Senior Product Manager

At Wipfli, people count

The way you think makes you different. At Wipfli, we embrace that.

Our inclusive culture provides a space for everyone to have a voice. Our growing number of DEI resource groups celebrate diversity and champion awareness throughout Wipfli.

We’re also focused on helping you achieve success with balance. From hybrid schedules and flexible time off to training programs and mental wellness initiatives, we take care of our team.

If you want to be in an environment where you can grow, feed your curiosity and make a difference, Wipfli is the place for you.

About You

You have spent your career delivering complex native mobile and responsive web applications while maintaining a trusting, consultative relationship with your enterprise-level clients as a product manager. You have experience leading agile software teams and collaborating with Product Owners. You’re an expert at making complex technology understandable, translating a product vision into an actionable product backlog, and motivating teams of designers and developers to achieve your clients’ visions.

You never shy away from tough conversations and have a sixth sense for how to strategically grow key accounts by proactively exploring new opportunities and making recommendations on new features and functionality. If your mobile app doesn’t have five-star reviews, you identify the tactics necessary to make it happen.

About Us

For over a decade, we have partnered with clients in every industry to bring digital products to life through human-centered design, user research, and bleeding-edge agile software development. We deliver on our promise to be the best decision our clients have ever made by building a team of smart, motivated, and adaptable technology fanatics.

Responsibilities

• Own the end to end lifecycle of key client accounts and create strong client satisfaction and loyalty.
• Run requirement gathering and other product-focused workshops with key accounts to understand client and product needs.
• Act as the innovation engine for your clients, identifying new opportunities for their digital products.
• Own estimation backlog and facilitate forecasting with cross-functional teams.
• Develop proposals and regularly present your ideas and feature forecasts to clients to secure buy-in from key stakeholders.
• Create and manage product roadmaps that align with business goals, market trends, and customer needs.
• Define, measure, and communicate strategic KPIs in partnership with clients based on their business goals and user needs.
• Own and facilitate quarterly business reviews with your clients.
• Own contracting & invoicing with support from Sales team.
• Be responsible for managing a mix of clients with total billings between $2–$3 million annually, with a target of growing those accounts by 10% each year.
• Work with Product Owners to create user stories and prioritize backlog when needed.
• Contribute to thought leadership by publishing articles, leading trainings, and speaking at internal/external events. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business, information systems, engineering or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Agency experience highly preferred, client-facing experience is a must.
• 5+ years of Agile product management experience, scrum-certification is a bonus.
• B2C software development experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of web and mobile development technologies, with the ability to pick up technical and business concepts quickly.
• Experience making beautiful and user-friendly presentations using software such as Keynote and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, collaborating with stakeholders across the organization, and fostering a culture of innovation and customer-centricity.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical and business concepts to a diverse audience of stakeholders at all levels.
• Successful track record of leading digital transformation projects from start to finish.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com 

Benjamin Dzanic, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit his LinkedIn page to connect! 

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