WP Engine · 6 hours ago
Sr. Product Manager (Platform)
Connecticut, United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$144K/yr - $216K/yr
7+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Own the interaction experience for customers' interaction with the WP Engine Platform.
Use data to develop high-quality insights into our customer’s user experience and needs.
Develop a technical product strategy for deploying and maintaining infrastructure systems, and translate that strategy into creative, high quality features and initiatives.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the organization to develop a deep understanding of our business, and continually iterate on product strategy.
Build and groom a prioritized product backlog effectively by leading negotiation and trade-off discussions with key partners.
Lead Program Management and Scrum teams towards the right priorities. Set clear expectations on projects, product launches, and coordinated release plans.
Write excellent user-stories, with thoughtful acceptance criteria, that can be translated into engineering features.
Work closely with the engineering teams to design, schedule, and deliver in an agile environment.
Qualification
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Required
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in a field with a strong emphasis on technology (Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Analytics, Mathematics, and/or Business).
7+ years of experience in the technology industry
5+ years of experience as a Product Manager
Deep understanding of software development platforms, web platforms, databases, and/or software-defined infrastructure; development experience as desired, but not required.
Ability to lead teams in building and operating applications that integrate with third-party applications as a core component of functionality.
Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Dev Ops, and Continuous Integration, Delivery, & Deployment (CI/CD) principles
Validated results of influencing partners in a highly-matrix cross-functional organization.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in software implementation life-cycle (Agile, Iterative, and Incremental, etc.)
Successfully launched and was responsible for the product lifecycle across many products.
Require minimal direction.
Outstanding communication skills.
Ability to communicate software product features, technical designs, and product strategy effectively to both technical and non-technical teams.
Experience taking a leading role in building scalable software systems
High attention to detail and experience leading multiple, contending priorities simultaneously.
History of teamwork and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to push things over the finish line!
Benefits
Company Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)
Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Accident & Critical Illness)
Fertility Benefits (IVF/Fertility drug coverage)
HSA Company contribution $750 for employee / $1500 for family
401(k) with a 4% match
Disability Insurance
Paid Family and Caregiver’s Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Generous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)
One-time $500 payment to set up your home office
4 Company Wellness Days a year
1 floating holiday
$100 monthly wellness allowance to spend on what you want
Free subscription to Calm
Pet Insurance
On-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal
Company
WP Engine
Powering your freedom to create on WordPress®. WP Engine is a proud member and supporter of the community of WordPress® users.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Norfund
2014-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ramadass Prabhakar
Chief Technology Officer
David Brolsma
Chief Financial Officer
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