Associate Product Manager

BOLD is an established and fast-growing technology company that transforms work lives. In May 2015 we opened our new global headquarters in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico— and we’ve been ambitiously expanding ever since.
 

Since 2005, BOLD has delivered award-winning career services that have a meaningful and positive impact on job seekers and employers. BOLD’s robust product line includes professional resume and cover letter builders, scientifically validated career tests, and employer tools that help companies hire, onboard, and communicate with their staff.
 

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:
 

Bold Studios is a new initiative where marketing, product management, and design come together in one interdisciplinary team to launch innovative web and mobile products. This studio format allows our team of experienced professionals to move quickly, experiment, and exert a high degree of ownership.
 

POSITION SUMMARY:
 

As Associate Product Manager you will take ownership of parts of our portfolio and work to build, improve, and grow complete user experiences. Through deep understanding of the customer, product, and competition you will develop a strategy of what to build and why—then work to generate consensus around additions and changes to the roadmap. Leveraging design, marketing, and engineering resources you will turn strategy into code and experiences. Managing the projects, ensuring the quality of delivery, and setting correct prioritization through data-driven decision making are key responsibilities of this interdisciplinary role.
 

REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITIES:
 

• Take ownership of parts of our products and/or marketing content, and determine what to build, why, and some parts of “how”
• Work with Engineering, Design and Marketing team members to plan, build, test, and launch high-quality product experiences
• Understand and lead analyses of the competitive environment, customers, and product metrics to determine the right set of features to drive engagement and usage
• Drive global product requirements definition, product planning, project management and product design of new features and enhancements
• Work cross-functionally with the engineering team to bring features live to the site
• Integrate usability studies, research, and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
• Act as the Product Owner in an agile SCRUM environment
• Effectively work on multiple projects simultaneously with shifting priorities

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
 

• Bachelors/Masters degree in a technology-related field.
• Two (2) plus years of experience in Product Management.
• Possess a deep understanding of web and mobile trends and technologies
• Passionate about user experience
• Experience building web products with a demonstrated ability to drive product planning, development, and launch.
• Ownership mindset to work independently and take responsibility without being assigned tasks 

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Familiarity with web analytics tools such as Google Analytics
• Understanding of Agile SCRUM and the Software Development Lifecycle
• Knowledge of User-Centered Design and User Experience
• Basic object-oriented programming skills and understanding of web architecture

BOLD is a fast-paced, innovative company full of smart, committed people who are passionate about our products and love helping people find the career of their dreams. We balance work and fun while continuing to build a successful, fast-growing company that is changing the way people get jobs.

Our vision is to revolutionize the online career world by creating transformational products that help people find the careers they love and reach their full potential.

BOLD is an equal opportunity employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category. 

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.