Project/Product Manager

Description

Job Summary: A professional responsible for leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of strategic projects; managing the product maintenance backlog and roadmap; and serving as the liaison between stakeholders, customers, and the development team. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic leadership of projects and products. 2. Key point of contact between stakeholders and the development team. 3. Backlog and roadmap management focused on value and customer needs. The role involves leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of strategic projects, as well as managing the product maintenance backlog and roadmap with a product vision. Acting as the primary point of contact between stakeholders, customers, and the development team, this professional ensures alignment of the project/product with business objectives and customer needs. They lead both the cross-functional project team—including stakeholders and customers—and the development team, prioritizing features to maximize product value. * **Defining and Communicating the Product Vision:** Establishing a clear product vision and communicating it to the development team and other stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals. * **Backlog and Roadmap Management with Feature Prioritization:** Maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, defining features based on business value, technical feasibility, and user needs. * **Project Planning and Execution:** Developing schedules, allocating resources, and creating detailed plans to ensure project execution within scope, timeline, and budget. * **Stakeholder Management and Customer Alignment:** Maintaining clear and continuous communication with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure expectations and requirements are understood and met. * **Team Leadership:** Coordinating cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, and ensuring all members align with project and product objectives. * **Progress and Quality Monitoring:** Tracking project progress and product development, identifying and resolving obstacles to maintain delivery quality and value. * **Definition of Acceptance Criteria:** Establishing acceptance criteria for product features, ensuring they meet quality requirements and business objectives. * **Risk and Contingency Management:** Identifying, mitigating, and managing risks throughout the project lifecycle and product development, implementing contingency plans when necessary. * **Data-Driven Analysis and Improvement:** Analyzing performance metrics and user feedback to guide decisions and implement improvements in the product and project processes. * **Documentation and Reporting:** Preparing status reports, KPIs, and milestone achievements for senior management and stakeholders, providing transparency on project progress and product evolution.