Jama Software® is focused on maximizing innovation success in multidisciplinary engineering organizations. Numerous firsts for humanity in fields such as fuel cells, electrification, space, software-defined vehicles, surgical robotics, and more all rely on Jama Connect® requirements management software to minimize the risk of defects, rework, cost overruns, and recalls. Using Jama Connect, engineering organizations can now intelligently manage the development process by leveraging Live Traceability™ across best-of-breed tools to measurably improve outcomes. Our rapidly growing customer base spans the automotive, medical device, life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace & defense, industrial manufacturing, consumer electronics, financial services, and insurance industries.
We are looking for a Product Manager to lead the product strategy for how Jama Software wins in the market, prioritizes what gets built, and what defines success. You'll own long-running product initiatives but share ownership of the product. To that end, you will build and manage the business constraints for your initiatives, you’ll have opinions on where we should be taking the product from a business value and user value perspective, and you’ll keep teams adequately supplied with a healthy, well-defined backlog. You’ll build trust with your collaborators in Product Marketing, Engineering, Business Development, and Customer Success by being direct, open, and honest about what you will and will not deliver to support the business needs of our customers in regulated and unregulated industries. This position will contribute directly to a critical area of our product roadmap and work with key team members to help define product innovation strategy and bring new, differentiated capabilities to market.
You’ll be working with your manager, the Director of Product Management, to achieve the goals of the Product Management team! Join our dynamic team in a remote-first work environment, with the opportunity to come together annually for a company-wide gathering!
What You'll Do:
- Act as primary subject matter expert and leading the product strategy and roadmap for assigned segments of the Jama Software product line
- Create business cases and product requirements documentation to justify and define new development projects
- Manage feature iteration and collaborating with scrum team throughout the product lifecycle
- Collaborate with Product Design on concepts and prototypes, and Engineering on development execution
- Develop deep understanding of client needs and market trends, through client interaction and other market research
- Communicate the product roadmap for assigned areas with key stakeholders
What You'll Bring:
- 3 to 5 years of in enterprise software product management experience.
- Must be experienced at working iteratively in an agile or lean environment, and able to break down large problems into smaller valuable increments.
Nice to Have:
- Product Management certification (Pragmatic Institute or other)
- Domain experience in systems engineering, particularly in regulated industries, is preferred as Jama Software’s customers build mission-critical hardware/software systems
- Data-Driven decision making
- Internal/External Communication skills
- Design focused Problem Solving
Perks and Benefits:
- Virtual first and culturally diverse work environment spanning 8 countries.
- Ambitious and fun work with a chance to define distinct, company-shaping tangible contributions.
- Flexible time off and leave programs crafted to meet the needs for your rejuvenation and extra support to cope with life events with a quarterly $75 wellness reimbursement.
- Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental and vision plans with pre-tax savings accounts and a generous 401(k) employer match.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave to bond with your new family member.
- Emphasis on learning and development at all levels with a subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
At Jama Software, we welcome passionate individuals who have the unrestricted right to work in the United States, including natural citizens and Green Card holders, and reside in eligible states to join our team.
Jama Software participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9.
If you get to this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job you just read. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Women, BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other under-represented groups are highly encouraged to apply. We're eager to meet people that believe in Jama Software’s mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just candidates who check all the boxes.
Jama Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or that of their relatives, friends or associates or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request an accommodation.
What We Do
Jama Software is focused on maximizing innovation success. Numerous firsts for humanity in fields such as fuel cells, electrification, space, autonomous vehicles, surgical robotics, and more all rely on Jama Connect™ to minimize the risk of product failure, delays, cost overruns, compliance gaps, defects, and rework. Jama Connect™ uniquely creates Living Requirements™ that form the digital thread through siloed development, test and risk activities to provide end-to-end compliance, risk mitigation, and process improvement.
