Product Manager

at  DaySmart Software

WHO WE ARE

Sawyer, A DaySmart Company, founded in 2015, simplifies registration for children’s activities. Our two-sided model offers registration software for activity providers and a marketplace connecting parents. Recently acquired by DaySmart Software, this milestone will help achieve our mission faster.
DaySmart supercharges experienced-based businesses with innovative, industry-specific software services that power customer and revenue growth. With thousands of partners worldwide and dozens of industry awards, we provide best-in-class solutions to accelerate their business.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Sawyer, the technology platform connecting children with outside the classroom educational enrichment activities, is searching for a Product Manager to grow and evolve the ecosystem. You’ll join an innovative, mission-driven organization and work hand in hand with our engineering, design, and data teams to enhance our market-defining products, which include Sawyer’s Marketplace (B2C eCommerce marketplace) and Sawyer for Business (B2B SaaS Product).
A successful candidate will be highly analytical, collaborative, able to work extremely effectively in a matrix organization while wearing multiple hats, be comfortable working autonomously, and adept at synthesizing data and research to support the delivery of products and experiences. This position reports to the Director of Product.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Has a deep understanding of product objectives and priorities and translates product concepts into user stories, epics, and other appropriate product deliverables.
• Helps teams and leaders understand and make choices about product and project scope, priorities, MVP, delivery dates.
• Drives the entire product lifecycle of the product - from conception, requirements gathering; design, development, and testing all the way through launch.
• Runs meetings; creates and maintains timelines; and keeps large, diverse groups informed of the progress and obstacles.
• Works with engineers to develop detailed and creative solutions to complex problems, while keeping a watchful eye on timelines and costs.
• Clarifies and drives project commitments as well as establish and maintain clear chains of accountability.
• Manages multiple competing cross-functional projects/programs simultaneously.
• Builds presentations and provides recommendations to partners and leaders based on data and insights.
• Lives and breathes our products and is a constant champion; advocates to make it even better.
• Gathers qualitative product information by conducting product interviews, usability sessions, product surveys…etc.