Product Manager

Brief Background

The Senior Product Manager is expected to provide strategic direction for a product or suite of products. This includes defining a clear and compelling product vision, mentoring project managers to ensure alignment with strategic goals, fostering strong and collaborative stakeholder relationships, and proactively identifying and managing risks to drive successful product delivery.

What the Role needs to Achieve

• Shapes product vision, guides project managers, cultivates stakeholder relationships, and manages risk to deliver impactful products.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product Strategy & Vision: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to define a compelling product vision that aligns with business objectives and market demands across cloud, virtualization, and DevOps domains.
• Roadmap Planning: Strategically define and manage the product roadmap, prioritizing features and release schedules using Agile, Scrum, and SDLC frameworks. Leverage tools like Jira and GitLab to track progress and delivery.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Guide project managers and engineering teams without micromanagement, ensuring that project execution aligns with product goals. Support cross-team collaboration by sharing best practices and problem-solving frameworks.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Drive regular (minimum weekly) interactions with stakeholders to ensure alignment, gather feedback, and expedite decision-making. Present updates through structured weekly, fortnightly, and monthly reports.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks throughout the product lifecycle and proactively develop mitigation and contingency plans using PMP or PRINCE2 methodologies.
• Data-Driven Insights: Define and monitor KPIs and KRAs to assess product performance. Use analytics to continuously refine the product roadmap and enhance customer value.
• Communication & Influence: Clearly articulate product strategy, progress, risks, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Use your domain knowledge to influence strategic decisions and drive successful outcomes.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Strong understanding of product development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.).
• Exceptional market analysis and research skills.
• Excellent leadership and strategic thinking abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to guide teams and foster collaboration.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field (Master’s preferred).

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of more than 10 years