Product Lifecycle Manager

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The Product Lifecycle Manager is responsible for driving greater efficiency and effectiveness in the development and delivery of PMI's core products (learning, publications, and certifications) through the definition and governance of the product workstream lifecycle process, and facilitation of key activities that interface with functional partners.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Collaborate with Product Program leadership, product managers /leads/ SMEs, and key stakeholders to revise and continuously improve our product lifecycle process.
• This includes defining key product development stages, quality assurance requirements, milestones and outcomes, leadership review and approval stage-gates, and key points of cross-functional coordination.
• Govern product development work to ensure Product teams and key stakeholders execute according to the defined process, such as delivering required artifacts and fulfilling the defined stage-gates.
• Track and report on progress against the product lifecycle process requirements to the Program Manager.
• Perform a set of activities, which will be refined through the revision of the product workstream lifecycle process, through cross-functional collaboration that will drive efficiency, consistency, and confidence while ensuring document integrity by acting as the single point-of-contact and centralized coordination for Program. These activities are likely to include the following, and more:
• Capture and syndicate across partner teams information on product changes, value propositions, impacted audiences, and development timelines
• Define and coordinate SKU changes with partner teams
• Coordinate product name changes with partner teams
• Coordinate and consolidate and pricing information considering recommendations with partner teams
• Ensure the completion of the Go-to-Market Brief for Marketing/Finance to action and move to Program approval
• Act and the single point of contact between Product and Marketing and Finance
• Consolidate and draft FAQs regarding product changes, coordinated with Marketing, to equip Customer Care, Markets, Communities, and other teams as they address customer questions. Coordinate Program review process
• Consolidate and package key info needed by Program to support stakeholder and Program communications
• Coordinate and ensure rigor around development updates, approvals, and stage-gate advancement
• Escalate risks identified to Program Manager
• Create and maintain Workstream Lifecycle team meeting documentation
• Manage Workstream Lifecycle tam meeting communications
• Support Program Manager and VP in creating presentation and reporting materials for SLT

Role Qualifications:

• Bachelors or equivalent in the areas of business, marketing, product management, project management, or adjacent
• 5+ years of experience in product management or adjacent roles
• Strong understanding of program and project management methodologies and tools
• Familiarity with product management and the product development process
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills, able to motivate and guide cross-functional teams toward a common goal
• Able to empower individuals to impart their expertise and leadership, while ensuring enterprise requirements are met
• Ability to work with independence, take initiative and work through ambiguity
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong goal and results orientation
• Proficiency in the business language for PMI (English)

• United States