Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Product Management Lead to drive product strategy, roadmap planning, backlog management, and Agile product delivery. The role involves working closely with engineering, delivery, and business stakeholders to define product requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure successful product releases. The ideal candidate should have strong product management experience, technical understanding, and leadership skills.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Define and drive product strategy, vision, roadmap, objectives, and milestones in collaboration with business stakeholders.
- Own and prioritize product backlogs, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Define Minimum Viable Product (MVP) requirements based on business needs and priorities.
- Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and Agile product delivery activities.
- Coordinate communication between Scrum teams, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
- Conduct product demonstrations and milestone reviews with stakeholders.
- Review delivered features and user stories against defined acceptance criteria.
- Identify and manage product risks, dependencies, issues, and delivery priorities.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Delivery leadership to communicate product progress, risks, and release plans.
- Utilize JIRA and Confluence for backlog management, documentation, reporting, and tracking.
- Lead, mentor, and coach Product Analysts and cross-functional team members.
- Evaluate product performance, reliability, usability, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Assess ROI, costs, benefits, and financial impact when prioritizing product initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or Product Analyst leadership within IT or Software Engineering.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Proven experience managing complex software products across the complete product lifecycle.
- Experience handling multiple products, releases, and technology initiatives.
- Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence.
- Strong expertise in writing product requirements, epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Good technical understanding of software platforms, system integrations, implementations, and application support.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in the Travel and Hospitality industry.
- Exposure to Interactive TV, Digital Signage, and other digital technology products.
- Experience in product financial planning, ROI analysis, and business value assessment.