Product Manager, Platforms and Mobile Apps

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We are currently seeking an Instructor Product Manager, Platforms and Mobile Apps. This is a work from home position and is open to qualified candidates within the United States. You must have the ability to work in Eastern Standard Time. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): The Product Manager, Platforms and Mobile Apps is responsible for the strategy, development, and management of the Red Cross Training Services mobile application portfolio—including First Aid, Caregiving, Pet First Aid, Swim, Lifeguard VR and future mobile apps. This role also oversees Red Cross digital platforms, with a primary focus on the Red Cross Learning Center, API productization, and course licensing. The Product Manager will drive enhancements to the Learning Center to improve user experience for students, instructors, and training provider administrators. This position requires translating business strategy into effective digital solutions, managing external software development and UAT/QA vendors, and ensuring all products meet reach, engagement, and revenue goals (if applicable). The Product Manager will lead cross-functional teams to deliver innovative products and solutions, conduct market research, and develop business requirements for new and existing products. This includes but is not limited to working with the Training Services teams (product management, customer service, service delivery, sales, and marketing), enterprise information security stakeholders (InfoSec, ARB, IT Governance, AI review board, innovation team, etc.) and external vendors to establish product requirements; refine and prioritize user stories; perform business acceptance testing. Responsibilities • Develops product positioning and value proposition and works with marketing and sales leadership on marketing and sales strategy, campaign execution, and sales training for their product portfolio. Product portfolio includes productizing API, Course Licensing, Caregiving, and suite of mobile apps. • Driving product life cycle from requirement definition, research, technical specifications, development, security review, UAT, KPIs and all go-to-market activities for updates made to their product portfolio. • Leads cross-functional and cross-organizational teams (internal to Red Cross and with external distribution partners) through all training program commercialization activities • Apply SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) principles and practices to product development and delivery, collaborating with agile teams and stakeholders. • Conducting industry and competitive analysis to understand emerging trends in their respective focus areas to identify new opportunities. • Conduct customer research to define customer/user segments and identify needs to inform product roadmap. • Lead initiatives to improve the Red Cross Learning Center’s features, navigation, and support resources for all user groups (students, instructors and Training Provider Administrators). • Work with internal and external vendors to develop and enhance existing products while managing the product roadmap, align business and technical needs, analyze customer and product data, turn customer insights into actionable initiatives, determine rollout strategy and manage risks. • Build collaborative relationships with key partners and stakeholders by driving priorities aligned to business goals, communicating, and prioritizing product roadmaps and gaining buy in from executive leadership. • Responsible for working with the product development team as needed for mobile app content development, and updating new app content when need arises, in addition to working with translation vendor to ensure all Spanish content is up to date • Monitor and respond to any digital product-related emails, reviews and user issues submitted via the apps. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Information Technology or related field required. • Minimum 5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. • Customer-focused, with a passion for improving end-user impact. • Proven product management experience with mobile apps and/or digital platforms. • Experience implementing SAFe or other agile frameworks in product development. • Ability to work with internal business owners as well as external agencies • Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic and multidimensional environment. • Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills. • Strong problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills. • Strong teamwork and collaboration required. Nice-to-haves • Knowledge of Red Cross structure and operations preferred. Benefits • Medical, Dental Vision plans • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts • PTO: Starting 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure • Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays • 401K with up to 6% match • Paid Family Leave • Employee Assistance • Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term • Service Awards and recognition Apply tot his job