Job Description

Company Description

Vention helps some of the most innovative manufacturing companies automate their production floor in just a few days. Vention\'s enables its clients to design, automate, order, and deploy manufacturing equipment directly from their web browser.

Vention is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Berlin and Boston, and is used in over 3,000 factories on 5 continents. As one of and , we are a performance driven culture that cares deeply about happiness. We like ambitious goals, facts & data, and constructive debates. But at the same time, we know that we can\xe2\x80\x99t repeatedly push ourselves if we are not surrounded by an uplifting and caring work environment. Those two sides of our culture, feed each other and are safeguarded with the same level of attention. Our include:

• We make our clients successful - we do what\xe2\x80\x99s right for our customers, even when it makes our roles more challenging.
• We execute and deliver - we set ambitious goals for ourselves and are energized about meeting them.
• We debate, then commit - we challenge our own perspectives and ideas in pursuit of the best solutions.
• We innovate to inspire - we value innovation in products, user experiences, and business practices.
• We collaborate to achieve more - we work as one team to achieve more than we would on our own.
• We empower our people to reach their full potential - we hold ourselves to high standards but know when to celebrate progress & achievements

As the Product Manager for the Web platform, you will own the product roadmap for Vention\xe2\x80\x99s transactional website, the user community infrastructure, and private client portals. In this role, you will interface with clients to capture emerging needs, drive respective software development teams and support sales & marketing for successful product launches. Leveraging your product management expertise, you will be uniquely positioned to guide architectural choices and drive effective prioritization of our effort and resources. More specifically, your role will include the following responsibilities

Product management

• Conduct client interviews to understand feature opportunities/gap
• Conduct benchmarking of competitor\'s product and pricing
• Conduct analysis to inform new product specifications and evaluate performance of existing products
• Scope and maintain the product roadmap
• Prepare detailed brief for new software/features, including business logic
• Define pricing for monetized products and forecast revenue potential
• Lead preparation for Quarterly Product Review
• Develop sales enablement material and train various go-to market teams (Account Executive, Application Engineers, Customer Success, etc.)
• Work closely with the marketing team to provide input for product launch campaigns

Product Ownership

• Organize and prioritize ticket backlog
• Breakdown product brief for new product/feature in sequenced ticket for efficient execution
• Prepare and host sprint kick-off, ensuring software team support the scope and can successfully define the "how"
• Ensure deadline compliance for each feature/product and measure team performance
• Conduct business QA on new products/features to ensure the user experience contribute to elevating the Vention platform
• Work with software team and HR to ensure teams are properly staffed with expertise required to deliver the annual roadmap
• Maintain dev-team happiness by scheduling period of technical debt / bug elimination (or allow some refactoring as part of new feature development)

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in related field
• 5 years experience in product management; ideally for global e-commerce and marketplace platforms,
• Experience with multi-language and multi-currency transactional capabilities
• Familiar with growth product management, including sign-up and activation conversation optimization, viral loop measurement and amplification
• Strong analytical tool kit with ability to run complex analysis including regression, T-sample tests, A/B test
• Technical SEO expertise, to optimize web page for SEO discoverability
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with practice in navigation conflicting priorities
• Strong project management and risk mitigation mindset, with demonstrated ability to build contingency plan and execute them
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment with quick turnarounds/good time management

Additional Information

How We Take Care of You

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies
• Complimentary beverages and snacks so that you are fueled and ready for your day
• Global comprehensive health plans so you feel your best
• Career growth opportunities. Your future matters.
• Fun-filled social events curated based on diverse interests for our team to celebrate together. From sponsored sports teams to trivia nights
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community.

What to Expect in Your Interview

• Initial Call
• Meet the Team
• Challenge
• Decision & Offer

\xe2\x80\x8dCommitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Our culture is an uplifting environment for high achievers. The fast-paced, high-performance environment will give you the opportunity to build products, processes and strategies that will have a lasting impact.

When you join Vention, you join a team of professionals with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. Together, we strive to nurture a supportive and inclusive work environment for all. We push each other to achieve extraordinary results and forge long term relationships as a result of the intensity and passion.

We\xe2\x80\x99re passionate about helping you do your best work. Claim your seat and find out what you can do!

If you\'re unsure if your experience perfectly matches our job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway! We are happy to chat and get to know you better while you can understand the role as well.

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