Product Manager II
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About the Business
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Government vertical, our solutions assist government agencies and law enforcement to drive insights from complex data sets, improving operation efficiency, increasing program integrity, discovering, and recovering revenue, and making timely and informed decisions to enhance investigations. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at the link below. https://risk.lexisnexis.com/government
About our Team
The Public Safety Product Management team supports the federal, state & local law enforcement missions of preventing and solving crime and promoting safe and secure communities by delivering innovative, contributory web-based solutions. This team works collaboratively and has a passion for developing new ideas, gathering, evaluating, and understanding customer use-cases through close and constant contact with customers, and supports key end-to-end lifecycle components from planning to release.
About the role:
The Product Manager II will own one or more Law Enforcement product feature(s) and lead project execution. Individuals in this role will immediately become part of a fast-paced, highly collaborative team environment that supports the development of innovative and creative product solutions. They will own product development plans and represent their feature(s) within the cross-functional team proposing new feature ideas that address a customer pain point or need based on their deep and firsthand understanding of the customer. They will prioritize and communicate production customer issues and defects based on relevant data for timely resolution and also lead demonstrations to key stakeholders at program milestones.
The ideal candidate will be able to execute on the product vision, develop clear go-to-market launch plans through coordinated development with customer-facing teams, and have a solid understanding of the customer and target market.
This position can be home based but must be able to work East coast hours.
You will be responsible for:
Supporting GTM strategy by communicating customer value propositions, requirements, and timelines to stakeholders.
Answering questions from sales and customers regarding feature function, pricing, packaging, value proposition, and competitive position.
Participating in market and product messaging of desired outcomes.
Advancing prototypes or MVPs based on a deep understanding of their feature area
Capturing customer goals and needs using different frameworks and techniques and prioritizing those needs for the organization.
Using or extending the company's platforms and underlying technologies to create new product features.
Speaking knowledgeably with tech and data counterparts about development approaches.
Learning about new technologies to support development efforts.
Interpreting market events to actionable intelligence for features and enhancements
Understanding the role's impact on customer satisfaction
Solving problems and analyzing issues by asking effective questions and collecting facts from multiple sources.
Demonstrating effective conversational skills, including active listening and questioning.
Understand own strengths and weaknesses and look for opportunities to build on both.
Encouraging cooperation between team members and removing barriers to team performance.
Establishing rapport with others on the team and across teams.
Qualifications:
Have 4-6 years of product management experience.
Have Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical subject (Computer Science or Engineering discipline) is preferred.
Have ability to solve hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks.
Engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship32.
Have understanding of software development methodologies like Agile Scrum, Kanban, and writing user stories.
Have experience in Government or Law Enforcement industries and/or public records is a plus34.
Have familiarity with Law Enforcement products (Accurint and Accurint TraX) is a plus.
Have ability to grasp data and technical architecture principles and best practices.
Physical and/or logical access to criminal justice information is an essential function of this role. The successful candidate will be required to pass an enhanced criminal background check conducted by the Company’s state and local law enforcement partners conducted in compliance with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System (“CJIS”) security policy. Employees in this role may also be subject to ongoing criminal background checks as required by the Company’s state and local law enforcement partners. Candidates and/or employees who are not certified by state and local law enforcement to access criminal justice information will not be able to perform the essential functions of this role.
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At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, having diverse employees with different perspectives is key to creating innovative new products for our global customers. We have 30 diversity employee networks globally and prioritize inclusive leadership and equitable processes as part of our culture. Our aim is for every employee to be the best version of themselves. We would actively welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups.
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