The posting
As FairCom’s Product Champion, you will own the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to launch—aligning product strategy and roadmaps with key business objectives and market demand. Highly collaborative and data-informed, you will partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Executive teams to translate customer feedback and market insights into prioritized features. You excel at managing technical trade-offs and coordinating cross-departmental efforts to deliver timely, high-quality releases that drive customer value.
The Day-to-Day
- Own and maintain a roadmap for FairCom’s products and solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
- Create PRDs, product requirements, and wireframes to communicate product improvements and features.
- Partner with Sales and Marketing to define Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies, continuous value gaps identification, and competitive pricing evaluation based on market data.
- Lead product alignment meetings and own the project management for all resulting deliverables, decisions, and cross-departmental dependencies.
- Drive a product management culture that, with great judgment, balances product intuition, design inspiration, market assessment, and data validation for creating successful technology solutions.
- Create clear KPIs and dashboards for our product lines to define success metrics and present to key stakeholders.
- Become acquainted with and strive to be a Subject Matter Expert in all products offered by FairCom and other product alternatives in the software industry.
- Think outside the box, seek all data points – even if they are not readily available to avoid confirmation bias and ensure data validation.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and the Chief Architect to gain in-depth market insight, gauge the success of product lines, look for value gaps, and continually evaluate pricing models based on industry data.
- Lead the Product Team members who will assist in getting Market Data and allowing final touches on the product technical communication going out to customers.
- Facilitate continual ideation sessions with internal and external SME’s to ensure all voices are heard and shared ownership decisions are made.
- Other* duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in B2B Technology or Software Product Management
- 1+ years of experience in DBMS Product Management
- Strong track record that shows successful product strategies and programs with measurable impacts on revenue contribution
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Product Management, Business, or Computer Science
- Extremely effective with written, verbal, and other presentation skills in communicating and collaborating with programmers, architects, and C-suite executives.
Position Preferences
- Master of Business Administration or other advanced Product Management/Technical education a plus
- Deep understanding of concepts of a typical IT infrastructure, like servers, storage, business applications (ERP, CRM, BI, etc.), and the role a database plays in it.
- Experience working with OEMs, ISVs, embedded systems, industrial software, or other product-focused software companies.
Benefits
- Empowered, Agile Teams: Collaborate with passionate colleagues in small, cross-functional teams that drive innovation. Enjoy the freedom to shape your work and contribute meaningfully.
- Flexible Work-Life Balance: Achieve optimal work-life harmony with our hybrid work schedule, offering the best of both worlds: in-office collaboration and remote focus.
- Generous Time Off: Recharge and rejuvenate with 15+ holidays, three weeks of paid vacation, a week of sick leave, and an extended holiday break for quality family time (skeleton crew operations).
- Celebrate You: Enjoy a paid day off on your birthday and another on our annual "CEO Thank You Day" in March.
- Invest in Your Growth: Benefit from a supportive environment where long-tenured colleagues share their expertise, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
- Rewarding Compensation: We value your contributions. Expect a competitive salary package aligned with industry standards.
- Comprehensive Well-being Support: Protect what matters most with our robust benefits, including top-tier medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. Plus, watch your savings grow with our 401(k) matching program.
- Thrive Together: Build lasting connections and strengthen your skills through annual & quarterly engaging company-wide events and growth opportunities.
- Fuel Your Focus: Stay energized and inspired with our fully stocked kitchen featuring delicious snacks, meals, and drinks.
- Convenient Commute: Easily access our office with a prime location near I-70 in Missouri; and, I-15, as well as the South Jordan Front Runner station in Utah.
FairCom’s long and dynamic history has been supported by a diverse team of coworkers, which we feel honored to have. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a working environment where diversity is celebrated. We believe all people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we do not tolerate any behavior that runs contrary to this fundamental right, such as discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are thankful for every person who engages in our recruitment process and promise that all applicants will be considered for employment based solely on merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence, and without any regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran, disability, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.
