Product Manager - Interstates, Inc.

Join our Interstates Family!

Do you want to work alongside a team of experienced leaders, trainers, and technicians who are dedicated to YOUR success? Interstates is growing, and we are currently seeking a full-time Product Manager to join our team in any of these locations:

• Omaha, NE
• Sioux Center, IA
• Sioux Falls, SD
• Topeka, KS

As a Product Manager, you will be responsible for gathering and understanding customer needs and industry requirements, and then conceptualizing them as a feature roadmap. This will require collaboration with potential and existing customers as well as internal stakeholders.

What we can offer:

• Apprenticeship & Assistance with Journeyman Licensing if desired 
• Company Sponsored Holiday & Team Building Celebrations
• Work/Life Balance (40-45 hours/week)
• Limited travel; Travel may be required for onboarding orientation 
• Family-Like Culture - A team that cares about you as a whole person, not just what you do for work
• Advancement Opportunities

Benefits:

• 401(k) + Company Match
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Benefits
• Company Discount Perk Program
• PTO & Holiday Pay
• Bonus Incentives
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance

Check out a day in the life with Interstates: https://youtu.be/00eDX9xw1X4

While we are currently hiring for a limited number of positions, we are looking to the future and want to make sure that we have talented individuals (like you!) in our talent pools for future opportunities. By signing up to be a part of our talent pool network, we'll reach out to you with updates on open opportunities as soon as they are available. Visit interstates.com/connect 

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Discover, empathize with, and be able to share with team members our customers’ problems, needs, and jobs to be done.
• Evaluate products and related solutions against market and customer needs to ensure we are building the right products and features.
• Collaboratively create models for analyzing product opportunities, including validating customer desire, organizational capability, and financial viability.
• Prioritize the development of enhancements, future features, improvements, and new products.
• Facilitate product decisions and recommendations that have a value impact on our customers.
• Facilitate communication and bring together a wide variety of personality types and skill sets.
• Maintain a product roadmap that brings value to customers through a periodic release schedule.
• Write product requirements and user stories so others in the organization understand what the product must do and why it is important to the customer.
• Drive product development through the entire development cycle.
• Actively participate in product development to verify design, test prototypes, and decide on changes or iterations based on feedback and learnings.
• Pursue a better way by partnering with the development and delivery teams to improve internal processes continuously and incrementally.
• Set and optimize over time the pricing for the products.
• Create and execute plans with partners across teams to ensure our organization is prepared to launch, attract customers, and deliver a new or enhanced product.
• Serve as subject matter expert for sales interactions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or 3-5 years of experience is required. 
• Manufacturing/Industrial knowledge or experience is a plus. 
• Product Managment certification preferred. 

Travel Requirements:

• Travel: Up to 35%

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for extended periods of time. Occasional travel to various worksites may also be required, depending on the assignment.

Interstates is an Equal Opportunity/AA Employer and provides a drug-free work environment.