Saviynt - Senior Product Manager - Product Launch & Release

The Senior Product Manager, Product Launch & Release Management coordinates all efforts across the company related to releasing & launching new products to the market.

In the lead-up to a product launch, many teams-product management, sales, marketing, development, customer success, etc.

- Will work on various projects to support the release.

- Moreover, the launch manager's job is to keep these teams aligned, working toward agreed-upon milestones, and helping to ensure the product launch is smooth and creates the maximum positive impact in the market.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING.

- The Senior Product Manager, Product Launch & Release Management will become the company's domain expert on successful launches in general and the single source of truth for each product launch.

- The job responsibilities of the role will contain but not limited to the below.

For each launch:

- Communicate with all launch teams to discuss goals, timelines, deliverables, obstacles, and dependencies.

- Developing a strategic launch plan based on stakeholder input, with proposed deadlines and milestones for each team.

- Communicating the plan to all participants-and soliciting feedback-to arrive at an agreed-upon strategy for a successful product launch.

- Coordinating with all teams throughout the launch process to ensure everyone is on track-and helping when a team faces a challenge.

- Tracking everyone's progress, meeting with all departments to learn if anyone is running into trouble, and holding all teams accountable for completing their tasks on time.

- Learning about all teams' abilities, schedules, and resource levels-anticipate bottlenecks or other issues early and be able to help.

- Report on the status of various ongoing release launches weekly and monthly.

To build product launch expertise:

- Studying the outcomes of each launch to learn what parts of the process work and where the process needs improving.

- Speaking with company stakeholders to discover which aspects of the launch plans work for them and which, if any, create challenges for their team's internal processes.

- Learning industry best practices for successful product launches and incorporating them into future company launches.

WHAT YOU BRING:

- 5 10 years of experience in Product Launches and Release Management for software companies.

- Highly organized, responsive, and demonstrates critical thinking and creative abilities.

- Excellent skills in editing and written communications; experience working with stakeholders and designers on crafting presentations and communications collateral.

- Team-oriented mentality (prioritize and support the success of the team).

- Detail-oriented with an eye for consistency (correct use of product names, formatting, etc.

- Curious about product (wants to understand product and be part of the product lifecycle activities).

- Skilled in building effective working relationships, gaining trust, and contributing to a positive working environment.

- Ability to meet deadlines and maintain a high level of quality in deliverables even under pressure.

- Spot opportunities to streamline the product launch process.

- Conversant with M365 suite and reports creation tools (Power BI or Tableau).