job summary: Job Description: The Product Manager will represent the customers and stakeholders of the product. They will manage the business/customer/stakeholder relationship and drive the associated deliverable work priorities. They will strive to understand the product or multiple product lines, the business goals and anticipate their needs. Skill/Experience/Education: Mandatory SkillsQualifications: Bachelor s degree in business, marketing, or computer science related degree.Advanced knowledge of automotive; vehicle remarketing preferred.2-4 years of software product development, product design, and/or product management experience with a demonstrable track record of results.Understanding and involvement with agile software product development (Scrum), business case analysis, market condition, and customer base analysis; experience using data and metrics to validate assumptions and assertions of business value.Experience with development of product strategy and roadmap planning with solid strategic thinking, planning, and product management skills.Ability to thrive in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative environment requiring a high degree of productivity, adaptability,innovation and follow-through.Obsessed with continuous and iterative improvements and ensuring?the we re building the right set of capabilities and features for the product line(s).Highly quantitative, analytical, and business minded professional that can quickly learn new domains / products.Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management and communication (verbal spoken, written) skills and ability to work collaboratively across all levels of leadership; solid technical and negotiation skills.Willingness to travel.Maintains high levels of motivation, performance, and personal integrity aligned with Client's corporate values. Desired Skills: Experience in financial services, especially in understanding the significance of legal, compliance and regulatory factors.Proficiency in creating user stories, spearheading refinement and sprint planning activities and conducting succinct and informative sprint demos.Robust partnership focus in an Agile environment; not only within the Scrum team but also with functional partners, executive leadership and with other Scrum teams.Flexibility relative to priority of work, ability to shift focus and schedule (deployments are scheduled when there will be minimal impact to our customers).Able to grasp technical concepts and leverage this knowledge to help facilitate sizing of features and stories.Excel, Word and PowerPoint proficiency is a must. Skill Matrix: Agile Experience - 4-5 YearsProduct Owner Experience - 4-5 YearsFinancial Services Experience - 4-5 Years location: Charlotte, North Carolina job type: Contract salary: $77 - 87 per hour work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Works closely with the product delivery team articulating the product?vision and strategy.Supports the product development activities as required (e.g. journey& user mapping, sprint planning & grooming, ideation sessions, etc.)Manage the process of generating, developing, and curating new ideas brought by the business/customers/stakeholders. Incorporating user research, proof of concepts, and pilots with customers to maintain product and market fit.As part of a continuous release cadence the Product Manager is responsible for the delivery of the products strategic initiatives from idea intake through coordination of supporting partners (e.g. customer rollout, Operations, Sales/Marketing, Call Center, Finance, etc.). Through coordination with Product Director: Plan and communicate product roadmap priorities and strategy to key stakeholders.Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product improvements through deep analysis, understanding customers competitive landscape, reviewing product specifications and requirements.Identify and maintain product dashboard to monitor real-time product health, product baselines to validate feature release goals/value, and deep understanding of customer base. qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedEducation: Bachelors skills: Product ManagementAgile MethodologyProduct Owner (4 years of experience is required) Financial Services Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information