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CDW is seeking a Product Manager to align CDW Canada systems with global product strategies, bridging communication between teams and driving product growth and innovation.
Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include defining product roadmaps, aligning business objectives with customer needs, conducting market research, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality innovative solutions.
Skills: Candidates should possess strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with experience in product management and Agile methodologies.
Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant product management or technology experience are required, with a proven track record in product launches and subscriptions management.
Location: This position is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Compensation: $113000 - $157800 / Annually
Description
At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW.
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 you’ll 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 (KPI’s) 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 (PI’s)
- Create and maintain Program Increment artifacts such as feature backlogs, WSJF’s, 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
- Bachelor’s 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 to pay transparency and ensuring fair compensation for all our coworkers. Each of our roles is assigned a salary range that is informed by multiple sources of market data. We determine individual pay within a given range based on a candidate's 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,andpaid on a bi-weekly payroll schedule.
Pay range: $ 113, 000- $ 157, 800, depending on experience and skill set Current Opening: This postingreflects acurrently 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.
CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law.
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