Company Description
At The Stepstone Group, we help everyone get the job that best fits their life. Whether it is the next step in their career, or a job to pay the bills - we exist to match lifestyles with livelihoods. We play our part by giving people everything they need to find the right job for them in that moment; making jobs work for more people, whatever they do, and however they choose to do it.
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group, is critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent on the market. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of your background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application or interviewing, please let us know.
We also have a hybrid approach to working from home and in the office!
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Product/Project Manager to join our dynamic team in the job hiring space. At The Stepstone Group, our department is responsible for managing job feeds, processing candidate applications, and gathering data on the success of applications for our hiring company partners. We are currently in the process of building a new global hiring platform, and as a Product Project/Manager, you will play a crucial role in this exciting endeavour.
What will this role look like on a day-to-day basis?
- Communication and Alignment: Serve as the primary point of contact for all communication and coordination within the department and with external stakeholders. Facilitate effective communication channels and ensure alignment between teams to achieve project objectives related to job feeds, candidate application processing, and data gathering. job hiring platforms, applicant tracking systems, or HR technology solutions is a plus.
- Project Planning and Execution: Collaborate with multiple Product Managers and cross-functional teams to define the scope, goals, and deliverables of the global hiring platform. Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation, to drive successful project execution during a time of ambiguity as the project ramps up.
- Global Rollout of Product: Developing a strategy and rollout plan for Internal Stepstone and External Job boards to leverage products and services developed by the wider teams. Ensuring we drive maximum value of all product innovations which we create.
- Integration Prioritization: Work closely with the business team, development teams, and Product Managers to identify and prioritize integrations based on business requirements and strategic objectives. Evaluate project feasibility, risks, and dependencies to make informed prioritization decisions that will shape the development of our global hiring platform.
- Issue Identification and Resolution: Proactively identify potential issues, roadblocks, and risks that may impact project timelines or deliverables related to job feeds, candidate applications, and data gathering. Take prompt action to address issues, escalate when necessary, and develop contingency plans to ensure project success and a smooth operation of the hiring platform.
- Stakeholder Management: Engage and manage relationships with stakeholders, including department heads, business leaders, and external partners. Provide regular project updates, manage expectations, and address any concerns or feedback to maintain strong stakeholder satisfaction regarding job feeds, candidate applications, and data gathering efforts.
- Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and key decisions documentation. Prepare regular reports and presentations summarizing project progress, key milestones, and metrics for management review, specifically highlighting the impact on the global hiring platform's growth.
Qualifications
Proven experience (3 years) as a Product/Project Manager, experience in job hiring platforms, applicant tracking systems, or HR technology solutions is a plus but not necessary.
- Proficient in project management methodologies, tools, and best practices: Demonstrates a solid grasp of various project management approaches, techniques, and software tools necessary for successful project execution.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration: Capable of fostering positive relationships and effective communication with diverse stakeholders, enhancing collaboration and project outcomes.
- Exceptional organizational abilities to manage multiple projects: Possesses strong organizational skills, enabling efficient prioritization of tasks and effective management of multiple projects concurrently.
- Technical Proficiency: Understands software development processes and technologies, adept at communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Basic coding skills or familiarity with programming languages (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript) may be advantageous.
Additional Information
- Your start at StepStone: We want you to feel comfortable right from the get-go and you can begin networking immediately. That's why we always start with an onboarding event lasting several days, during which you get to know your new colleagues, our products and our culture. After that, the onboarding continues in your department - with several weeks of individual training.
- We support you: We want you to become part of the StepStone family as quickly as possible! That is why we will support you with all the formalities during the visa process.
- Your further development: We are growing - and of course we want you to grow with us. We will support you with targeted training that will help you develop both personally and professionally.
- Big player with start-up flair: Even though we've grown quite a bit, we haven't lost our laidback attitude from the early days. In concrete terms, this means that we are on a first-name basis, we have short communication channels, flat hierarchies and super helpful colleagues.
- Social Days: Talk is silver, action is golden - which is exactly why all our employees have 2 Social Days a year. These can be used flexibly for social and sustainable commitment. And the best thing about it: you don't have to take any holidays.
- Holidays: While we're on the subject of holidays ... We offer 30 days of paid leave per year plus one customary day. And we always have Christmas and New Year's Eve off.
- Our location? At the Medienhafen! For you that means we're easy to reach - whether by car, train or bike. By the way: We sponsor 50% of your parking space or job ticket.
- Job-bike: And we also have good news for all cyclists: with our Job-bike offer, we support you in getting to the office quickly and sustainably.
- Mobile Office: This is also possible with us! As a general rule, we offer two days of remote working per week. Feel free to ask directly during the interview to find out what the policy is for your role.
- Are you into fitness? Great! Whether it's in our own fitness studio, playing beach volleyball or running, you can keep fit with our wide range of sporting activities.
- Fancy a coffee? Then take a look at our in-house baristas. Whether Caramello, Cortado or Flat White lactose-free - everything is brewed fresh and free of charge. Speaking of fresh, of course, we also serve fresh fruit every day.
- Our in-house post office: Standing in line isn't your thing? Then simply have your parcels delivered to the office.
- Even more benefits: Christmas party, summer party, team events, incentive trips, subsidization on our company pension scheme and great offers at wholesale rates (e.g. for mobile phone contracts, Sixt and hotel bookings with HRS) - our list is long. There's bound to be something for you too!
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