Product Manager (Hybrid - Denver, CO)

The Product Manager will report to the Sr. Director, Product & Operations at Accruit and work alongside the other Product and the Development staff. This role will take responsibility for owning large components of the product roadmap, along with key projects to improve overall product clarity/understanding. The role will bring a solid base of product management experience with software applications and the ability to lead innovative approaches to product direction and delivery.   Duties & Responsibilities: • Define and own product outcomes, driving alignment across engineering and stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements to the business • Determine scope of work for large strategic initiatives, collaborating with development team, UX designer, and business analyst to clarify needs, define implementation, and write user stories • Engage with Dev team to identify the best strategic implementation to meet acceptance criteria/goals for new and innovative areas of the application • Coordinate with Customer Success and development team in addressing client support needs • Enable Customer Success by managing release plans, training sessions, and client-facing support materials Qualifications Education & Experience: Minimum required: • 5+ years of experience in product management with software offerings (internal applications and/or SaaS) required • Highly desired: 2+ years of experience with software focused on enabling workflow productivity – especially for financial services processing workflows • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training required   Skills & Abilities: • Leadership mentality: defining the mission, leading a cross-functional team to success and taking accountability for the outcome • Demonstrated ability to identify/understand user needs and create unique product solutions above and beyond what users have specifically asked for • Ability to quickly learn new processes, products, technologies, and user types • Extensive experience with detailed Epic/Feature/User Story writing and application of Agile best practices such as leading sprint ceremonies • Strong written & verbal communication skills that deliver clarity and confidence around complex ideas, including workflow diagramming and roadmap prioritization • User acceptance testing best practice application and supporting documentation development • Thorough understanding of leading use cases for advanced ML/AI technologies to user workflows in productivity software applications   Other Requirements: • Flexibility in work hours when early-morning meetings needed for coordination with Europe-based development staff • Infrequent travel for conferences and/or client meetings (<10%)o Ability to provide personal transportation for training or meetings may be required • Occasionally lifts up to 25 pounds • Prolonged periods of sitting and operating standard office equipment