Product Manager

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The Product Management Team falls under the Business Transformation group and focuses on defining the long-term product strategy for our digital seller team. The Product Manager Canada role will be responsible for aligning CDW Canada systems with our global strategic direction of our products. This role with play a liaison between CDW Canada and the Business Transformation team working from conception to execution aligning closely with cross-functional teams to define product vision roadmap and objectives. They will ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs that are consistent across Enterprise. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering innovative solutions. A successful candidate will need to be comfortable synthesizing a clear logical data driven narrative out of confusing ambiguous and complex information.

What youll do:

• Build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical teams such as Sales Integrated Tech Services (ITS) Operations Product & Purchase Management Cloud Operations and Finance teams to align objectives and priorities to deliver high-quality products
• Embed yourself in the CDW Canada team to understand their business and needs.
• Comfortable speaking presenting and demoing capabilities at all levels of an organization up to C-suite
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of product initiatives against business objectives
• Comfortable with hypothesis-driven feature development
• Develop and articulate a clear product roadmap that aligns with company objectives and market trends
• Translate roadmap into actionable strategies to drive product growth and innovation
• Define and maintain journey maps to understand user journeys by persona
• Own and prioritize product backlog ensuring alignment between stakeholders and technology
• Conduct market research and user interviews to identify customer requirements and validate product hypotheses
• Lead strategic vision for our Subscriptions domain for release planning activities including feature prioritization and coordination with agile teams to plan and execute Program Increments (PIs)
• Create and maintain Program Increment artifacts such as feature backlogs WSJFs Sprint Plans and Release Notes
• Collaborate with architects designers and product owners to develop innovative and scalable solutions that meet customer needs and technical requirements

What we expect of you

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
• 5 years of Product Management Professional Services or Technology experience
• Proven track record of successfully managing products from concept to launch in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks effectively
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Experience with Agile methodologies including SAFe Scrum and Kanban
• Experience with subscriptions annuities and or contracts that can be renewed and require lifecycle management is required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Capable of taking granular level detail and communicating information at a high level
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities while demonstrating adaptability in meeting prioritized deadlines
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications with strong experience in PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to effectively present data to stakeholders for full scenario understanding
• Track record of identifying process improvements and making appropriate recommendations
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders

At CDW we strive to offer market-competitive total rewards packages to attract and retain talent. As such we are committed topaytransparencyand ensuring fair compensation for all our coworkers. Each of our roles is assigned asalaryrange that is informed by multiple sources of market determineindividualpaywithin a given range based on a candidates prior experience knowledge skills and abilities. This approach allows us to offer competitive and equitable salaries that reflect the value and responsibilities of each role at CDW. Salaries are based on a 40-hour workweek and paid on a bi-weekly payroll schedule.

Pay range: $ 113 000- $ 157 800 depending on experience and skill set Current Opening: This posting reflects a currently available position within our organization for which we are actively recruiting.

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CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business government education and healthcare customers in the United States the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together we unite. Together we win. Together we thrive.

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