Product Manager

Job Description-Product Manager

As Product Manager you will manage a Product built on Agile fundamentals and work

towards adopting tech best practices and cutting-edge tools. You'll be adept at

delivering the product, breaking down barriers for your team and both planning at a

higher level and getting into the details to make things happen when needed. You will be

core to decisions that build high performing teams, where people are excited about the

work they are undertaking.

What to Expect:

Deliver projects and products using the appropriate agile project management

methodology, learning & iterating frequently.

Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by

reviewing product specifications and requirements.

Brings new products to market by analysing proposed product requirements and

product development.

Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with

marketing and production.

Lead the collaborative, dynamic planning process - prioritizing the work that

needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team.

Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.

Understand the different technical aspects of the project including the

capabilities and limitations of the systems.

Communicate or share technical insights of a project to internal or external

audiences.

Support the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product

backlog.

Define the roadmap and ensure user stories are created for product

development in JIRA, Confluence etc.

Groom the product backlog, prioritise user stories, technical tasks and bug fixes

into the sprints.

Work with the Product Owner, Technical Lead, Business Analysts, User

Experience Designers, Engineers in planning the activities required and timeline

for each release.

Responsible for tracking the application bugs, assessing impact and severity of

bugs.

Follow up and support assistance where required for the team to resolve any

impediments or issues they faced from their daily standup.

Bridge communication between multiple teams (business and technical). This

includes creating documentation or presentations when necessary.

Measure project development velocity, perform and manage the project risks.

Identify and escalate any important risk.

Continuously gather user feedback, analyze market trends, and identify

opportunities for product improvements and new features.

Assist in government processes, such as procurement, project finance and any

other administrative needs in accordance to government policies and

documentation requirements

How to Succeed:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering, Information

Technology, Communications or other related disciplines..

Eager to change and improve workflow and processes. Willing to assist team

members. Strong ability in fostering teamwork and collaborations.

Self-driven and motivated to learn and follow topics related to the projects

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills to devise practical solutions to

tackle work issues

Solid understanding of end-to-end agile software development process (Scrum

and Kanban).

Understand the project from the business and technical point of view

Excellent communication skills. Able to communicate with technical and nontechnical users.

Preferred:

Experience with using, maintaining and customizing software development tools

such as Confluence, SharePoint, Jira, etc.

Experience in ops-tech integration, AI/ ML creation and implementation, SAAS

platform management, UI/UX design and research strategy, go-to market

strategy for software services preferred