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Associate Product Manager – Business Management
Want to work with fearless innovators, visionaries, and community-minded people who challenge the status quo? We do too.
Plex is more than a software company — we’re a team of disruptors who are driving innovation and unlocking the promise and value of smart manufacturing.
It isn’t a trend or a moment, it’s a movement. And we’re leading it, but we can’t lead it alone. That’s where you come in.
Plex Systems, Inc.® delivers the first smart manufacturing platform, helping the world’s leading innovators to make awesome products. Built in the cloud, the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform includes MES, ERP, supply chain management, Industrial IoT, and analytics.
We believe that anything that can be made can be made better, and we are focused on finding the right people to help us achieve the big important tasks ahead.
Is that person you?
In support of our ongoing growth, we are looking for an Associate Product Manager to help set and execute the product vision for our portfolio of Business Management solutions, deliver innovative and impactful products and features, and support the growth of Plex through the adoption and expansion of our products.
As a successful Product Manager for our Business Management Products:
You exhibit Business Management expertise and are well-versed in areas such as, Accounting and Finance, Workflow, and Human Capital Management.
You possess a keen sense for identifying and solving significant problems in the market in a manner that adds value for customers and differentiates Plex from the competition.
You understand that strategy is the art of determining what not to do as much as it is driving laser focus toward the business problems Plex is uniquely positioned to solve.
You know how to prioritize your backlog and manage stakeholder expectations to ensure positive business outcomes for the customer base.
You know how to roll up your sleeves to get the job done and have previously built successful products that solve real business problems that add value for manufacturers, preferably within the Enterprise Business-to-Business sector and ERP domain.
You are comfortable and adept at collaborating with and influencing all areas of an organization including Sales, Marketing, Product Engineering, Customer Support and Services, and the C-Suite.
You relish new challenges and are comfortable stepping into new domains and learning new skills and products to make an impact.
Your day might include activities like customer and market research, qualitative and quantitative analysis, setting product vision and direction, building a multi-year roadmap, detailing requirements for products in your purview, managing the product release process, working with your Go-To-Market counterparts on effective positioning, or working with our product engineering team to deliver innovative and impactful financial solutions to the global manufacturing industry.
WHAT’S YOUR IMPACT?
Develop understanding of customer, market, and industry needs.
Support the Product team in building a multi-year product roadmap to support Business Management needs.
Prioritize roadmap, new product enhancements, and features based upon data, customer, and value analysis, sound judgement, and past experience.
Collaborate with all facets of the Plex Product team through the design, development, release, testing, and maintenance of the product to ensure successful customer outcomes and adoption, including:
Defining use cases, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria for functional products, as well as modern, restful APIs.
Working with the User Experience team to deliver exceptional product design.
Collaborating with Documentation team to ensure product documentation is authored in a manner conducive to adoption by customers
Supporting both functional and technical discussions with Engineering to ensure products meet market and customer needs.
Supporting the QA team with product knowledge and relevant context as they create test plans and disposition defects.
Working with our solution partner team, identify solutions that complement our portfolio, build integrations, and support joint Go-To-Market efforts.
Lead the development and execution of the go-to-market plan, including the enablement of sales, services and support enablement, product marketing, and prospect engagement.
Manage the launch process, including both Product, Go-to-Market, Customer Support, and customer adoption activities.
Help determine Product pricing based on data, customer value, and ROI.
Achieve adoption, revenue, and customer satisfaction targets for your products.
IS IT IN YOU?
2+ years of Product Management experience with an Enterprise B2B product, within the Business Management domain, preferably in Accounting & Finance.
Experience in International Finance, Taxation, or Statutory needs is highly desired.
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience with cloud solutions is highly desired.
Ability to navigate between business and technical concepts.
Ability to clearly and concisely present product value, benefit, proposals, and status to internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to clearly define requirements and prioritize requests based upon qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Experience with Agile Development methodologies is highly desired.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We are proud to be recognized as one of the top workplaces in the tech industry. Our inviting culture fosters collaboration, innovation, and motivates team members to take on important work, every day.
In addition to all the benefits you’d expect from a world-class company like ours, we also offer Day 1 benefits, career growth and professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, unlimited paid time off, a wellness allowance to support your family’s well-being, sustainable work-life balance, and flexibility. Our multiple office locations offer a casual-dress workplace, complimentary snacks and drinks, and “de-stress areas” complete with amenities in some locations like massage chairs, golf simulator, ping pong tables and more.
Plex values the power of diversity and inclusion – it isn’t just a talking point for us. It drives our business and fosters fresh thinking, and is reflected in the individuals we hire, and the culture and community we’ve built to support them, such as our Women@Plex and Pride@Plex groups. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants of all types and from all backgrounds. Plex urges our employees to understand, accept, and celebrate the differences among people.
SOUND LIKE YOUR DREAM JOB?
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