As an integral part of our Product and Strategy team, you will help lead one of our flagship web technology products, Vignette Content Management, used by F500 companies on a daily basis. Though formal Product Management experience is certainly preferred, it is not necessarily a must have. Rather, for the candidate who understands the web content management space, and knows what it takes to drive software engineering projects to completion, find yourself in a unique opportunity to apply your technical and business savvy in an exciting role with a perennial leader in cutting edge web technologies.

Vignette helps organizations improve the way they connect online with their key audiences, by providing software for building great online experiences and for managing the content that fuels those experiences. Our customers tell us that Vignette is their only option when they must support large sites with lots of traffic, featuring diverse types of content; when they require support for virtually any kind of end-user device; when they need to build online communities around their brand or offerings; when they require a high degree of personalization in their online interactions; and when they need to expose internal business processes to their online constituencies. Vignette created the first Web Content Management software more than a decade ago, and today our customers include some of the world's most prominent brands in virtually every industry.

Responsibilities:

• Works with Business Product manager and Product Marketing manager to understand business needs, define and refine requirements and turn them into detailed feature specifications for the Development teams.
• Writes functional as well as technical product requirements based on in-house research, innovation, client’s business requirements, market evidence and market impact.
• Communicates with R&D/Engineering to understand and analyze product specifications and align them with product requirements.
• Communicates with clients to understand technical / infrastructural limitations and requirements.
• Work closely with Development to drive the creation of engineering products using Agile (SCRUM) approach.
• Acts as an expert on Vignette Content Management both internally and externally, especially for product enablement deliverables.
• Refines architecture based upon current and future PM requirements, writing specifications, and feature team leadership/project management.

Required knowledge/skills:

• A deep understanding of Web Content Management solutions is highly preferred.
• A technical knowledge of Internet applications, Web site development, eCommerce and Web hosting infrastructure is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of the J2EE platform and associated development technologies is preferred.
• Customer-facing/consulting background or experience in directly interacting with customers is a plus for this position.
• Strong track record in a software development, technical project management or professional services/consulting role.
• Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and execution-driven.
• Knowledge of the SCRUM/Agile development process is ideal.
• BS in Computer Science or related field is preferred but not required.