Job Description

NISC is looking for a senior-level product manager with a strong technical background to collaborate with various teams to ensure requirements are fully understood and that implementation plans match expectations. The product manager will spearhead defining and creating processes around our technical roadmap and will manage vendor and partner relationships as they relate to the technical requirements of each product.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical product roadmap, including NISC APIs.
• Prioritize the product roadmap based on business needs, risks, and strategic goals.
• Provide business input to ensure alignment of technical initiatives with overall company objectives.
• Ensure that technical requirements and dependencies are clearly documented.
• Collaborate with the Product Management team to ensure seamless integration of features into multiple product roadmaps.
• Facilitate communication between teams to align project timelines and deliverables.
• Facilitate visibility of dependencies and commitments to all stakeholders.
• Define and implement processes for productizing packages of APIs to support commercial and internal use cases.
• Conduct business reviews for API packages to assess market viability and strategic fit.
• Integrate API packages into the sales process.
• Collaborate with software development divisions to define business requirements for logging API usage.
• Collaborate with software development divisions to define and support security controls.
• Create documentation and processes around API packages to assist internal teams.
• Deliver Cost of Service estimates for new projects.
• Collaborate with Vendor Product Manager to ensure alignment with technical product requirements.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle for externally available APIs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of related experience preferred.
• Proven ability in defining and implementing processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong conceptual knowledge of enterprise software architecture and cloud architecture.
• General understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and project management methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Familiarity with modern API delivery mechanisms and commercial models.
• Hands on experience with APIs, preferred.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess complex technical requirements.
• Strong ability to effectively lead, influence, teach and mentor others.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent presentation and training skills.
• Ability to travel as often as necessary.
• Commitment to NISC's State of Shared Values.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Benefits

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