Product Manager IV

Senior product manager responsible for strategy, lifecycle, and delivery of enterprise software supporting university operations, serving as the primary liaison between Enterprise IT and campus stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Direct a portfolio of enterprise applications that support university business operations.
• Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and lifecycle plans aligned to institutional priorities.
• Assess current applications to identify modernization opportunities and efficiency gains.
• Rank enhancements based on business value, feasibility, risk, and resource constraints.
• Oversee implementation, upgrades, maintenance, and retirement activities for applications.
• Foster collaborative relationships with campus departments, executive leadership, and external vendors.
• Serve as the primary contact for enterprise application strategy, functionality, and support.
• Lead stakeholder meetings and portfolio governance to capture requirements and align HR, auxiliary, and healthcare needs.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements and technology solutions that enhance processes and user experience.
• Present project status and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executives.
• Represent business priorities within Agile teams by managing backlogs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure delivery success.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and technical teams to shape roadmaps.
• Balance competing priorities across auxiliary and HR portfolios while delivering high-value solutions.
• Lead multiple concurrent enterprise initiatives from planning through implementation.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across development, infrastructure, security, and vendors.
• Work with campus departments and software vendors on implementations, upgrades, integrations, and ongoing improvements.
• Facilitate technical and functional discussions that align business needs with product capabilities and standards.
• Oversee data integrations and feeds supporting campus departments, ensuring reliable data flow between core systems like PeopleSoft and other applications.
• Monitor scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, and resources to ensure delivery.
• Analyze processes and recommend technology solutions to improve operational effectiveness and user satisfaction.
• Promote best practices in product management, Agile delivery, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and suggest enhancements aligned with institutional objectives.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; equivalency policy allows substituting 1 year of higher education for 1 year of related work experience.
• Experience: Minimum 6 years of directly related work experience; for this role, a bachelor’s with 8 years of related experience or a master’s with 6 years of related experience is required.

Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• ServiceNow
• PeopleSoft
• SAML
• CAS
• Shibboleth

Preferences

• Experience as Product Manager or Product Owner for enterprise HR and auxiliary applications beyond finance, HR, or student systems.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum development environments.
• Experience with enterprise platforms such as Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, PeopleSoft, or similar tools.
• Background managing enterprise data integrations and interfaces between core systems and auxiliary/HR apps.
• Knowledge of authentication and identity management technologies, including SAML, CAS, or Shibboleth.
• Collaboration with software developers, architects, UI/UX teams, infrastructure, and security groups.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and partnering with executive leadership, stakeholders, and data stewards across campus and healthcare portfolios.
• Background in higher education or a similarly large, complex organization.
• Experience supporting enterprise software applications or web-based systems.
• Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into functional solutions.
• Proven track record working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Strong communication, organizational, and relationship management skills.

Job Details

• Requisition Number: PRN45621B
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8-5
• Department: 00417 - UIT Univ Support Services
• Location: Campus (onsite)
• Pay Range: $95,000 - $110,000 per year
• Close Date: 07/31/2026
• Apply: https://apptrkr.com/7326758
• Posting: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/205249
• Job Code: P35314
• Grade: P22