Product Manager I

About the role

Reporting to the Manager, Product & Design, the Product Manager I plays a key role in driving the successful execution of product initiatives by gathering, analyzing, and documenting detailed business requirements for projects outlined in the product roadmap. This role serves as a critical liaison between cross-functional teams, ensuring that requirements are clearly communicated and understood by UX/UI designers, software developers, and quality assurance teams.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborates with business stakeholders to collect and create detailed requirement documents for approved initiatives.
• Participates in and supports grooming efforts by offering background information and providing context to facilitate the successful design, development and testing of prioritized features.
• Engages in evaluating product performance after launch and gathers suggestions for improvement based on input from users and stakeholders.
• Assists in final testing, validation of software solution and performs cross-functional readiness efforts to ensure teams are trained, informed and equipped to support new features prior to the product being approved for release.
• Creates and maintains key reference materials such as user manuals, FAQs, and release notes, while ensuring teams are well-prepared to adopt and support new capabilities.
• Takes part in core Agile ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Daily Standups to support iterative development processes.
• Conducts market research and competitive analysis to provide informed contributions to product strategy.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Computer Science or related discipline is required.
• Minimum of two (2) year(s) of experience in product management, marketing, administration or related work required.
• Related, relevant, and/or direct experience may be considered in lieu of minimum educational requirements indicated above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with product documentation including User Guides, FAQ's and Release Notes.
• Basic knowledge of fundamentals to conduct market analysis.
• Analytical thinking to assess user and stakeholder feedback to identify potential future enhancements.
• Organizational and time management skills to handle multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with development, QA and business teams.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to support user acceptance testing and interpret test results to determine product readiness.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• At the discretion of the San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission, you may be required to obtain and maintain a gaming license.
• Certification such as Pragmatic Institute, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Agile Methodologies, would be preferred.