Management Consulting has been the foundation of Point B’s employee-owned company for 25+ years.
Our collaborative, forward looking leadership approach ensures our customers are on the right path to success.
What makes Point B different?
An employee-ownership model that gives you a voice in directing your career and building our company.
Diverse leadership opportunities to expand your skills, along with the support needed to deliver great results.
A unique culture that recognizes the importance of flexibility and collaboration.
Point B has been consistently recognized as one of the best places to work by Fortune® magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Consulting® magazine, Vault.com® and many others.
The Technology (Tech) Build Product Manager embodies the intersection of software engineering, design, and the business. They are responsible for tech build delivery outcomes, which is the culmination of business case creation, application development/modification, and engineering. The Tech Build Product Manager understands business, design, and software engineering implications for their decision making. The successful candidate has a strong vision and thinks big by creating product strategy and roadmaps.
They also simplify processes and outcomes by prioritizing and managing a backlog of product features in accordance with tactical or strategic market needs. Fundamentally, the Tech Build Product Manager delivers tangible software-based outcomes.
WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:
Manages and owns tech build development projects from inception through completion, on-time and on-budget, including setting up project schedules, identifying milestones, and communicating status, updates and project summaries to executives and senior leaders
Identifies large disruptive technology opportunities and develops plans to take advantage of them
Makes business cases that are hard to refute or ignore, leveraging data and storytelling to achieve buy-in, executive sponsorship, and allocation of resources needed for the Tech Build team to execute (e.g., headcount, funding)
Sequences projects to balance quick wins vs.
platform investments, and balance projects that grow the business with ones that protect and remove drag on the business (operations, reducing technical debt, fixing bugs, etc.)
Efficiently forecasts the approximate benefit of a project by applying experience and leveraging comparable benchmarks and measures benefits to incorporate into future prioritization and forecasts
Identifies technical complexities and trade-offs of product features without costing input from developers
Distinguishes great design from good design and articulates the difference to their design counterpoints and the directions to pursue to go from good to great
Uses deep knowledge of the customer and end-user, including their scenarios, business needs, and feature considerations per customer type, to build the products that customers wish they knew to ask for
Builds and sustains relationships, collaborates with, and coordinates between customers, key stakeholders, engineers, and designers to drive product plans and strategy to completion
Encourages and develops associates on their project teams with skills in business, engineering, and design, including reviewing work products and providing appropriate feedback
WHAT WE OFFER OUR ASSOCIATES:
The leadership opportunity to be part of building a key practice area within Point B
The support of a well-established consulting firm and access to a rich network or peers and clients
The opportunity to build and be part of a fun and collaborative culture with teams that are as passionate about their communities as they are about their clients
WHAT WE EXPECT YOU’VE ALREADY DONE:
5+ years in building technical products
Experience with defining and managing business requirements and outcomes with our business partners, and working with technical teams to create and integrate relevant projects into that vision
Experience managing high performing engineering teams
Experience communicating and working with technical and non-technical senior stakeholders, across multiple business units
Ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
Experience with Agile development approach and tools
Experience with production release cycles and product planning and requirements gathering
Experience with unblocking the team, writing epics and user stories, and operating the mechanics of Lean UI/UX agile processes
THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE LOOK FOR:
Leaders who thrive on variety and challenge
Innate problem solvers who want to grow in a flexible, collaborative culture
Engaging collaborators who make a positive impact on their firm, clients, and communities
Talented people with a growth mindset who want to use their networking and relationship building skills to help growth the firm
When you apply for this role, your information will be personally reviewed by our talent acquisition team (not by a robot).
You can expect to hear back from us with feedback if we think there could be a fit and what next steps look like.
ABOUT POINT B
Point B is a consulting company dedicated to helping organizations with critical initiatives in the areas of customer engagement, growth investments, workforce experience and operations excellence.
Our diverse set of experts spans 13 U.S.
locations , with international reach via our partnership with Nextcontinent .
We’ve helped global organizations of all stages and sizes achieve sustainable success by focusing on the humans at the center of change.
What makes Point B Different?
Our Founding Purpose and Values of our firm.
Be part of a fun and collaborative culture with teams that are as passionate about their communities as they are about their clients
Benefits – Our comprehensive package includes competitive base pay and an annual bonus, complete health benefits including an option for 100% employer paid premium for medical, vision and dental coverage for employees, ownership shares through our ESOP, self-directed time off and more
Work-Life Balance – A unique culture that recognizes the importance of flexibility and collaboration.
Our local and national model empowers you to choose the life you want
Award winning – We are proud to be named a Best Workplace in the US by Fortune magazine, Best Workplaces for Millennials, and Best Workplaces for Women.
Hear more about why people love working at Point B on GlassDoor
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.