Product Manager

Company: Bowery Valuation
Location: New York
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Who We Are

Bowery Valuation is one of the leading startups in the emerging world of real estate tech and the only company of its kind in the commercial real estate appraisal space. Our appraisers work hand-in-hand with our engineering, design, and product teams to continuously add new features and functionality to our revolutionary platform. We are also the first-ever venture capital-backed commercial appraisal firm, having raised over $35MM in the past 2+ years. Powered by proprietary technology, and extensive expertise, Bowery is redefining the entire commercial appraisal space. Inside Bowery, we're a people forward company dedicated to providing a productive and inspiring working culture. We are a collection of hard-working and enthusiastic types focused on building great teams to support great work. We balance our dedication to success with a commitment to gratitude, kindness, and team first attitude. If you're looking for a company where you'll be recognized for your contributions, supported in trying new ways of doing things, inspired to put in that extra effort or additional hour, then Bowery's the place for you. We focus on setting clear expectations, holding ourselves to high standards and giving continuous feedback so we all get better together.

The Job

As a Product Manager, you'll join a lean, highly-effective Agile development team and work cross-functionally with every aspect of the business to build - and ship - the most innovative solutions the real estate space has ever seen. Bring your thinking cap, your analytical skills, and whatever inspires your creativity; we have an exciting plan in mind to revolutionize the industry.

Who You Are

Bowery is looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and dynamic Product Manager to lead the development of tools that will transform the way real estate valuation is performed. This individual will be responsible for discovering new, creative ways to solve decades-old problems that keep appraisals slow, inaccurate, and opaque.

Responsibilities
Create useful, intuitive, and innovative features that help our customers improve their business in ways they haven't even thought of yet
Contribute to product strategy and vision by leveraging customer and market analysis, industry trends, and original thinking
Create, prioritize, and manage the feature backlog for effective execution and release planning
Develop a deep understanding of competitors and vendors in adjacent spaces to ensure a competitive and relevant product
Evaluate trade-off decisions across the customer experience, development, and operational support in partnership with teams
Work closely with the User Experience (UX) team to execute user experience research, inform design planning, and participate in solution exercises
Be the customer advocate for solutions; know the customer and user better than they know themselves
Work closely with the development team to ensure releases meet -- and exceed -- customer expectations
Work across departments to understand challenges/requirements for innovative solutions -- and get them to market
Continuously monitor, measure, and report on the key user, product, and business metrics
Be the most knowledgeable person in the company in assigned product areas
Be an internal (and external) evangelist for the product
Visit customers, users, and attend industry events

Qualifications
BA/BS with at least 2-4 years of experience delivering cloud-based software in a Product Management role
Significant experience with Agile development methodologies, specifically Kanban and/or Scrum
Demonstrated strong, creative, problem-solving ability
Strong strategic thinking combined with a results-driven, practical mindset
Strong skills in data analysis and interpretation
Experience in and comfort with formal customer research
All-star communicator: strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
Ability to simplify and articulate complex ideas to broad, varied audiences
Strong consensus- and relationship-building skills, with experience marshaling resources across an organization
Confidence to dive in and learn new solutions and processes without a lot of assistance
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment

Perks & Benefits
Stock options
8 weeks of Parental Leave
Medical and dental employer-supported coverage
Access to additional group rate insurance options including Life, STD, LTD, and Accident
Commuter benefits
Unlimited Vacation
Company events
Flexible working options both for schedule and location

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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