Internal Product Manager - Urgent Hire

Start Date: Immediate

Location: Richmond, VA Area

Company Information:

InProduction is the leading provider of temporary seating, staging, structures, and scenic production for the U.S. live events industry. The Company is a valuable partner to event organizers throughout the entire venue transformation process, with core services including design and fabrication, delivery and installation, on-site execution, and tear down. These services span a variety of end verticals including golf, motorsports, music festivals, other sports & entertainment, and corporate events. InProduction maintains a total commitment to excellence for an exceptional outcome at every event.

The Company is backed by ZMC. ZMC is a leading private equity firm comprised of experienced investors and executives who invest in, and manage, a diverse group of media and communications enterprises. Founded in 2001, ZMC’s investment philosophy centers on operational value creation driven by targeted investment themes, deep sector expertise, and strong partnerships with industry and operating executives. ZMC approaches its investments in collaboration with management teams and has a successful track record of actively adding value to portfolio companies.

https://www.inproduction.net

Contact:

Robert Erickson

SVP of HR and Safety, InProduction

[email protected]

Role Overview / Responsibilities:

We’re looking to hire an Internal Product Manager here at InProduction. In this role, you will own the entire product lifecycle for our internal systems and processes, including a custom-developed SPORTS business management application and its interfaces to various third-party systems, including SAGE 300, HubSpot, and Paychex. You’ll be an active leader bridging business needs between finance, operations and technology teams and partner with the executive leadership team and department leads to define product requirements, prioritize the company’s backlog, and drive successful releases.

· Developing a strong understanding of InProduction’s business and its fundamental processes and systems

· Partnering with stakeholders to shape the product roadmap, inform priorities, and plan work to improve efficiency and aid team members in their job

· Finding workable solutions to current process and system limitations

· Creating product requirements, acceptance criteria, and testing plans

· Crafting customer and internal UX through wireframing and/or mockups

· Attending Agile ceremonies, including standups, backlog grooming, work planning, production releases, and demos to represent your products through the development lifecycle

· Working closely with the technology team to facilitate the delivery of product initiatives

· Leading internal user acceptance testing

· Creating release notes, release comms, and training materials where needed

· Designing product and performance KPIs and working cross-functionally to build out business analytics

· Monitoring product engagement and adoption with a focus on reducing out-of-process and system work

Requirements

Competencies / Attributes – Required:

· 3 years of experience in internal applications and process product management

· Experience working with cross-functional teams, including technology and business resources

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Exceptional process and project management skills

· Familiarity with agile development methodologies and project management tools

· Strong desire to represent our employees’ needs in the product management process

Competencies / Attributes – Nice to Have:

· Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. marketing, business, computer science)

· Interest and a working knowledge of business process improvement and lean manufacturing methodologies

· Experience using quantitative and qualitative insights to inform growth strategy, roadmap, and prioritization

· Product management experience with solutions written in .Net, WebForms, PowerBI, Sage 100/300, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP, HubSpot, Angular, and/or React

continue to innovate and improve every day. We promote equality of opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to an individual’s sex, race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, dis/ability status, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, domestic partner status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Days

401 K Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance