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Business Product Manager

Thinkahead

1200 Technology Way, Libertyville, Illinois

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About the role

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
 
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. 
 
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. 
 
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. 

The Business Product Manager is responsible for driving the ongoing enhancement and effectiveness of Foundry's business applications and operational systems. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the Foundry software development team, ensuring technology solutions align with business priorities and deliver measurable value. 

The Business Product Manager gathers and refines requirements, prioritizes enhancement requests, supports user acceptance testing, and helps coordinate release readiness and communication. Working closely with stakeholders and development teams, this role helps ensure business systems continue to support efficient, scalable operations. 

 

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Serve as the business owner for application enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives. 

  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. 

  • Prioritize enhancement requests based on business value, operational impact, and strategic objectives. 

  • Partner with development teams to clarify requirements, review proposed solutions, and support delivery planning. 

  • Coordinate user acceptance testing and validate that delivered functionality meets business needs. 

  • Support release readiness activities, including stakeholder communication, training considerations, and change management. 

  • Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders and technical teams throughout the development lifecycle. 

  • Monitor user feedback, system adoption, and business outcomes to identify future improvement opportunities. 

  • Communicate priorities, risks, project status, and release information to stakeholders. 

  • Other duties as assigned. 

Education and Experience

Minimum Required 

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Information Systems, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 

  • 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, ERP/WMS administration, business systems management, or a related role. 

  • Experience gathering business requirements and working with software development teams. 

  • Experience supporting testing, implementation, or release activities for business applications. 

Preferred 

  • Experience with ERP, WMS, manufacturing, supply chain, warehouse, or operational systems. 

  • Experience working in Agile environments. 

  • Experience with Jira or similar work management tools. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Strong requirements gathering, prioritization, and analytical skills. 

  • Ability to translate business needs into actionable product requirements. 

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. 

  • Knowledge of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies. 

  • Experience facilitating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and release readiness activities. 

  • Ability to balance business value, technical constraints, and operational priorities. 

  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. 

  • Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on delivering practical business solutions. 

 

Physical Requirements

  •  Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards. 

    • Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards. 

    The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.  
     
    Why AHEAD:
     
    Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
     
    We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
     
    USA Employment Benefits include: 
    - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
    - 401(k) 
    - Paid company holidays 
    - Paid time off 
    - Paid parental and caregiver leave 
    - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details. 
     
    Use of AI:
    We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
     
    If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to the Candidate Privacy Notice or contact us at [email protected]. 
     
    You may opt-out of the review or analysis of your application and resume by AI tools by using the General Application. Please include the role you wish to apply for in the Additional Information field. You may also choose to opt-out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview.  Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt-out.