Product Manager - Irvine

Description

ABOUT US

TribalScale is an innovation firm that brings organizations - from the startup to the enterprise - into the future. We build digital products, transform teams, and grow startups. We’re headquartered in Toronto and have offices around the world. The future is bright, and we’re always looking for excited technologists to create with us.

Some of the platforms that we work with:

• Mobile & Web (iOS, tvOS, Android)
• Voice User Interfaces (Amazon Alexa, Google Home)
• Connected Cars and Homes
• OTT (Roku, Fire TV)
• Beacon Solutions
• VR & AR

ABOUT YOU

You're excited about building products in the connected world and want to join a team of ambitious, like-minded technologists. You're passionate about the intersection of design and technology and strive to explore new meaningful interactions between the physical and digital worlds. You want to have high impact, drive product innovation, and have a meaningful contribution to both our work environment and client work at TribalScale. You strive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and are able to quickly switch gears between client work, internal initiatives, and supporting your peers under minimal supervision

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Own the product backlog and weekly cadence – write user stories, prioritize feature development, plan iterations, and keep your engineers unblocked.
• Conduct competitive analysis and synthesize findings to make data-driven product decisions.
• Lead client-facing projects and work closely with executive stakeholders to ensure a timely delivery of feature complete applications
• Leading designs sprints and consult clients on how to prioritize their product roadmaps
• Help enable our client’s product teams through pairing and teaching best practices in agile product management

REQUIREMENTS

• 2-5 years as a product manager or equivalent consulting experience.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required, graduate degree in a relevant field is a plus.
• Proficiency with at least one agile methodology – e.g. XP and/or Scrum.
• Self-motivated to take initiative and ownership of your work.
• Have a user-centric mindset throughout the product development process.
• Consistently up-to-date with the latest design trends and best practices.
• Can wear many different hats and collaborate well with UX Designers, Engineers, Sales, and everyone else in our Tribe.
• Help guide product decisions through user testing and iterative feedback loops.
• Open to new tools and methodologies, yet opinionated about best practices.
• Very strong communication skills and know how to influence without authority.

BONUS POINTS FOR

• Being an entrepreneur – we love people who’ve started their own ventures, big or small.
• Worked on an XP team and can sing its praises.
• Applied knowledge of user testing and validation techniques.
• Savvy with quantitative analysis and a working knowledge of statistics
• Early adopter of new technology and gadgets.
• Have read the following books: The Lean Startup (Eric Ries), Sprint (Jake Knapp), and The Innovators Dilemma (Clayton M. Christensen).

WHY YOU WANT TO BE AT TRIBALSCALE

• Our values: Meritocracy, empowerment, and transparency.
• Our skills: Our teams were at the front the mobile revolution, are expert builders in Voice tech, and now, they’re connecting the world. They’ve work with brands including the NBA, Twitter, ABC, the CBC, Autonomics, and tons more.
• You matter: Everyone sits at the table and brings value. We love to be challenged, are happy to go with the flow, and we trust our gut.
• Growth: We’re a rocketship ready to take-off, you’ll get your hands dirty in every aspect of the business and there are tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth. Seize them.

BENEFITS

Stay Happy & Healthy

• Health benefits: 99% dental and vision coverage, 80% health coverage and 50% dependent coverage
• Catered breakfasts on a daily basis
• Fully stocked fridge and pantry of snacks
• Basketball court, outdoor lounge, gym, putting green and complimentary bike share
• Office closed over Winter holidays
• Perkopolis: company perk plan
• Entertainment subscription: Netflix, Hulu or Spotify

Make Meaningful Connections

• Weekly Friday socials
• Monthly in-office events: movies, game nights, potlucks, costume contests, and holiday festivities
• Monthly team activities in the LA/OC area
• Take a coffee break, chat, and relax in our fully-furnished outdoor courtyard with firepits

Discover Your Potential

• Tickets to local events, conferences & meet-ups
• Out-of-town conference subsidies
• $2000 annual professional development allowance
• Weekly Lunch & Learns with industry leaders
• $3000 referral bonus

Want To See The World?

Our employees have the opportunity to rotate through our offices, giving employees the chance to travel, experience new cultures and discover their full potential.