Product Manager

About Us: Prometric is a leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions to many of the world’s most recognized licensing and certification organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies. We support more than 7 million test takers annually at our testing locations in 180 countries around the world. With over three decades of experience working with clients of all sizes across a multitude of industry sectors, our mission is to design and deliver the highest quality and most innovative testing solutions anytime, anywhere.

JOB OVERVIEW

Be part of building a world-class product organization.  Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of assigned product line within transforming assessment / achievement measurement business.  Develop and maintain product roadmaps based on customer needs through research, user forums, advisory boards, and other methods needed to obtain market information. Build the product of the future while staying ahead of the competition.

 

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Prometric (www.prometric.com) is a trusted test development and delivery provider to more than 300 organizations worldwide. Prometric serves as an industry gatekeeper, ensuring that people legitimately earn the credentials they seek to achieve, and thereby guaranteeing a fair testing experience for all who come through our doors.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a mastery of market dynamics and anticipate future trends through direct research, collaboration with company leadership and subject matter experts, and direct customer interaction.
• Deliver an overall strategic vision and product roadmap for assigned product lines, including proper prioritization to maximize impact to the customer and ROI.
• Prepare and drive P&L and key financial metrics for assigned product areas gathering input from sales, marketing, finance and technology partners.
• Lead a scrum team of Product Owners / Business Analysts, developers, and QA resources to execute the strategic vision with quality and speed.
• Demonstrate and champion user-centered design principles, including developing user personas, journey maps / workflows.
• Leverage both educational and non-educational product experiences to resolve a wide range of issues in creative, scalable ways.
• Provide thought leadership around Identified needs and possible solutions.
• Work closely with other Product Managers to ensure a consistent user experience within the application.
• Develop and share a deep understanding of the user stories and workflows to be developed, in order to empower the design and development teams to actively participate in the solution.
• Own and develop relationship with partners, working with them to optimize and enhance our integration offerings.
• Participate in design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Serve as an evangelist for the product, including delivering demonstrations and other presentations in internal sessions and to end users or potential clients.
• Liaise with the Product Line Marketing to ensure proper advertisement and positioning of new products.
• Introduce new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales and marketing including delivering training and demo scripts.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications
• Assist in developing product pricing and pricing models
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree

EXPERIENCE

• Previous work experience in Product Management, Product Marketing, or User-Centered Design Roles (5+ years of experience)
• Experience with an educational technology, Human Resources screening tools, or similar experience with assessment products solution preferred

 

SKILLS

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work individually and as part of the team in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Familiarity with market research, consumers’ behavior and marketing techniques
• The knowledge to analyze KPIs and understand trends.
• Good communication skills along with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross functional teams
• Organization and confidence to work independently but also a strong team player.
• Bachelor's degree required
• Flexibility to travel as needed

 

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

• N/A

 

Prometric is an equal opportunity employer: disability/veteran

Prometric is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local law.