Associate Product Manager

6 Days ago • All levels

About the job

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Granicus seeks a passionate Associate Product Manager to contribute to their mission of enhancing government transparency and citizen engagement. You'll focus on product health, usability, and competitive reach, working collaboratively with various teams to drive growth and user satisfaction. Data-driven decision making and excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

The Company

Serving the People Who Serve the People

Granicus is driven by the excitement of building, implementing, and maintaining technology that is transforming the Govtech industry by bringing governments and their constituents together. We are on a mission to support our customers by meeting the needs of their communities and implementing our technology in ways that are equitable and inclusive. Granicus has consistently appeared on the GovTech 100 list over the past 5 years and has been recognized as the best companies to work on BuiltIn.

Over the last 25 years, we have served 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers powering an unmatched Subscriber Network that uses our digital solutions to make the world a better place. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. By simplifying interactions with residents, while disseminating critical information, Granicus brings governments closer to the people they serve—driving meaningful change for communities around the globe.

Want to know more? See more of what we do here.

Granicus is looking for a self-starter with deep interest in software and its ability to impact global democracy, citizen engagement, and increased government transparency. No company in the world reaches more people on behalf of public organizations as Granicus – and this individual will serve as both the internal and external evangelist for the solutions that make that happen. You are a creative problem-solver who can assess business needs and offer solutions. We can provide a highly dynamic environment where you can grow quickly, and build skills to further your impact on the products you support.

We’re looking for someone who can build and leverage strong relationships. You will work closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineers, Designers, Data Analysts, and the Leadership team to define the future of Granicus Products. You are ultimately responsible for aligning the team behind the most important projects at any given time, with an eye toward driving growth in key metrics and constantly improving the user experience. Ideal candidates are curious, and have a knack for combining concrete data with anecdotal research to move the product forward every day.

What your impact will look like:

Develop actionable plans to improve on key areas such as product health, usability and competitive reach
Prioritize the implementation of new features and set specific timelines
Utilize data-driven insights to decide when, what and how to deliver appropriate product scope
Communicate priorities and progress against those priorities to senior leaders
Bring a detailed eye for user experience and design to ensure features drive high adoption, amazing quality and customer enthusiasm
Establish subject matter expertise within a specific product area through internal brainstorming, user outreach, feedback and usage data analysis, and intimate knowledge of the competitive landscape
Build consensus with product leadership, product owners and engineers on priorities leading to product execution and launch
Define, analyze, and report on the metrics that determine the success of feature launches or experiments
Monitor adoption, usage and revenue impact of new services and enhancements and report on release impact as necessary
Engage with customers through a variety of channels and serve as the voice of the customer internally

You'll love this job if:

BA/BS in Business or Technical field of study
Passion for delivering high-quality technology products/services in a fast-moving environment where priorities and structures shift rapidly
Some knowledge of agile practices, including scrum and lean methodologies
High level of intellectual curiosity drives you to ask great questions and seek supporting data to interpret the most important needs of the product
Excellent organizational and quantitative analytical skills
Technical depth that enables you to understand and earn the respect of the engineers you work with
Ability to break priorities down into specific, manageable activities that deliver user value as quickly as possible
Strong communication skills that can tailor to different audiences

Don’t have all the skills/experience mentioned above? At Granicus, we are trying to build diverse, inclusive teams. We do not have degree requirements for most of our roles. If you don’t meet every requirement above but are excited to learn more, we encourage you to apply. We might just be able to find another role that could be a perfect fit!

Security and Privacy Requirements

- Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.

- Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.

The Team

- We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, Armenia, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Culture

- At Granicus, we are building a transparent, inclusive, and safe space for everyone who wants to be

a part of our journey.

- A few culture highlights include – Employee Resource Groups to encourage diverse voices

- Coffee with Mark sessions – Our employees get to interact with our CEO on very important and

sometimes difficult issues ranging from mental health to work-life balance and current affairs.

- Microsoft Teams communities focused on wellness, art, furbabies, family, parenting, and more.-=- - We bring in special guests from time to time to discuss issues that impact our employee

population

The Impact

- We are proud to serve dynamic organizations around the globe that use our digital solutions to make the world a better place — quite literally. We have so many powerful success stories that illustrate how our solutions are impacting the world. See more of our impact here.

Granicus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, age, genetic information, sexual or affectional orientation, marital status, status regarding public assistance, familial status, military or veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.