The Associate Product Manager will play a critical role on our Product team working day to day with engineers to solve problems for our clients by delivering amazing products. You will partner with Product team members and key areas across the business to bring ideas from inception to delivery. The ideal candidate for this role has experience working in product management and is passionate about our company’s vision to help our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
We will expect you to:
Represent the voice of the customer by synthesizing information from multiple channels such as client or stakeholder feedback, market research, competitor analysis, and user testing
With the support of a Senior Product Manager, lead a team of engineers through backlog grooming, planning and estimation, and ongoing development by thoughtfully balancing customer needs with engineering capacity
Maintain a prioritized and groomed product backlog that supports the company’s goals and objectives
Author feature briefs and user stories, conduct acceptance testing and create detailed release notes and wiki-based product documentation
Work hand in hand with the UX design team to create amazing user experiences and collaborate with product marketing to plan release dates and effectively communicate the value proposition of new product features
When necessary, work in conjunction with the technical support team to triage and assess production issues, perform impact analysis, and provide support to the engineering team to bring issues to resolution
Be curious and data driven – contribute to the definition, data collection, and analysis of data for product measures of success
Be flexible and able to take on and master new topic areas quickly, run with project assignments independently, but know when to ask questions.
Be a team player with a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed
Requirements
2+ years of professional experience working in a product-related role
Bachelor’s degree in business management or technical field is preferred
Knowledgeable of agile development practices and experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence to create user stories and author product documentation
Collaborative in your approach, appropriately engaging team members to accomplish your objectives
Flexible to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a professional and timely manner
Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills
Benefits/HR technology or insurance experience is a plus, but not required
Why you should consider Maxwell Health
Choice of company-subsidized medical and dental plans.
We offer vision care, supplemental health coverage, long-term disability, life insurance, paid medical leave, tax-advantage accounts and more
401(k) with matching contribution, Employee stock purchase plan, and retirement investment account.
An established remote culture since 2016 with flexible working hours.
Incredible team that puts clients first.
A continuous learning environment. Established career ladders, hack days, investment days, and education assistance.
We offer competitive paid vacation time. Employees may also take a paid sabbatical leave after five years of service.
Modern technology stack and processes – We have a mature practice of DevOps, continuous delivery, TDD, pair programming, and agile processes.
Best in class family leave. 16* weeks paid family leave to bond with a newborn, newly adopted or newly placed foster child or to care for a covered family member with a serious health condition. 24 weeks* of paid leave for a birth parent
Build something that matters – Help our clients achieve financial security and live healthier lives by simplifying benefits and insurance.