Product Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in San Diego, CA that is seeking a Product Manager responsible for serving as the Product Owner on a scrum team ensuring team builds and delivers quality software products for use by the company and our clients.

Responsibilities:
* Exhibits proven competence in all Product Manager duties and knowledge requirements
* Leads team in achieving sprint goals by delivering high value items during a product's life cycle
* Defines product vision, road-map and strategic growth opportunities for product
* Documents, evaluates and prioritizes product enhancements and bugs with stakeholders
* Facilitates requirements gathering with stakeholders and understands their business process or workflow
* Reviews completed work, performs and documents product testing and data validation while engaging stakeholders as needed to obtain business signoff
* Conducts sprint planning and elaboration of user stories including defining acceptance criteria and definition of done with the team
* Continually grooms and maintains the product backlog according to business priorities, value or ROI, ensuring user stories are clear and concise
* Coordinates product releases with team, Production Support and other impacted groups while setting delivery expectations with stakeholders
* Assists in mitigating impediments to ensure team achieves release/sprint goals
* Provides estimates for new products or feature enhancements to an existing product
* Assists in troubleshooting incidents, reporting bugs and serves as point of escalation for Production Support team
* Develops or directs creation of product documentation for distribution to staff and clients including support guides, release notes, policies and operational procedures
* Manages all communications around product development with team and stakeholders
* Collaborates and coordinates with stakeholders, other IT teams, or 3rd party vendors on product development as needed

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
* Scrum certification preferred
* Five (5) or more years related work experience
* Insurance industry experience preferred
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Good leadership, problem solving and time management skills
* Ability to manage a dispersed, distributed software development team
* Strong analytical skills to understand data and business process, diagnose problems and recommend solutions
* Ability to work within a team and to work independently
* Ability to interface with a broad stakeholder audience across the organization
* General Microsoft Office products experience in Outlook, Power Point, Word and Excel

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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