The Product Manager, Digital Forecasting Systems owns the strategy, development, and ongoing improvement of AccuWeather’s digital forecasting platforms, with primary responsibility for the Unified Forecast Database (UFDB) and related forecast products. This role ensures forecasts are accurate, actionable, consistent, and aligned with AccuWeather philosophy across all digital outputs. This role leads prioritization and delivery of system enhancements that improve forecast accuracy, operational efficiency, automation, and product innovation.

Requirements

, and deliver solutions from concept through launch and post-launch evaluation. The role also establishes and enforces standards for forecast communication, supports training and process improvement, and ensures forecasting systems and products effectively represent AccuWeather’s mission, brand, and commitment to Superior Accuracy™.

definition through design, development, launch, and post-launch analysis. Work with subject matter experts for your products, capabilities and services. Develop a strategy and make creative recommendations to expand our product vision across the portfolio.

Performs other duties as assigned.

for products, such as wire frames, criteria, and business cases Ability to interact and communicate with product, design, and development teams of all levels, backgro

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead work on our Digital Forecasting Database, UFDB, to ensure forecasts are conveying accurate and actionable forecasts that follow AccuWeather philosophy.

Benefits

of improved accuracy, greater forecast preparation efficiency, process automation and new features. Identify concerns and enhancements to our forecast systems and displays (UFDB, MinuteCast, WinterCast, etc) and work with the appropriate teams to being them to fruition. As a key component of this responsibility, develop and continually monitor process to identify operational weather data related quality concerns within AccuWeather products such that the root cause of such issues are quickly understood and corrected.

Ensure the AccuWeather Philosophy is kept up to date through a continuous review process and that training is held for pertinent parts of the organization so all of our communications are properly in line with our standards. Oversee creation and maintenance of products and forecasting systems for the Forecasting Operational team. Work with Forecasting leadership to ensure department runs effectively in producing forecasts and communications that positively represent the company, its mission and standards.

Establish, refine and execute a process for new products and changes to ensure philosophy is followed and best practices in weather displays and weather communications are utilized. Engage early in the development process and provide feedback toward these goals. Work with third parties, strategic partners, and cross functional internal teams to further AccuWeather’s reach and feature set.

Manage the development sprints; prioritize product enhancements, while simultaneously crushing technical debt. Lead a scrum team comprising of engineers and product designers to execute against your plans quickly. Produce and review product requirement documents to the highest of standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

S. in Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences is preferred.