Software Product Manager

Our client is searching for a Software Product Manager to join their team

Role Objective

Defining the product strategy based on our client's Retail Services vision.
Creating and maintaining product roadmaps for multiple products.
Conducting market research and competitor analysis.

Qualification Required

Relevant tertiary qualification
Agile Product Owner Certification
Design Thinking Certification

Experience Required

8+ years of experience of end-to-end product ownership across either or both in consulting and industry
Experience in launching digital products across industries
Experience working in an Agile environment with cross-functional teams
Experience working with Content management systems and Product catalogues
Experience of working in and leading multi-disciplinary teams (Designers, Engineers, Product Owners, Architects) within a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining calm under pressure
Experience in launching digital products (Retail Sector advantageous)
Proven success working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and iterative product development environment
Fluency in a range of tech (inc. web, data, ERP, etc) to direct, inspire and drive technologists within agile teams

Duties/Responsibilities

Defining the product strategy based on our client's Retail Services vision.
Creating and maintaining product roadmaps for multiple products.
Conducting market research and competitor analysis.
Develop and execute go-to-market strategies for products to drive revenue growth.
Analyze and report on product metrics, with a focus on ROI and other KPIs.
Collaborating with Development Teams and fellow Product Team members
Working with the marketing team and regional teams to communicate product changes to customers.
Plan and manage the release of software products.
Monitor the progress of software product development
Regular communication with senior management on status, risks, and change control
Lead the Product team, with a focus on mentorship for Product Owners.
Monitor budgets against expenditures and manage software development costs.
Build business cases as part of evaluating features and/or product changes.
Deep understanding of iterative product development methodologies - such as SAFe and scrum methodologies
Ability to get into details to ensure successful execution while understanding the strategic level impact of the work
Comfortable collaborating on UX challenges with designers
Deep user empathy and experience, bringing together user research, insights data
Strong organization and documentation skills with the ability to write user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical infrastructure requirements
Working with the data, design and research teams to research, prototype, test and validate ideas.
Ability to work with and influence remote teams.
Evidenced understanding and application of human-centered design and delivery.