A Visionary who look beyond the surface of a requirement/technology/app and see the gaps and the variations to fill it
An Advocate for the team, the company, and the client. It is essential to find that balance in a continual pull and give environment. Become the mediator of the parties to find a solution that can be agreed by all
A Closer with confidence to make crucial decisions related to product and project.
Sounds interesting? Then xtechs just might be the place for you.
key responsibilities
product responsibilities
Develop a short and long-term smartTiles product strategy and roadmap in collaboration with variety of stakeholders
Be accountable for all stages of product lifecycle. From planning to retirement and all stages between
Responsible for all planning, budgeting, priorities and timelines, and governance activities for smartTiles activities
Ensuring a consistent integration and user experience between different elements of the smartTiles Enterprise platform
Create and Manage the product backlog, often working through competing priorities
Manage, facilitate, and create business requirements/user stories, organize and facilitate prototype reviews and UAT
Impress on the development and designer teams the importance of consistent and robust product branding with coaching to ensure optimal and consistent UI/UX
Collaborate closely with internal and external end users and technology teams to ensure the best possible end-user experience and continuous product improvement
Collaborate with Technical and Solution Architects to ensure smartTiles is scalable, reliable, and robust for xtechs enterprise customers
Create training documents, user manuals, and videos and provide technical assistance in training, mentoring, and coaching professional and technical staff
Play active role in post-delivery activities with development of the product sales messaging and support related marketing activities including taking the lead in preparing and running product demos
Develop and execute executive level communications and messaging (including real-time management dashboards, weekly operational reports, issue analysis reports, and strategic presentations) to educate and influence key stakeholders
Run operational cadence for the smartTiles leadership team, including weekly and monthly operational meetings, bi-annual strategic planning event off-sites and ad hoc reporting and presentations
project responsibilities
Lead the estimation team into definition of perspective client requirements and establish a project effort, timeline and resource estimates
Collaborate with either the client or Account Manager to retrieve all necessary project details for successful delivery
Anticipate and mitigate project risks with the resources at hand or ability to identify what resources are required and making an appropriate request.
Be the primary technology and business advocate to advise and direct the best practice methods in how to utilize smartTiles within xtechs and its international customer base
Create and maintain feature business requirements, User Stories, and UAT checklists
Train client of deliverables
Delivery appropriate reports to management/client for the progress of the project
Collaborating with the Sales, Marketing & Corporate Communications team to define the go-to-live strategy, prioritize activities, and ensure product positioning properly reflects the features and benefits of the solution to the customers
company responsibilities
Support recruitment and talent acquisition activities. Help to continually build the fantastic team at xtechs with helping new members become acquainted withxtechs.
Continually coach the development team into the concept of Scrum methodology and the essence of a shippable product at the end of each sprint.
Provide regular internal and external communications company-wide on upcoming features products, changes and usage tips
Facilitate communications and interactions between functional groups, team members, strategic partners and vendors
Ensure overall xtechs development program objectives are being met efficiently, and proactively look for opportunities to adjust program practices to ensure assets (people, tools, etc.) are optimized
qualifications
Must Have Master’s degree in IT Technology and preferably Business Management MBA
Must Have Certification in Scrum, example PS I, PS II, PSPO I or PSPO II from scrum.org
Must Have Native English speaker or English certificate of TOEIC 700 or equivalent
experience and skills
+8 years product management experience and a track record of successful software project delivery, ideally in a corporate environment
+5 years of leadership experience in an IT field
Ability to adapt to changes, take up multiple roles based on project demands and ensure the best results
Deep functional experience with the Microsoft ecosystem with hands-on experience in developing and implementing an Enterprise Platform strategy
Deep functional experience with the Microsoft ecosystem with hands-on experience in developing and implementing an Enterprise Platform strategy
Excellent knowledge and expertise within Workflow and BI solutions
Experience working with on-premise, cloud, and SaaS products and services
Involvement in leading Scrum ceremonies and activities
Overall knowledge of ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics, etc.)
Overall knowledge of the latest trends in the corporate Information Technology domain (Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Analytics, Blockchain, Data Visualization, Semantic Technologies, etc.)
