Kforce has a client in Acton, MA that is seeking an Associate Product Manager. Responsibilities: * Works closely with the Product Manager and business stakeholders to define and prioritize the team's feature backlog * Works closely with the Product Marketing Manager to understand the customer journey and product launch strategies that will impact business processes across the customer journey * Develops process flows to illustrate the impact on operations because of the new or improved capabilities * Defines features with acceptance criteria, dependencies, assumptions, risks, and success metrics * Works closely with technical architects to obtain high-level work estimation (t-shirt size) and solution designs for release planning * Maintains the conceptual and technical integrity of the features for the team * Provides input into release timelines and investigates alternate paths forward on potential timing options * Drives scope tradeoff evaluations on feature implementation * Defines Program Increment objectives as part of the SAFe Agile planning methodology * Participates in usability studies to bring voice of the customer on a feature to the team * Supports the Product Manager with business case development (both cost and value) for new opportunities and product improvements * Partners with Solution Leads to ensure design and development consistency across all work within the teams * Supports software/vendor selection processes when necessary * Serves as 1st escalation point for Product Owners of delivery teams (questions on feature refinement, solution options, and/or in sprint tradeoffs