Senior Product Manager
Description
Senior Product Manager
At ForceMetrics™ we are on a mission to transform decision-making for safer communities. We’re helping public safety and government agencies better utilize data to make context-driven decisions for the benefit of the community, and we’re looking for a talented Senior Product Manager who will be pivotal in making that happen
By streamlining data exploration and analytics across legacy government systems, ForceMetrics is providing rapid access to vital information and empowering responders to make better, more informed decisions in the moment.
The Product Manager will work closely with our data science and engineering teams, who analyze and enrich some of the most interesting public safety datasets rarely available. These insights will directly impact public safety agencies and the communities they serve.
HOW YOU WILL HAVE IMPACT
We're seeking a self-starting, mission-driven Senior Product Manager to join us in building products that make a difference. You will play a critical role in defining, communicating, and executing the product vision and strategy.
In addition, as an early member of the ForceMetrics team, you'll have many opportunities to forge our best practices, technical decisions, and create areas of ownership for yourself. We are actively seeking applicants who are fully remote.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Work closely with business, product, and other functions to define the product roadmap and translate product strategy into specific, actionable requirements
- Create and define requirements and write user stories independently and collaboratively with customers and team members
- Communicate the vision via wireframes, documents, and presentations
- Manage, track, and present status on projects to key stakeholders
- Investigate and analyze requests from customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
- Advocate for client and product needs within the scrum team
- Schedule and lead requirements review with engineers
- Manage and prioritize the product backlog
- Drive product launches alongside other product management team members
Requirements
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
- Experience in creating user stories, prioritizing features, and owning a product backlog.
- High degree of comfort with agile-approach driven projects.
- Enjoy working in a lean, fast-paced team where you can take the initiative and generate results every day; experience in a start-up environment is a plus.
- Experience start to finish with SaaS products.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong execution ability (from idea to launch) with demonstrated leadership in a highly collaborative environment.
- Passionate about helping make a difference in the lives of many.
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves and assist the team in multiple capacities.
- PMP Certification or Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Willing to undergo background checks in order to work with the highly sensitive data entrusted with us to positively impact the world.
- Travel up to 15% of the time, sometimes with short notice. Customer first attitude!
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder; must be able to pass an FBI background check.
Some things that will make you stick out:
- Early-stage tech startup experience
Benefits
WHAT WE CAN OFFER
- A strong sense of mission for impacting real communities and solving complex real-world problems
- Work alongside other top talent in a rewarding and enjoyable culture
- Competitive salary + equity (seed-stage)
- Medical, HSA, Dental, Vision, Life insurance & 401k
- Flexible remote working hours
- Holidays and paid time off
ForceMetrics™ is venture-backed with a diverse founding team led by Andre McGregor, computer engineer and veteran FBI Cyber Special Agent turned entrepreneur, alongside a team of data scientists, software engineers, cybersecurity experts, and business operations leaders - many of whom were law enforcement officers themselves, and have built successful companies before. We have a robust set of investors and an advisory board of active/retired police chiefs, government leaders, and technology innovators.
ForceMetrics™ values diversity and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. ForceMetrics™ will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on any characteristics.