.Product Manager/Strategy 5-Proddev Madrid Description: Lead a team that acts as the central resource and driving force for the design, process, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing of product(s) as they move from conception to distribution. Organize interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget. As a member of the product development division, you will specify, design, and implement major changes to existing software architecture. Define project needs. Build and execute unit tests and unit test plans. Review integration and regression plans created by QA. Communicate with QA and porting engineering to ensure consistency, testability, and portability across products in general. Provide leadership and expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology. Recommend and justify major changes to existing products/services/processes.Qualifications: BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 8 or more years of software engineering or related experience.Key Responsibilities:Work with product manager and the wider team to understand and drive commercial goals and the roadmap that delivers to the goals.Build collaborative relationships with internal and external clients to understand their problems and communicate our solutions.Facilitate collaborative, iterative design of the solutions to client problems with UX and Engineering.Develop a prioritized backlog of work with UX and Engineering.Drive the agile cadences that deliver the measured outcomes to Clients (e.G., discovery, backlog grooming, planning, retro, standup, deployment, showcases).Work with the wider sales, marketing, and Client support teams to gather feedback and deliver communication of new product solutions/outcomes.Leadership:Maintain a strong passionate culture and exciting practice within the team.Ensure effective integration and co-ordination between the Product, UX, Ops, Sales, Marketing, and Client operations teams.Candidate Requirements:Required Skills and Experience Essential:Considerable experience delivering web applications in the role of product owner/manager.Passion for building the right product and monitoring metrics to ensure impact has been delivered.Comfortable working in an agile technical team that deals with ambiguity every day.Being outcome-oriented – hence, having the ability to prioritize among competing opportunities, balance consumer needs with business priorities, and articulate the rationale behind decisions.High level understanding of the technology that powers web and mobile applications.Must be resourceful, self-motivated and able to be successful in a non-traditional entrepreneurial team-based environment.Ability to travel globally to meet customers, colleagues, and project stakeholders
