Associate Product Manager

Title: Associate Product Manager

Location: Remote – Canada/London Ontario

Reports to: Director, Product Planning & Marketing

The Role: 

The Associate Product Manager will be responsible for gaining and maintaining a thorough understanding of inventory product offerings and acting as the Subject Matter Expert to help educate and inform internal teams and clients.  Through close collaboration with the Head of Inventory Data Services, the Associate Product Manager will assist in refining roadmap, defining requirements, and providing additional detail and information to development teams during Agile sprints.  This role requires creation of thorough product documentation, ensuring it is up-to-date, maintained and available for internal teams and customers.   The Associate Product Manager will utilize superior organizational skills to schedule and run meetings, coordinate activities, elicit and convey status updates ensuring progress is being made and overall keeping a pulse on all inventory product workstreams.  This role requires some business analytics and the ability to execute upon ad hoc reporting, extract and analysis requests utilizing advanced Excel skills. This ideal candidate will be a quick learner, willing to be flexible, quick to offer support and be ready to execute tasks with minimal manager oversight.

The Impact:

The role will be critical in ensuring all inventory products continue to evolve and support our customers in meeting and exceeding their business goals.  By providing this support, coordination and expertise, this role will help to drive successful product direction and traction, further growing our product capabilities and hitting our product portfolio revenue growth opportunities and targets. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and support Head of Inventory Data Services on product roadmap, priorities, project-specific activities and ad hoc requests
• Serve as Product SME for the Inventory as a Service / Certified Inventory products, or any other inventory products/projects
• Create documentation detailing product, processes, workflows and user guides ensuring all documents are complete, up-to-date and stored in appropriate company repositories
• Coordinate activities and serve as back-up for Head of Inventory Data Services when responding to inquiries, attending meetings, providing updates to key stakeholders and upper management
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, setting agendas, documenting and distributing notes and action items
• Manage and track status of all inventory product initiatives, including delegation of tasks to other personnel, obtaining and updating statuses, following up on action items, and communicating status on a regular basis to key stakeholders.
• Utilize learnings to collaborate with Head of Inventory Data Services and other teams on product enhancements and processes for constant iterative product improvement and development
• Work closely with Head of Inventory Data Services to comprehend and refine the roadmap and backlog
• Collaborate and assist with development of clearly defined product requirements translating into Epics, User Stories and tasks within Jira
• Provide guidance, examples and additional detail to development teams, as requested
• Responsible for assessing and executing upon ad hoc requests for reports, extracts, presentations, product documentation, client-facing documentation or communications, etc.
• Help to maintain product collateral and artifacts for Inventory products, ensuring they are up to date and posted for team access
• Support Head of Inventory Data Services on day-to-day executional tasks as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline
• 1-3 years experience in product management, project management or business/product analysis
• Familiarity with a product development methodology such as Agile is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills and close attention to detail
• Strong analytical, evaluative and problem-solving skills
• Excellent active listening, verbal and written communication, documentation/writing, and diplomacy skills
• Ability to collaborate, communicate and coordinate across cross-functional teams including product, development, sales, support and marketing
• Proven experience driving numerous parallel initiatives
• Self-motivated and able to work independently in an ambiguous and highly dynamic environment
• Ability to be flexible and pivot when priorities or direction changes
• Able to apply critical thinking around complex issues and situations
• Advanced Excel experience (pivot tables, lookups, sum-ifs, macros)
• Experience with Jira, Google Analytics, SharePoint and the Microsoft Office suite of products
• Automotive industry experience is a plus

The Career Opportunity: 

This role could easily transition to a number of other opportunities and career paths within the organization.  The obvious path would be within the Product organization, perhaps someone looking to fulfill a career in Product Management, moving up from Associate Product Manager to Product Manager and ultimately transitioning into a business or technical role as a Director in Product Management.

The Team / The Business: 

The Product team is a highly collaborative team, each with their own areas of expertise and a combination of many years within the organization and automotive industry.  We are a passionate group, with the needs and goals of our customers always at the forefront of all that we do.  We are constantly enhancing and innovating our product portfolio, while keeping up with industry trends and challenges. This is a fast-paced and challenging environment. 

Our Hiring Manager says:

We are hoping for a person who is passionate about product management and development.   We want this person to quickly come up so speed on this suite of products so they may assist and help to drive the product iterations, somewhat of a self-starter.  Ideally, once provided with some direction, they can hit the ground running.  This person should be highly organized and able to be flexible, manage multiple workstreams and adapt to changing priorities or areas of focus.  We do have ad hoc requests that require advanced Excel skills.  This person should be proficient in documenting product requirements as well as overall product and customer-facing materials.  Ultimately, the inventory product suite will enhance the automotive vehicle shopping experiences and increase online customer engagement. 

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, data, analytics, and advisory services that helps clients drive growth and profitability. The company’s industry benchmarks and reputation for independence and integrity have established it as one of the world’s most well-known and trusted brands.

J.D. Power’s recruitment efforts are aligned with the company's commitment to provide opportunities rooted in diversity, inclusion, and equality.

Our Vision: To be the leader in providing advanced data solutions that empower industry transformation.

Our Mission: We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.

Our Values: We are Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven.

We are dedicated to leveraging comprehensive and equitable practices which contribute to the overall success of the company and its employees. We invite you to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

J.D. Power is an equal opportunity employer and compliant with AODA/ADA legislation.  If you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please specify.

