About WhiteCrow
We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client's in-house talent acquisition teams.
About our client
Our client is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Operating in more than 220 countries and territories, they are committed to moving the world forward by delivering what matters. Beginning as a small messenger service and a $100 loan, they now have more than 500,000 users around the globe. They are a transportation and logistics leader, offering innovative solutions to customers, big and small. They understand and appreciate their responsibility to help build safer, stronger and more resilient communities founded on justice and economic opportunity for all, supported by a healthy, sustainable global environment.
As an Assistant Manager, Continuous Improvement, you will be responsible for...
- Eliciting, analyzing, and translating user needs into detailed, actionable requirements for the pod
- Defining and managing use cases, user stories, process flows, and visualizations to support development
- Partnering with design and engineering to explain functional requirements and continuously improve user experience
- Maintaining a backlog that stays 23 sprints ahead, ensuring clear Definitions of Ready and Done for all features
- Communicating product vision and requirements effectively to developers, testers, and stakeholders
- Supporting User Acceptance Testing by writing UAT scripts and participating in testing cycles as needed
- Documenting confirmed business processes to serve as reference for development and IT support teams
- Applying business process improvement methodologies to optimize workflows and system efficiency
- Collaborating closely with the Product Manager to ensure backlog priorities align with business objectives
- Tracking delivery metrics and build reports to measure progress, quality, and outcomes
- Managing cross-pod dependencies in partnership with the Technical Product Manager
- Ensuring compliance with applicable standards by maintaining SDLC documentation, system configurations, and audit artifacts
- Maintaining a strong understanding of the IT application portfolio, developing deep expertise in specific products or BPM domains
- Supporting and facilitating system demonstrations, including Inspect & Adapt workshops, as required.
What you already have...
- Proven knowledge and understanding of standard practices, technology and supporting industry principles
- Experience gathering requirements and translating into a product vision by leveraging their expertise in product development, engineering and UX
- Deep understanding of business/processes and high-level understanding of high-quality digital product delivery
- Experienced in managing a product backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, attend product team ceremonies, removing blockers (burndown chart, release burn up, etc.)
- Experienced in developing systems and tools to enable customer interactions and collaboration (e.g., digital self, precision marketing, DAM, immersive technology)
