Product Manager - Data as a Service

　　We started out as JobDig, Inc. in the recruitment advertising space. As markets evolved and our specialized knowledge grew deeper, we transformed our business model in 2007 to focus on providing deep jobs data to niche markets. We weathered the global financial crisis in 2008 and began offering our data products to wider markets.

　　At LinkUp, we remain rigorously committed to delivering deep, timely, and accurate job market data that provides clarity and confidence in understanding the complex dynamics between work and the world we live in.

　　We’re looking for co-workers who share our values—kind, smart, helpful, invested and balanced—so we can continue to be a world leader in delivering the cleanest, most accurate real-time jobs data that helps organizations make quantum strategic leaps.

　　About the Role

　　We are looking for someone to play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and development of our data products, ensuring alignment with our client demands and business goals. This person will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize product features and outcomes. 

　　This is a hybrid role for local candidates based near Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are not able to sponsor visas at this time.

　　Key Responsibilities

　　Collaborate with stakeholders, including prospects, clients, sales, marketing, support, and engineering to 

　　Communicate the vision and the set the roadmap for the product

　　Document business and technical requirements

　　Assist with the creation of documentation, sales materials, and marketing copy

　　Develop processes to improve the way that products get planned, built, supported, maintained, and improved

　　Assist in the quality assurance and acceptance testing process

　　Analyze the competitive landscape to understand where we currently fit and help determine the most effective strategic initiatives to pursue

　　Define, analyze, and drive key metrics that accurately measure success

　　To be successful, you'll need the following

　　Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

　　Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery

　　2-years working on technology-powered products as either a product manager, product designer, engineer, data analyst, data scientist or user researcher

　　Demonstrated ability to learn multiple functional areas of business - engineering, design, finance, sales or marketing

　　Demonstrated ability to figure out solutions to hard problems with many constraints, using sound judgment to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed written manner

　　Proven ability to engage with engineers, designers, and company leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship

　　The ability to synthesize mountains of disparate information into a coherent whole

　　A deep understanding of the nature of the trade-offs necessary when designing and building software

　　A natural talent for influencing others with the use of compelling written and verbal communication as well as data and logic

　　A grasp of technical topics broad and deep enough to be able to participate productively in technical discussions and to establish credibility with the engineering team

　　The ability to weigh multiple competing priorities, take decisive action, and focus relentlessly

　　The ability to think and act to impact short-, medium-, and long-term goals as needed

　　Someone that would be a great fit

　　Understands the processes required to both build the right things and to build them correctly

　　Has an innate sense for how users most effectively interact with technical products

　　A familiarity with the technologies and techniques used to build web applications

　　Bonus points if you have experience in and around

　　Has worked with products in the SaaS or DaaS industry

　　Curious and self-motivated with the ability to learn a technology platform quickly

　　Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

　　Experience in software development with programming languages such as Python, PHP, Java, etc practical knowledge of availability, scalability, clustering, microservices, multi-threaded development and performance patterns.

　　Experience with financial market data or alternative data

　　We take pride in a great company culture that is based on our core values: be kind, be helpful, be smart, be invested and be balanced. To be blunt (and brag a bit), LinkUp is a great company filled with outstanding people that are incredibly talented, extremely dedicated, and really fun to work with. Along with some of our office perks such as flexible work schedules, stand-up desks, volunteer opportunities, and free snacks, we offer competitive pay, health/dental benefits, generous PTO and a 401(k) matching program.

　　This is a hybrid role with a preference for Minnesota-based candidates. We are not able to sponsor visas at this time.

　　No recruiters please.

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