Product Manager

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Product Manager Job Description This role focuses on leading the product development and evolution of a data platform and backend applications that power vehicle health reports, maintenance alerts, and reminders. The Product Manager oversees the systems that ingest vehicle maintenance information, generate reports and notifications, and integrate with customer-facing and dealer-facing applications. This position ensures that the platform continuously delivers value to stakeholders by identifying, experimenting with, building, and maintaining new capabilities and features, while supporting product evaluation, monitoring, analytics, and ongoing product support. Responsibilities Organize and actively participate in agile ceremonies for the product team, including daily stand-ups, refinement sessions, sprint planning, sprint reviews or demos, and retrospectives to monitor progress and identify opportunities for improvement. Manage the product backlog by building, pruning, and prioritizing items based on stakeholder needs, technical feasibility, and collaboration with engineering leads, while adapting to changing priorities to maximize stakeholder value. Define clear product requirements that align with the overall product vision and strategy, and communicate them effectively to the development team. Contribute to the creation and maintenance of a product roadmap that outlines key milestones and deliverables throughout the product development lifecycle. Collaborate with the development team to break down product backlog items into executable user stories that are ready for implementation, including detailed descriptions and acceptance criteria. Work closely with the agile delivery lead to support release planning and provide transparent status reporting to stakeholders. Ensure the product backlog remains visible, transparent, and understandable to all relevant parties, and provide direction to guide the development team's work and priorities. Gather and analyze feedback and metrics from users and stakeholders to inform future roadmap decisions and ensure continued alignment with the product's vision and strategy. Identify and address risks, threats, and opportunities that may impact the product's success, and proactively notify and escalate issues when necessary. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that business, quality, and functional goals are met with each product release. Maintain a clear understanding of the product vision and communicate it consistently to the team and stakeholders to ensure shared alignment and focus. Define user experience flows that support intuitive and effective interactions for end users. Contribute to product thinking and design, advocate for users, and consistently represent the voice of the customer in product decisions. Support the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications, telematics solutions, and connected car data services within the platform. Essential Skills 3+ years of experience in Product Management or Product Ownership, or equivalent relevant experience. Proven experience developing and deploying enterprise applications and related processes. Experience working with telematics and connected car applications and data services. Knowledge of AWS cloud services and their application in building and supporting data platforms and backend systems. Demonstrated ability to use Excel, JIRA, and other tools to create business models, track progress, and provide evidence for data-driven product decisions. Strong capability to represent the voice of the customer by translating customer requirements into high-quality user stories and effectively evangelizing the product vision. Proven experience in developing and managing a product roadmap for software products. Knowledge of product user design and user experience concepts. Experience in Product Management or Product Ownership for high-tech, consumer software products. Experience working in a fast-paced, iterative, Agile software engineering environment. Ability to define and refine user stories, including clear acceptance criteria, to support effective agile delivery. Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Additional Skills & Qualifications Experience contributing to or leading product thinking and design initiatives. Familiarity with user experience flows and customer journey mapping. Ability to analyze feedback and metrics to drive continuous improvement and inform product roadmap decisions. Experience collaborating with engineering leads and agile delivery leads to align technical feasibility with business priorities. Comfort working with data-focused products and platforms, particularly those involving vehicle health, maintenance, and connected services. Work Environment The role operates within a fast-paced, iterative Agile software engineering environment focused on data platforms, backend applications, and integrations with customer and dealer-facing applications. The team works closely with cross-functional partners, including engineering, design, and delivery, to deliver frequent product releases and improvements. The position requires regular onsite presence every Thursday, with additional onsite days as needed based on customer requests. Work involves extensive use of tools such as JIRA and Excel, as well as AWS cloud services, to manage backlogs, track progress, and support data-driven decision-making. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Plano, TX. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Plano,TX.

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on May 25, 2026. About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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