Covetrus Looking for Product Manager at Irvine, CA  Full Time

Covetrus is a global animal-health technology and services company dedicated to empowering veterinary practice partners to drive improved health and financial outcomes. We’re bringing together products, services, and technology into a single platform that connects our customers to the solutions and insights they need to work best. Our passion for the well-being of animals and those who care for them drives us to advance the world of veterinary medicine. Covetrus is headquartered in Portland, Maine, with more than 5,000 employees, serving over 100,000 customers around the globe.

The Senior Product Manager, Wellness is responsible for product execution throughout the Global Practice Management Software integration, migration and ongoing expansion to the new Covetrus Wellness plan offerings. The role includes, including conducting research, creating and aligning product strategy with corporate strategy, defining the product roadmap, requirements gathering and documentation, release management and readiness of their products, measuring the effects of these activities, and using metrics to feedback into the process. This role has an additional critical function of working closely with other product managers to align their Roadmaps and works closely with other stakeholders to define the product strategies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage highly strategic project across multiple teams, delegate tasks, and provide status report outs to senior management teams.

• Communicate clear priorities and status of roadmap items to all stakeholders. Responsible for maintaining relationships and understanding expectations.

• Work closely with internal customers to understand customer issues and propose solutions.

• Manage, coordinate, and establish priorities for complete product lifecycle, including the planning, design, development, testing, implementation, and commercialization of business solutions.

• Support the creation of business cases for future project proposals, highlighting how new business opportunities are expected to promote sustainable business growth.

• Work with cross-company product managers to ensure strategic product roadmaps are successfully executed.

• Implement key metrics for product features and analyze metrics to verify objectives are progressing as planned.

• Participate in and foster a working environment where creativity, innovation, ownership, and teamwork are encouraged and rewarded.

• Provide guidance, recommendations and support for Product Lifecycle process improvement and standardization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Business/Marketing Degree with Computer Science minor, or equivalent work experience

• 7+ years of software product management experience

• Experience in an AGILE working environment

• Industry experience in IT-enabled healthcare or animal health is highly desirable.

• Hands-on management of Pharmacy and WMS software systems preferred.

COMPETENCIES (Skills and Abilities):

• Deep understanding of Agile product lifecycle; including planning, development, and implementation.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, active listening, analytical, and financial skills.

• Strong leadership capabilities with experience in managing cross-functional teams, especially in highly leveraged, fast growth environments.

• Ability to think critically and creatively and to contribute in a team environment.

• Very strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to achieve results through influence.