Manager, Senior Product at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

The Senior Product Manager (SPM) is responsible for the overall growth and profitability of the assigned Product Line. The SPM will manage the product portfolio, ensuring that the product portfolio is competitive in a global market. In addition, the SPM is responsible for ensuring that sales teams have the necessary training and materials to sell Digital products. The SPM will also act as an executive sales representative and meet with high-level customer executives to show the value of ABS Digital product suites.


What You Will Do:

• The SPM is responsible for the assigned digital product line's overall vision, growth, and profitability.
• Responsible for creating, communicating, and maintaining the product roadmap and backlog to ensure visibility and transparency of planned work.
• Responsible for the creation of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Ability to communicate progress to leadership and explain why key results are/or are not being achieved.
• Manages the identification of business opportunities that can be met through the development of software.
• Make decisions and maintains a value-based prioritized backlog of opportunities for products that align with the business strategy and goals. Exercise considerable judgment to make key tradeoff decisions.
• Develops business cases and economic models backed by data. Use product discovery techniques to move from idea to prototype.
• Maintains awareness of third-party capabilities that provide viable product solutions. Negotiate contracts and manage vendor relationships.
• Partners with Design, Engineering, and Scrum Masters to work within a product team to deliver the product backlog.
• Deliver results for key product metrics and goals that support business objectives.
• Assist the product, engineering, and scrum team during regular ceremonies: feature review, grooming, sprint plans, and demos by being the voice of the customer and communicating the value behind each product and prioritization decision.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with stakeholders across the organization to communicate status, align priorities, and ensure operational support for go-to-market plans.
• Engages in constructive conversations with - and delivers tough messages when needed - to key stakeholders, including senior executives, while continually building professional and productive relationships.
• Stays current with industry trends as well as competitors' enterprise software capabilities.
• Develops user stories granular enough to be achieved in a single sprint, elaboration of Epics and Features, creating and maintaining the product backlog, supporting user and application testing, and coordinate release activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Need:


Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Product Management, Marketing, Business, Digital Platforms, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5 or more years in engineering or product line management of software products, analytics offerings, or Digital portfolios.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Leadership and team-building experience required.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of employees and departments.
• Excellent Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience budgeting, planning, and organizing.
• A proven track record of increasing sales in a completion tool, well construction, or liner hanger business.
• Experience in marine or offshore industries required.
• Obtain a working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental (HSQE) Management System.

Reporting Relationships:


This position reports to Director or Vice President and has no immediate direct reports. #dice



ABOUT US



We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.


ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We're at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.


About Our Benefits


ABS Bureau proudly offers a variety of industry-leading benefits designed to enhance the life and well-being of our employees and their families. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical insurance (PPO and HD), dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Savings Account (FSA), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability leave programs, parental leave program, paid holidays, and paid vacation time. The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers support in personal wellness, including work-life services. ABS Bureau also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.


Equal Opportunity


ABS Bureau is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.



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