Director Product Manager

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.

Responsibilities

Comprehensively 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

Requirements

Bachelor'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
Dynamic problem-solving skills, with a talent for quickly recognizing and addressing issues
Advanced proficiency in English, both in speaking and writing

Nice to have

Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools like JIRA or Confluence
Experience in enhancing customer experience or mapping customer journeys
Awareness of current industry trends and technological advancements in product management

We offer

Health insurance, life insurance and occupational risk insurance
Paid time-off
Compensation of costs for internet, electricity and personal laptop usage
Free licensed software
Relocation and mobility programs
Flexible and hybrid work opportunities
Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
Access to soft skills training in general communication, presenting and public speaking, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), cultural Intelligence, self-productivity, well-being and more
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Library, including 22,000+ courses
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses 
Support from a personal Skill Advisor
Over 20 language courses
Access to internal learning platforms, EPAM University and a wide range of professional communities and competency centers

Director Product Manager

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