Product Manager

At Vyond, our mission is to put the power of video in the hands of everyone. Vyond allows people of all skill levels in all industries and job roles to create dynamic and powerful media. With features that go beyond moving text and images, you can build character- driven stories or compelling data visualizations that engage audiences and deliver results.

Founded as GoAnimate in 2007, Vyond has helped Global 2000 organizations, small businesses, and individuals produce their own videos easily and cost-effectively. Since its inception, the Company has served over 12 million registered users on six continents who have created more than 30 million videos.

With offices in Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Vyond employs a team of people whose creativity extends well beyond our office walls. We are passionate about the power of video and how it makes the static dynamic and transforms the mundane into the captivating.

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Position Overview 

Located in our Taipei office, as a product manager you will play a critical role in empowering more and more users to tell their own engaging stories. You will play a key role in reaching out to stakeholders, both internal and external, to understand their needs and goals in relation to the Vyond platform, as well as involve them in the overall product development process. Working within a cross-functional team, you will act as the Voice of the Customer providing actionable insights and sound prioritization. You will also lead product roadmap initiatives and guide the implementation team’s decisions to deliver optimal value to the business and customers following an agile methodology and with a strong focus on innovation.

Responsibilities 

• Maintain the product roadmap within the scope of the corresponding cross-functional team
• Uncover, craft and pitch value generating initiatives and experiments to contribute to the product roadmap
• Collect and prioritize incoming stories and requirements from internal and external stakeholders
• Lead backlog grooming and optimize backlog to match the team’s capacity, taking into account resources from all functions involved
• Track sprint and development progress, and address any velocity issues or roadblocks
• Establish KPIs and systematically measure the success of product roadmap initiatives
• Set up regular updates and communication to stakeholders on project status
• Lead team dailies, weeklies and planning meetings

• At least 2 years or above software product management experience following an agile methodology, with knowledge of mobile product development
• Deeply analytical approach to user behavior, market trends, value opportunities
• Good understanding of user experience and expertise in communicating with UX and UI designers
• Good overall technical understanding, and effective communication with product development engineers
• Familiarity and constant exploration of new technologies and trends
• Ability to translate user and business needs, alongside understanding technical capabilities
• Creativity, not afraid to innovate, try out ideas, learn from failures, embrace constructive criticism
• Excellent English communication, both written and oral
• Experience working on SaaS, enterprise or project management related products a definite plus