Product Manager

Theory and Principle is looking for an experienced product manager to join its team. Theory and Principle is an industry-leading legal and justice technology product design and development firm. We work with nonprofits, law firms, and legal tech companies globally and are on a mission to improve the legal experience for all through thoughtfully designed digital products.  

The company is based in Portland, Maine, but we are a distributed team. Both local and remote applicants are welcome. 

Responsibilities:*

• Act as primary point of contact with clients
• Set and manage client expectations throughout the project lifecycle
• Facilitate and manage design processes (including research, UX and visual design)
• Work with development team on project and ticket estimates
• Work with the client to prioritize and define product scope and releases
• Write project epics and clear, developer-ready user stories
• Work with project team on a daily basis to execute project plan
• Facilitate a Scrum framework, including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, backlog grooming, and client sprint reporting 
• Track budgets, project expenditure, and burndown charts
• Resource management and team scheduling

*We recognize that these skills transverse both product and project management skills. Our strong preference is for applicants who have experience with the full spectrum of software product/project management. 

Required skills and experience:

• 3+ years of software development project and/or project management experience
• Deep knowledge of the software design and development process

Preferred experience/skills: 

• Experience in a digital agency or projectized organization
• Experience working in Jira.
• Prior experience in the legal industry is a major bonus

Benefits of working with us:

• Competitive Salary
• Medical, dental and vision plan
• A generous vacation policy
• 401K