Product management, agile process, sprint planning

Job Responsibilities:

• User Story & Acceptance Criteria Definition:

  Create detailed user stories by collaborating with product managers, marketing teams, and engineering, ensuring clear and comprehensive acceptance criteria for each story.

• Roadmap & Backlog Management:

  Work closely with Product Managers to develop and refine product roadmaps and maintain a continuously prioritized backlog of user stories.

• Product Vision & Scope Communication:

  Engage with development teams to ensure a thorough understanding of the product vision and scope for each feature, and gather technical details for feature breakdown.

• Customer Advocacy:

  Serve as the voice of the customer internally, ensuring customer needs and perspectives are represented throughout the development process.

• Agile Participation:

  Actively participate in Agile processes as a team Product Owner, facilitating discussions and ensuring smooth workflow.

• Impediment Removal:

  Proactively identify, remove, and mitigate impediments impacting the successful completion of Release or Sprint goals.

• Customer Research & Feedback:

  Support Product Management in conducting customer research and gathering feedback from internal and external stakeholders on feature development.

• Marketing Material Creation:

  Assist in creating compelling marketing materials such as datasheets and white papers that effectively communicate the benefits of product offerings to customers, reinforcing the company's position as an industry leader.

• Product Ambassadorship:

  Act as a product ambassador and expert among all stakeholders, including engineers, managers, and technical support staff.

• Customer Interaction Support:

  Support customer interactions, particularly when validating new functionality or collating information regarding enhancement requests or defects.

• Competitive Data Collection:

  Collect and maintain competitive data for organizational reference and strategic planning.

Required Skills:

• Product Management Expertise:

  Strong background and proficiency in product management practices.

• Agile & Scrum Knowledge:

  In-depth knowledge of Agile software development methodologies, particularly Scrum, and experience with sprint planning.

• Technical Background:

  A strong technical background, including experience developing and deploying complex on-prem and SaaS software products.

• Product Development Architecture:

  Working knowledge of product development architecture.

• Time Management & Attention to Detail:

  Strong time-management and prioritization skills, coupled with excellent attention to detail.

• Communication Skills:

  Superior written and verbal communication skills in English, specifically for understanding and communicating product-related items to teams and stakeholders.

• Team Collaboration:

  Ability to work effectively with large teams.

• Design Quality:

  Understanding of design quality standards.

Good to Have:

• SaaS Experience:

  Experience with SaaS products, including an understanding of SaaS architecture, business models, vendor licensing models, and implementation challenges.

• Domain Knowledge:

  Knowledge in one or more of the following subjects: FinOps, ITAM, SAM, public cloud cost optimization, ITIL.

• Matrix Organization Experience:

  Experience working in a matrix organization, influencing work across user experience design and software development functions.