Product Manager - Agile Methodologies

Description : Job Summary :

The Product Manager Agile Methodologies is responsible for defining product strategy, prioritizing features, and driving successful delivery using Agile practices.

The role collaborates across engineering, design, business, and customer-facing teams to build high-impact products.

The Product Manager ensures that the product roadmap aligns with business goals, customer needs, and market trends while guiding cross-functional teams through iterative development cycles.

Key Responsibilities :

• Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap based on business objectives and customer pain points.
• Conduct market analysis, competitor research, and customer interviews to identify new opportunities.
• Align product goals with company OKRs, KPIs, and long-term strategy.
• Develop business cases and feature proposals with clearly defined success metrics.
• Act as Product Owner in Agile teams, managing the product backlog and user stories.
• Collaborate with design and engineering to translate customer requirements into detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Prioritize backlog items based on value, feasibility, dependencies, and customer impact.
• Lead Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, and Review sessions ensuring proper alignment across teams.
• Work closely with UX / UI teams to deliver intuitive, high-quality user experiences.
• Partner with engineering to ensure product features are delivered on schedule and meet technical standards.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, customer support, and leadership on product positioning, launches, and updates.
• Facilitate cross-team communication and remove impediments impacting delivery.
• Manage the full product lifecycle from discovery to launch, iteration, and maturity.
• Define and track KPIs, user engagement metrics, product performance, and ROI.
• Monitor release quality, test execution, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Drive continuous improvement by analyzing product usage data and feedback.
• Engage with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders to gather insights and validate assumptions.
• Hold product demos, roadmap discussions, and regular stakeholder updates.
• Collect and prioritize customer feedback to guide product evolution.
• Evangelize the product vision internally and externally.
• Create product requirement documents (PRDs), user story maps, workflows, prototypes, and wireframes.
• Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for features, releases, and technical specifications.
• Provide regular reports to leadership on product performance, progress, risks, and timelines.
• Promote Agile mindset across teams by encouraging iterative development, transparency, and open communication.
• Help teams adopt practices such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe (if applicable).
• Ensure ceremonies, artifacts, and Agile principles are followed for predictability and quality.

Required Skills & Competencies :

Technical & Product Skills :

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