Associate Product Manager
ZS is a professional services firm that works side by side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive customer value and company results. From R&D to portfolio strategy, customer insights, marketing and sales strategy, operations and technology, we leverage our deep industry expertise and leading-edge analytics to create solutions that work in the real world. Our most valuable asset is our people-a fact that's reflected in our values-driven organization in which new perspectives are integral and new ideas are celebrated. ZSers are passionately committed to helping companies and their customers thrive in industries ranging from healthcare and life sciences, to high-tech, financial services, travel and transportation, and beyond.
ZS's Software Development team designs, implements, tests and supports high-quality products that help hundreds of companies and thousands of end users make critical decisions. Whether writing distributed optimization algorithms or advanced mapping and visualization interfaces, you will have an opportunity to solve challenging problems and make an immediate impact.
Job Description
ZS is looking for Associate Product Manager to join our team in Evanston, IL US. The Software team at ZS is a casual, collaborative, and smart group located in Pune, India & Evanston, US.
You will:
- Work with client teams, customers, UX and Product Management to understand business requirements and customer pain points.
- Ramp up on products to understand the requirements in context of products.
- Perform low level research to break down high level business requirements into written detailed requirements consumable by engineering teams.
- Problem solve complex requirements and use cases to create intuitive and creative solution.
- Conduct requirements review sessions.
- Articulate the requirements with help of visuals - flow diagrams etc. where it makes sense.
- Participate in scrum/sprint meetings to provide clarity on requirements and acceptance criteria at requirement level.
- Explain design decisions to you peers and articulate the advantages and risks of their decisions to senior managers. (This is a hands-on position requiring analyst skills.)
- Manage and track requirements change requests.
- Work with client teams to get an agreement on scope of changes and enhancements to existing products.
- Work with Content Writer(s) to develop product release notes, training material and user guide updates.
- Demo the product to client teams when required.
- Become go to person for how products are used and configured.
- Support Senior Product Managers on GTM activities and client roadmap sessions.
Qualifications
ZS welcomes candidates with degrees in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics or a related discipline. Additionally, we seek individuals with the following qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience as Business Analyst.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science (CS), Electrical Engineering (EE), or related discipline
- Strong analytic and problem-solving ability
- Initiative and drive to contribute
- Excellent organizational and task management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work in global cross-office teams
ZS is a global consulting firm. Fluency in English is required; additional fluency in at least one European or Asian language is desirable.
Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.
ZS offers a competitive compensation package with salary and bonus incentives, complete medical/dental/life insurance programs and retirement savings benefits. ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.
ZS is committed to providing and maintaining a safe workplace. Must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire to be considered. Proof of vaccination will be required. Religious/Medical Exemptions can be requested on a limited basis upon hire.
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