UI Mobile App Product Manager
The University of Iowa is seeking a Product Manager for the university’s Mobile App. This role will be responsible for coordinating the continued development, improvement, and governance of the university’s all-in-one mobile app for students, faculty, staff, parents/families, and alumni.
This app, launched in fall 2024, is currently in use by students, with future expansion planned eventually by adding faculty, staff, parents/families, and alumni personas. The Product Manager will support the next phase of product evolution by working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance app functionality, expand major systems such as MAUI (the university's student information system), Canvas, housing & dining, transit, maps, SiteNow, and more.
The Product Manager will facilitate stakeholder engagement, support content strategy, and help guide platform governance and decision-making in collaboration with the Division of Student Life, the Office of the Provost, the Office of Strategic Communication, Information Technology Services, and other university units. Success in this role requires a strong emphasis on audience-specific communication, relationship building, and coordination.
This position is eligible for hybrid work and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.
For a full job description, please email Melanie Bell at melanie-bell@uiowa.edu.
About the Division of Student Life:
The Division of Student Life is comprised of staff that embrace new ideas and thoughts, works together to keep our students safe, and provides them with life-changing experiences. The Division of Student Life includes 15 departments that span from Recreation Services to the Office of Leadership, Service and Civic Engagement and everything in between. We believe in working together as one team to achieve our mission: fostering student success by creating and promoting educationally purposeful services and activities within and beyond the classroom.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and additional related experience.
- Extensive experience (typically 5 years or more) working with constituents from multiple departments within an organization on data and information governance, preferably in higher education.
- Experience working with key stakeholders across a large, cross-functional, relationship-driven organization.
- Project management experience with a highly visible technology that has a large user base.
- Experience developing marketing and communications strategies for new and existing products and services.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Experience developing application roadmaps.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Experience documenting processes and procedures, as well as help articles and other documentation.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience working on or with a mobile governance or advisory group at a Research I (R1) university.
- Experience working in an environment with a continuous and fast-paced release cycle.
- Experience working with a higher education mobile platform such as Modo.
- Experience working with developers on complex technology and/or mobile technology.
- Experience working with Agile methodologies.
Position and Application details:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact Melanie Bell at melanie-bell@uiowa.edu.
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
