Product Manager Location: Des Moines, IA (Hybrid) Duration: 12 Months Work Authorization: GC, USC Video Interview but can ask for onsite Product Manager with 4-5+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum, Jira/Confluence, Salesforce CRM, and stakeholder management, driving roadmap execution, backlog grooming, and delivery across distributed teams. Overview
- Reason for Opening: Temporary backfill for Product Manager on special project
- Location Preference: Local / Hybrid
Team & Environment
- Team Size:
- 5 Engineers (U.S. + Chile)
- 1 Product Analyst (Chile)
- Team Setup: Established product team
- Collaboration:
- Highly collaborative with business stakeholders across multiple U.S. time zones
- Leadership:
- Informal leadership through delivery and execution
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Backlog grooming
- Story refinement
- Delivery oversight
- Story acceptance testing
- Execute and manage product roadmap
- Support overall day-to-day team operations
Technology & Tools
- Core Tools: Jira, Confluence (required)
- Primary Platform: Salesforce CRM
- Additional Systems:
- AWS data stores
- Integration processes
- Snowflake
- Flexibility:
- Salesforce strongly preferred
- Other CRM experience considered transferable
Required Experience
- 4-5+ years of Product Management experience
- Strong experience with:
- Jira / Confluence
- Agile / Scrum methodologies
- Ability to manage complex workflows and stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Salesforce experience
- Financial services background (wealth management preferred)
- Strong Agile/Scrum experience
Nice-to-Have
- Spanish language proficiency
Key Traits / What Success Looks Like
- Comfortable navigating complex business processes
- Able to manage a broad stakeholder group
- Strong ownership of delivery and execution
- Can step in and keep an established team running smoothly
Interview Process
- 1 round interview
- Likely with hiring leader + 1 additional team member
- Looking to move quickly
- Ideal candidates available immediately
Additional Notes
- Limited cross-department interaction
- Strong emphasis on execution and keeping team aligned
- Must be comfortable working across distributed teams (U.S. + Chile)