Project Management Product Manager

Product Manager

At Sevita, we believe that everyone deserves to live well. For more than 50 years, our team members have provided home and community-based health care for adults, children, and their families across the United States. Our extraordinary team offers innovative, quality services and support that lead to growth and new opportunities for the people we serve and for our employees.

The Product Manager leads the vision and development of a third-party product within our organization. This role is a unique opportunity to define, build, and shape the product strategy from scratch and drive cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional value to our Sevita stakeholders.

The Product Manager acts as the primary advocate for the product, bridging business needs and technical delivery while working closely with stakeholders, customers, and development teams. This role's leadership is crucial in establishing product roadmaps, prioritizing features, and setting the foundation for product success.

Essential Job Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below.

• Product Strategy & Execution
• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle from discovery and planning to launch and iteration for integrations and enhancements
• Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy aligned with overall company goals.
• Work closely with executive leadership to translate business objectives into a prioritized product roadmap.
• Serve as the single source of truth for the product backlog, ensuring clarity, transparency, and prioritization aligned with stakeholder needs and business objectives.
• Make day-to-day decisions on product priorities and scope adjustments in response to evolving requirements and stakeholder inputs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success to ensure cohesive product delivery.
• Engage directly with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to gather feedback, validate assumptions, and refine product requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and development teams, facilitating clear communication and alignment throughout the product development process.
• Product Development
• Write clear, detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for agile development teams.
• Prioritize backlog items effectively to maximize value and ensure timely delivery of features.
• Analyze market trends, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies to inform product decisions.
• Lead product demos, sprint planning, and retrospective sessions, providing clear communication on progress and risks
• Ensure that acceptance criteria are met, and the delivered product increments meet the expected quality and functionality before release.
• Process Improvement & Optimization
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure product performance and drive data-informed decisions.
• Continuously refine product management processes to improve delivery efficiency and product quality.
• Communication
• Communicate results, timelines and status, to a broad and targeted audience, including the most senior executives in the company, on an informal and formal basis
• Facilitate discussions as a liaison between functional and field teams, including "translating" problem statements or requirements on behalf of key stakeholders
• Champion innovation and transparency by providing timely updates to stakeholders, ensuring alignment and managing expectations throughout the product lifecycle

Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

Minimum Knowledge and Skills Required for the Job :

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or abilities required to perform the job.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.

Sevita is committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and respects the unique talents, experiences, and perspectives of our employees and the people we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.