Product Manager (Remote, Open Roster Contractor Opportunity) Please note: this is an open posting to be considered for future positions (on a remote, contract, hourly basis). E ST candidates or ability to work EST hours preferred.Crowdlinker is an end‑to‑end digital product studio based in Toronto and Barcelona with a relentless focus on our customers. We connect people through technology by being the strongest link between companies, their ideas, and their clients. We do so by excelling at digital strategy, creative design, full‑stack development of websites & web/mobile apps, and digital marketing.As a Product Manager, you will be involved in every aspect of the product development process, you must have some design and technical proficiency in order to confidently be able to work with the team. You’ll be working directly with our clients to devise product requirements, estimate project schedules and discuss budgets, as well as lead design and development teams to create new web and mobile products. Product Management is not a one‑size‑fits‑all job, we want someone who can think at a high level about creative strategy and vision - not just ‘how it looks’ but ‘why we should build it’.Responsibilities Working closely with engineers, designers, and marketers on the viability, feasibility, and desirability of an idea as they build and ship productsLead developers and designers to execute project deliverablesOrganize collective work efforts, facilitating all agile ceremonies from daily scrum, grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives in order for the team to meet their objectives.Build and maintain a healthy backlog through writing detailed epics and user stories. Lead the team to ensure optimum capacity and velocity are achieved.Utilize quantitative and qualitative analytics to drive product ideation and decisionsEnsure that projects are delivered on‑time, within the scope and within budgetTranslate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes, while also developing project scopes and objectives,



involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibilityFoster healthy relationships with our clients. You are their representative within our walls and their point of contact. Know their business, know what they need and collaborate with them to determine product roadmap and strategySpearhead client engagement by organizing weekly checkpoint meetings, updating on status/progress, requirements gathering and being the PM they never hadSketching and prototyping ideas to test the viability and how interactions feelIterating ideas based on feedback from the whole team and our clientsYou will take ownership of the results when your product ships because you understand that shipping is the beginning, not the end. You own the success or failure of your product work in the marketplace and are free to show it and discuss it in the product community.You initiate design and engineering sprints to improve shipped workTalk with customers to understand user behavior, paints points and needsTranslate this insight into ideas that will make our clients product offering better, both disruptive new products/features and detailed tweaking of the existing productCommunicate with clients surrounding all budget inquiries, hiccups, and changesWhat you bring Experience: 3+ years experience designing, building and shipping digital products in an agile environmentExternal product management with client facing experienceFamiliarity working within a story and task management system such as Shortcut, Jira, Dev Ops or AsanaExperience in gathering requirements, business analysis,



user research and understanding of what it takes to gather the necessary insights to inform great product decisionsStrong facilitation experience, leading discovery sessions to ensure all requirements are capturedExperience user testing product features and conceptsExperience with prototyping tools and have a knack for beautiful, functional designExperience with an iterative design and software development process: incorporating feedback, launching quickly, and testing hypotheses in an agile environmentExperience working as a part of an end‑to‑end development team, collaborating with and providing design direction to talented developers, understanding the technical requirements of what it takes to implement your designMust haves: Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and can clearly articulate your product decisions (you will be leading client engagements and stakeholder management is a core function)Strong interpersonal skills and ability to generate client buy‑inExcellent problem solving skillsExcellent analytics skills - experience with using tools such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and TableauStrong time management and work ethic with ability to prioritize and meet various overlapping deadlines in a rapid‑paced environmentTeam player mentality - comfortable collaborating and bouncing ideas off othersExcellent organizational skills and ability to coordinate efforts and output according to the specifications of what is requiredNice to Haves: Certificates and Courses in User Experience considered an asset.Project Management related certifications are a plus (e.G. SCRUM, PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, CSM etc.)Past experience working in a software development agency or tech startup.Experience developing user flows or prototypesExperience coding in HTML, CSS, JS and Word Press is a plusExperience with writing copyProficiency in the latest design software including Sketch, Figma, and Zeplin.Experience designing complex solutions for complete mobile environments.Experience conducting usability studies.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Product Manager (Remote, Open Roster Contract Opportunity) (Toronto)
🏢 Crowdlinker
📍 Toronto