.We are in search of a skilled Director Product Manager to lead the effective delivery of product and project outcomes for our clients.
This pivotal role offers a chance to mold the trajectory of this position, enhancing key relationships, catalyzing transformative changes, and adeptly steering teams.
The chosen candidate will demonstrate robust leadership, responsibility, proficiency in product development, adept problem-solving, and exceptional communicative abilities.
By heading a development team and closely coordinating with other departments, the Director Product Manager will play an essential role in ensuring products are delivered punctually, within budget constraints, and meet expectations, thereby achieving customer satisfaction.
This role requires availability for time shifts accommodating offshore locations until 3 pm EST.ResponsibilitiesComprehensively grasp the context of features to efficiently deconstruct, devise, and refine user stories with development team members, defining both functional and non-functional requirements and criteria for user story acceptance.Conduct team ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and system demonstrations for the development team.Spearhead the timely, budget-conscious, and quality-compliant delivery of products as per the Product Management team's standards.Effectively relay progress and results to stakeholders, managing their expectations and ensuring alignment with company objectives.Aid in change management by supplying relevant context and information during shifts in project direction.Confirm and approve the team's outputs, ensuring compliance with the User Story Acceptance Criteria for feature approval.Prioritize tasks for the development team, integrating product feedback to optimize investment returns.Promptly pinpoint, communicate, and escalate risks and challenges, devising innovative solutions to ensure on-time project completion.Quickly identify and mitigate dependencies and obstacles to preserve project flow.Produce regular project status reports, emphasizing accomplishments, risks, forthcoming steps, and overall project or product health.Lead teams indirectly, ensuring accountability and adherence to deadlines in a cooperative manner.Develop, sustain, and enforce productive team workflows.Uphold precise tool maintenance to accurately reflect team efforts, including User Story management, team backlogs, and dashboards.RequirementsBachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant discipline.A minimum of 8 years of experience in roles such as a Delivery Manager or similar.Proven track record of managing sizable teams or projects with significant business impact.Involvement in at least 10 projects or the launch of 3+ products or significant product features to the market, including ongoing maintenance and customer support post-launch.Sharp analytical abilities and meticulous attention to detail.Experience managing or collaborating with fully remote teams