Product Manager

Core Skills

• Advise clients on becoming a value-driven, customer-centric product organisation and drive the change by introducing best practices in product management, value delivery and measurement and making innovation mainstream.
• Drive the innovation mindset and the overall product development lifecycle, utilising lean and hypothesis-driven approaches to identify, conceptualise and pilot new products that deliver undeniable value.
• As a Product Manager, you'll be instrumental in the analysis, design and building of critical and complex custom-designed, business applications that use a wide range of the latest technologies.
• You will cultivate meaningful relationships with client stakeholders and develop a deep understanding of their strategy, structure and business model.
• You will build a shared product vision roadmap and execute it.
• You will own the product backlog and constantly evolve it based on the latest changes in the business.
• You will facilitate analysis workshops with senior client stakeholders to outline the business vision, objective, product roadmap and project release plan.
• Lead the stakeholders to think about customers problems, business outcomes and take them on the change journey of moving to empowered product teams that create strategic growth for the organization.
• You'll be responsible for orchestrating collaboration between product owners, business sponsors, subject matter experts, end users and engineering teams by removing roadblocks and fostering communication.
• We're seeking talented & passionate people with a creative approach to problem-solving.
• You have a knack for prioritization by utilizing frameworks like RICE, Value vs. Effort Matrix, Opportunity Scoring, etc., obtaining buy-in from stakeholders, and resolving conflicts as they arise.
• You know the power of effective storytelling and can easily synthesize data and insights into clear, impactful messaging.
• Support members of the team by removing blockers and supporting account strategy at a tactical level.
• Contribute to the growth and scale of our evolving business through taking an active part in recruiting, community building, mentorship, identifying and driving best practices and market trends.
• Experience in the Telecom industry is a plus.
• Ability to work and collaborate with UX folks would be desirable.
• Work collaboratively with clients and travel if required during project inception and delivery.

Professional Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• 12+ years of experience in product management, with a strong focus on Agile and Scrum practices.
• Drive the overall product delivery lifecycle and continuously deliver undeniable value to our clients across a portfolio of products.
• Proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex products.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and Scrum frameworks, with relevant certifications.
• Demonstrate a hypothesis and data-driven problem-solving approach via funnel data, validating hypotheses and implementing prioritized solutions and continuously monitoring key performance indicators.
• Mentor and evangelize Agile, Lean and Continuous Delivery analysis best practices.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Skilled at operating and building relationships with C-suite executives and confident in driving conversations at the intersection of technology and business.
• Strong interpersonal skills active listening, persuading and empathising with others and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to formulate and deliver insights around complex business problems thoughtfully and persuasively.
• Strong consulting skills and can operate with ambiguity.
• Bias for action, and can break down complex problems into tangible steps.