Product Manager I (Digital)

Position Title: Product Manager I(P3)

Company Summary

Crown Castle is the nation's largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand-connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we're the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future. Crown Castle is publicly traded on the S&P 500, and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US, with an enterprise value of ~$100B.

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we're an active member in the communities where we live, work and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology.

Role:

As an industry-leading communication infrastructure provider across the U.S., Crown Castle is at the center of bringing information to and enabling innovation for the people and businesses that need them. The Data and Digital team provides innovative microservice and event-based solutions, utilizing open-source technologies in the cloud, to deliver critical data, geo-spatial, and logistic capabilities to our customers.

As a Product Manager (I) you will serve as the product owner to support critical business processes and drive tangible value to the organization. The Product Manager (I) will be a member of the Digital Products transformation office and possess experience in product centric large-scale business transformation programs that will change the way our employees think about organizing and executing work.

Responsibilities

• Engage with cross-functional teams, leveraging your business and technical knowledge, to collaborate with business and engineering teams to groom the product backlog and manage and maintain epics, features, and stories
• Work closely with business partners to define and measure product metrics and provide customer-friendly product experiences
• Engage with stakeholders to understand our most pressing business objectives, and prioritize epics, features and stories.
• Develop Epics, Features, and User Stories, and effectively work with the engineering teams to prioritize and manage the backlog
• Develop and implement product plans and manage communication and engagement with key stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle
• Effectively engage with technical teams to deliver features with minimal ambiguity and clear use cases/acceptance criteria; include/exclude the right set of user stories to deliver the most impact

Expectations

• Relies on experience and judgment to structure / organize work and accomplish goals
• May provide guidance or direction on project work to teammates
• Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, best practices, and procedures of field of specialization to the completion of complex assignments

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent work experience required.
• Agile certifications preferred

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years experience working in Information Technology or Digital Technology roles
• 2+ years' product management and/or product owner experience
• 2+ years' experience in product management/development delivering software by identifying business opportunities, building, and grooming epics and stories, and collaborating with engineers on executing a product roadmap
• Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), preferably in an Agile environment
• Excellent teamwork skills. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.

Working Conditions: This is a remote role with the expectation of on-site/in-person collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter and may require up to 10% travel.

Additional Information: Crown Castle has a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy in place requiring vaccination by your employment start date, unless approved for an accommodation or otherwise prohibited by law.

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