Senior Product Manager

About ForMotiv:

ForMotiv is the first Digital Behavioral Intelligence (DBI) platform. Using advanced, explanation-based predictive behavioral analytics, ForMotiv gives insurance carriers unprecedented levels of insight into their users, leading to increased conversions, better digital experiences, and reduced risk and fraud. We’re well financed and have earned the business of some of the world’s most well-respected financial services companies. We’re a scrappy, collaborative group that is open to challenging each other and believe in learning something new every day.

We are looking for a talented Senior Product Manager to work closely with our engineering and data science teams. We’re actively creating turnkey behavioral data science products, and looking for a Senior Product Manager to help lead the team in product definition and execution. This is a rare opportunity to get in on the ground-floor of a rapidly growing international startup. As our Senior Product Manager, you will report to the VP of Product and work cross-functionality, with a focus on supporting the engineering team. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead product management activities for our projects, including planning, development, and implementation of new technical products
• Facilitate requirement gathering sessions with key stakeholders and the data science and engineering teams 
• Create detailed technical specifications and ensure requirements are fully understood by all stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create solutions that support our company vision
• Manage the product backlog and planning activities for projects within the engineering team
• Lead prioritization of projects, balancing the short-term needs with the long-term vision
• Contribute to the vision, roadmap, and goals of the technology
• Plan and execute on appropriate documentation and training post-development 

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of product management experience preferably with enterprise software or platform products
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and leading execution in an agile delivery model
• Experience with software development processes and tools such as Scrum, Kanban, and Jira
• Experience with BI tools, data structures, and general data visualization
• Strong leadership skills, with experience driving development teams to successful outcomes
• Effective communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, organized and a willing to learn (and be taught)
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, unstructured startup environment
• Eagerness to wear multiple hats and lend a hand to your teammates when called upon

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background working with front-end user interfaces and/or data products
• Experience working on an AWS tech stack 
• A background in insurance working at carriers and/or a background working at enterprise software companies that sell into the insurance industry

What ForMotiv Offers:

• Stock options with a vested interest in growing the business
• Competitive health and dental benefits, a 401k with company match, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Ground floor access to a venture-backed technology startup with a global presence
• The chance to contribute to our growing culture and join a winning team
• Grow and advance in any number of potential roles

The 5 Cultural Characteristics we look for:

• Curiosity: You look at each day as an opportunity to learn something new, not as an opportunity to prove what you already know.
• Work ethic: You look at each day as an opportunity to get better for yourself and your team.
• Empathy: You care how others feel around you, and you have the capacity to understand their points of view.
• Teachable: You know your strengths and weaknesses and you aren’t afraid to ask for help; everybody you work with is smarter than you about something; willing to learn from.
  everybody and willing to accept that you can always improve the way YOU work.
• Integrity: You have the judgment to do the right thing even when it’s not in your own self-interest.