Vertafore, Inc.

Product Manager

Vertafore, Inc.$90K — $110K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as a product manager for a B2B SaaS product
  • Experience working within a cross functional organization
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts across all levels of an organization
  • Familiarity with Agile software practices
  • Demonstrated judgment in obtaining solutions
  • Experience in translating business drivers and customer needs into actionable strategy

Responsibilities

  • Conduct market and customer research to define product vision and strategy
  • Develop and communicate the product roadmap
  • Maintain and prioritize the product backlog with Product Owners
  • Lead product release planning
  • Collaborate on Go-To-Market strategies and successful launches
  • Engage customers for feedback and product direction
  • Contribute to product evangelism through communication and speaking engagements

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge industry
  • Flexible First work environment with hybrid office/home options
  • Comprehensive medical, vision & dental plans
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Support for parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Education assistance programs
  • Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP)
  • Tuition reimbursement and wellness initiatives
Full Job Description
$90,000 - $110,000 / year + Bonus

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Product Manager, you will own creating and executing against your product roadmap. You will operate both strategically and tactically by creating a product vision, defining the problems your products will solve, and aligning development teams to solve them by creating and maintaining a backlog of well-prepared features aligned with the roadmap. You may also partner closely with Go-To-Market and Product Operations teams to ensure successful launches for your products and releases. Your objectives are directly linked to business metrics of your product such as, retention, adoption, new feature adoption, and customer satisfaction.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

  • Conduct primary and secondary market and customer research to create product vision and strategy.


  • Create product roadmap aligned to vision and strategy; communicate product roadmap and vision internally and externally


  • Create and maintain the product backlog of features and partner with Product Owners to ensure backlog of user stories is created, maintained, and thoughtfully prioritized.


  • Own product release planning


  • When applicable, be accountable for the successful launch of new products and releases partnering with Go-To-Market and Product Operations leaders to manage the cross-functional implementation of the Go-To-Market plan


  • When applicable, partner with Go-To-Market team on product positioning, messaging, and sales enablement; support creation of enablement artifacts leveraged by internal teams


  • Partner and communicate with customers on strategic direction, roadmap, progress against roadmap, and issue resolution.


  • Product/Customer feedback - Support special interest groups/customer feedback forums


  • Product Evangelism - Contributing to necessary and relevant communication forums and supporting product leaders in various speaking engagements


  • Other duties as assigned


Skills & Requirements
Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience as a product manager for a B2B SaaS product


  • Experience working within a cross functional organization


  • Experience navigating and communicating complex concepts to all levels of an organization and customers


  • Experience in Agile software practices


  • Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and select methods to obtain solutions.


  • Demonstrated experience distilling business drivers, future customer needs, and competitive challenges to an actionable strategy.


Additional Requirements and Details:

  • Travel required up to 10% of the time.


  • Located and working from an office location.


  • Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.


  • Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.


  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).


  • Frequent sitting and/or standing.


Why Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only
  • The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
  • Medical, vision & dental plans
  • Life, AD&D
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability
  • Pension Plan & Employer Match
  • Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • Education Assistance
  • Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition


Why Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only
  • The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
  • We have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.
  • Medical, vision & dental plans
    • PPO & high-deductible options
  • Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
    • Health Care FSA
    • Dental & Vision FSA
    • Dependent Care FSA
    • Commuter FSA
  • Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match
  • Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
  • Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Education & Legal Assistance
  • Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
  • Commuter Benefits (Denver)

About Vertafore, Inc.

Vertafore, Inc. is a software company that provides insurance technology solutions. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Bothell, Washington. Vertafore operates in the technology sector and has a workforce of over 1700 employees. The company's products and services are designed to help insurance agencies and carriers manage their operations more efficiently. Vertafore's solutions include agency management, rating and connectivity, content management, and compliance and licensing. The company has a strong presence in the United States and serves over 20,000 customers.
Learn more about Vertafore, Inc.
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1,700 employees
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Founded
1969

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