Learfield is looking to define and shape the long-term technology strategy and roadmap to power the experience for millions of sports fans across College Athletics by leveraging emerging technologies.
Requirements
- 8+ years as a Product Manager working directly with stakeholders and technical staff in a product/project management capacity
- Experience assigning resources in a highly technical, fast-paced product environment
- Experience in one or many Agile development methodologies
- Proven experience with Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to work under pressure while simultaneously managing multiple tasks
- Ability to effectively communicate well with others in accomplishing tasks and problem resolution
- Maintain a deep understanding of the market opportunity, competitive landscape, client needs, as it pertains to emerging technologies (AI, ML-Personalization, CMS, Automation, Augmented Reality (AR)
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the product strategy in alignment with the business goals, market trends, partner needs, and the voice of the fan.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and communicate a clear product roadmap, considering technical feasibility and market dynamics.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify new and adjacent opportunities to drive product innovation overall
- Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, ensuring timely and successful delivery of product releases.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and other cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into actionable development plans.
- Become the resident subject matter expert (SME) on emerging technologies, and the start-up tech landscape for opportunities to partner on solutions
- Partner with our internal engineering and/or 3rd party companies to beta and pilot programs for early-stage product concepts
Other
- Lead and mentor a team of product managers, who will oversee delivering specific product and/or features.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centricity among the product team and other cross-functional teams, such as engineering, design, marketing, and partner manager
- Collaborate with VP of Product, Senior leadership, and broader product team to ensure alignment with overall business objectives.
- You are a natural leader.
- You are organized.