To all recruitment agencies: J.D. Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Associate Product Manager

Title: Associate Product Manager

Location: Remote – Canada/London Ontario

Reports to: Director, Product Planning & Marketing

The Role: 

The Associate Product Manager will be responsible for gaining and maintaining a thorough understanding of inventory product offerings and acting as the Subject Matter Expert to help educate and inform internal teams and clients.  Through close collaboration with the Head of Inventory Data Services, the Associate Product Manager will assist in refining roadmap, defining requirements, and providing additional detail and information to development teams during Agile sprints.  This role requires creation of thorough product documentation, ensuring it is up-to-date, maintained and available for internal teams and customers.   The Associate Product Manager will utilize superior organizational skills to schedule and run meetings, coordinate activities, elicit and convey status updates ensuring progress is being made and overall keeping a pulse on all inventory product workstreams.  This role requires some business analytics and the ability to execute upon ad hoc reporting, extract and analysis requests utilizing advanced Excel skills. This ideal candidate will be a quick learner, willing to be flexible, quick to offer support and be ready to execute tasks with minimal manager oversight.

The Impact:

The role will be critical in ensuring all inventory products continue to evolve and support our customers in meeting and exceeding their business goals.  By providing this support, coordination and expertise, this role will help to drive successful product direction and traction, further growing our product capabilities and hitting our product portfolio revenue growth opportunities and targets. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and support Head of Inventory Data Services on product roadmap, priorities, project-specific activities and ad hoc requests
• Serve as Product SME for the Inventory as a Service / Certified Inventory products, or any other inventory products/projects
• Create documentation detailing product, processes, workflows and user guides ensuring all documents are complete, up-to-date and stored in appropriate company repositories
• Coordinate activities and serve as back-up for Head of Inventory Data Services when responding to inquiries, attending meetings, providing updates to key stakeholders and upper management
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, setting agendas, documenting and distributing notes and action items
• Manage and track status of all inventory product initiatives, including delegation of tasks to other personnel, obtaining and updating statuses, following up on action items, and communicating status on a regular basis to key stakeholders.
• Utilize learnings to collaborate with Head of Inventory Data Services and other teams on product enhancements and processes for constant iterative product improvement and development
• Work closely with Head of Inventory Data Services to comprehend and refine the roadmap and backlog
• Collaborate and assist with development of clearly defined product requirements translating into Epics, User Stories and tasks within Jira
• Provide guidance, examples and additional detail to development teams, as requested
• Responsible for assessing and executing upon ad hoc requests for reports, extracts, presentations, product documentation, client-facing documentation or communications, etc.
• Help to maintain product collateral and artifacts for Inventory products, ensuring they are up to date and posted for team access
• Support Head of Inventory Data Services on day-to-day executional tasks as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline
• 1-3 years experience in product management, project management or business/product analysis
• Familiarity with a product development methodology such as Agile is a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills and close attention to detail
• Strong analytical, evaluative and problem-solving skills
• Excellent active listening, verbal and written communication, documentation/writing, and diplomacy skills
• Ability to collaborate, communicate and coordinate across cross-functional teams including product, development, sales, support and marketing
• Proven experience driving numerous parallel initiatives
• Self-motivated and able to work independently in an ambiguous and highly dynamic environment
• Ability to be flexible and pivot when priorities or direction changes
• Able to apply critical thinking around complex issues and situations
• Advanced Excel experience (pivot tables, lookups, sum-ifs, macros)
• Experience with Jira, Google Analytics, SharePoint and the Microsoft Office suite of products
• Automotive industry experience is a plus

The Career Opportunity: 

This role could easily transition to a number of other opportunities and career paths within the organization.  The obvious path would be within the Product organization, perhaps someone looking to fulfill a career in Product Management, moving up from Associate Product Manager to Product Manager and ultimately transitioning into a business or technical role as a Director in Product Management.

The Team / The Business: 

The Product team is a highly collaborative team, each with their own areas of expertise and a combination of many years within the organization and automotive industry.  We are a passionate group, with the needs and goals of our customers always at the forefront of all that we do.  We are constantly enhancing and innovating our product portfolio, while keeping up with industry trends and challenges. This is a fast-paced and challenging environment. 

Our Hiring Manager says:

We are hoping for a person who is passionate about product management and development.   We want this person to quickly come up so speed on this suite of products so they may assist and help to drive the product iterations, somewhat of a self-starter.  Ideally, once provided with some direction, they can hit the ground running.  This person should be highly organized and able to be flexible, manage multiple workstreams and adapt to changing priorities or areas of focus.  We do have ad hoc requests that require advanced Excel skills.  This person should be proficient in documenting product requirements as well as overall product and customer-facing materials.  Ultimately, the inventory product suite will enhance the automotive vehicle shopping experiences and increase online customer engagement. 

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, data, analytics, and advisory services that helps clients drive growth and profitability. The company’s industry benchmarks and reputation for independence and integrity have established it as one of the world’s most well-known and trusted brands.

J.D. Power’s recruitment efforts are aligned with the company's commitment to provide opportunities rooted in diversity, inclusion, and equality.

Our Vision: To be the leader in providing advanced data solutions that empower industry transformation.

Our Mission: We unite industry leading data and insights with world-class technology to solve our clients’ toughest challenges.

Our Values: We are Truth Finders, Change Makers and Team Driven.

We are dedicated to leveraging comprehensive and equitable practices which contribute to the overall success of the company and its employees. We invite you to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

J.D. Power is an equal opportunity employer and compliant with AODA/ADA legislation.  If you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please specify.

To all recruitment agencies: J.D. Power does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.