and clients
Share product vision, User Stories and RFP Support for Sales/Solutions Experts/Marketing
Maintains Professional and Functional knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies
Attend tradeshows/conferences representing corporate and product goals
Support Developers responding to critical issues brought forward by Services and Support Analyst who need more technical support
Maintain transparency regarding roadmap Epics/Features and confidently explain "why" to various stakeholders and constituents
Skillful use of developed software functionality
Coordinate with Stakeholders to develop a roll-out process that includes Support, Services, Sales/Account Managers, etc
Coordinates with PD Management to support product direction
Must be comfortable working autonomously without support at any time throughout a project
Facilitate "Gemba Walks" to learn directly from the source, the user stories and usability of the software
Demonstrate leadership across Product Development teams
Provides leadership for other PM team members
Qualification
Required
Define and clearly communicate vision, strategy, and roadmap for the product
Evangelize to both internal and external constituents ensuring a strong connection to the product
Balance module priorities with overall PD Team and Corporate goals
Provide leadership to project development team consisting of UX, QA, Dev, Doc, DB throughout the development process
Accountable for the creation and integrity of the product backlog
Leads grooming of the product backlog
Gather market requirements and product feedback from both internal and external Stakeholders including cultivating and developing a Product Advisory Group comprised of key client constituents
Develop product area Epic, Feature and User Stories that operationalize product vision
Work closely with User Experience to ensure that final product designs clearly execute the vision
Coordinate the development of personas with UX Designer to ensure that Stakeholders clearly understand the users & user stories
Show proficient communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
Write and maintain functional requirement documents, detailing descriptions of user needs and necessary acceptance criteria to ensure efficient & precise development
Work closely with Technical Documentation team to develop reference guides & online help
Triage incoming outreach from internal/external constituents and process to correct resource as needed
Complete Hotfix testing as warranted
Attend company events, often providing 'educational sessions' to staff and clients
Share product vision, User Stories and RFP Support for Sales/Solutions Experts/Marketing
Maintains Professional and Functional knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies
Attend tradeshows/conferences representing corporate and product goals
Support Developers responding to critical issues brought forward by Services and Support Analyst who need more technical support
Maintain transparency regarding roadmap Epics/Features and confidently explain 'why' to various stakeholders and constituents
Skillful use of developed software functionality
Coordinate with Stakeholders to develop a roll-out process that includes Support, Services, Sales/Account Managers, etc
Coordinates with PD Management to support product direction
Must be comfortable working autonomously without support at any time throughout a project
Facilitate 'Gemba Walks' to learn directly from the source, the user stories and usability of the software
Demonstrate leadership across Product Development teams
Provides leadership for other PM team members
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Education, Higher Education Administration, Computer Science or related field
6+ years' experience working at an Accredited College/University
6+ years' experience in a Product Manager role in a related field
Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work effectively and independently in an atmosphere of multiple projects, across multiple products
Must have excellent team building and problem-solving skills with comfortability working in a deadline driven environment
Ability to be innovative, creative, strategic, analytical, and think outside the box when problem-solving
Familiarity with Relational Database schema & Basic SQL queries are helpful
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Life Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
PTO
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Holidays
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
401K
Educational Assistance
Company
Jenzabar
Jenzabar provides software, strategies, and services for the administration of higher education institutions.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$60MKey Investors
Omnicom Group
2000-04-13Private Equity· $60M
Leadership Team
Ling Chai
President, Founder, CEO, Chairwoman of the Board
Carolynn Berry
Senior Partner Success & Marketing Specialist
Recent News
2025-09-19
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