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.Skills Required
Product Management, Agile Software Development, Scrum, Saas