Associate Product Manager
The Associate Product Manager supports planning, coordination, and continuous improvement of client digital transformation and security projects across cloud infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity domains. This role involves translating client requirements into actionable deliverables, managing agile processes, facilitating communication among distributed teams, and contributing to product offering enhancements through client feedback and market research. It offers exposure to diverse IT and security practices with mentorship from senior leadership in a hybrid work environment.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Consultancy.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
- Support senior product managers and delivery leads in planning, scoping, and executing client digital transformation and security engagements across cloud infrastructure, application development, and GRC/IAM/cybersecurity workstreams.
- Translate client requirements into user stories, epics, and technical specifications for engineering teams.
- Maintain and track product/engagement roadmaps, backlogs, sprints, and delivery timelines for distributed teams.
- Facilitate Agile rituals: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and status updates.
- Identify and surface risks, blockers, and scope changes early; escalate and recommend mitigation approaches.
- Prepare client-facing status reports, project documentation, and presentation materials.
- Gather and synthesize client and delivery-team feedback after engagements and convert it into actionable recommendations for improving service offerings.
- Contribute to offering definition (scope, deliverables, target client profile, timelines) for at least one practice area.
- Perform light competitive and market research to inform practice leads on packaging and positioning of GRC, IAM, PenTest, Cybersecurity, and Managed IT services.
- Help prioritize a backlog of product/offering and process improvements alongside practice leads.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of experience in product management, project coordination, business analysis, or related delivery roles (internships and equivalent experience considered).
- Basic understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile/Scrum preferred).
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to clients and stakeholders.
- Analytical mindset able to turn client feedback and light market research into clear recommendations.
- Experience working effectively with distributed teams across time zones.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to Have
- Exposure to GRC, IAM, cybersecurity, or data privacy concepts and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, HIPAA, GDPR).
- Experience supporting cloud infrastructure or web/mobile development projects.
- Background in IT consulting or professional services.
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, Notion, or similar.
Compensation & Location
- Estimated salary: $99,642 per year (estimated).
- Location: Portland, OR — on-site or hybrid arrangements may be required depending on the engagement.
- Employment type: Full-time.
- Note: Final pay, benefits, and employment terms are determined by the confidential client.
Why Join
- Build core product management fundamentals (backlog management, sprint execution, stakeholder communication) while contributing real input to product and offering decisions.
- Direct visibility and mentorship from senior leaders, including company founders and practice leads.
- Work across a broad range of domains: GRC, IAM, penetration testing, data privacy, cloud infrastructure, and AI consulting.
- Opportunity to grow in a consultancy environment supporting impactful digital transformation and security work.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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