Lead Product Manager

Lead Product Manager – Technical (Systems Analyst Focus)

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Contract: 12 months, potential extension

Hybrid: 3 days onsite (Mon, Tues, Thurs preferred)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager to join a high-performing team developing advanced solutions to combat financial crime. You will collaborate with business, architecture, and engineering stakeholders to define requirements, create a clear and prioritised backlog, and support end-to-end delivery across the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyse complex business and technical requirements.

• Translate requirements into features, user stories, and a prioritised backlog.

• Run backlog refinement sessions and monitor feature implementation.

• Act as the bridge between business owners, architects, and development teams.

• Support software design discussions and provide technical consulting during implementations.

• Assist with escalations as a subject matter expert.

• Review test plans to ensure alignment with acceptance criteria.

• Document and support audit controls and PCI-related requirements.

• Identify risks, dependencies, and impacts of new work.

Required Experience

• 5+ years as a Systems Analyst or similar technical role.

• Strong analytical skills with proven experience gathering and interpreting requirements.

• Solid understanding of system and architectural concepts.

• Strong technical capability and ability to interpret complex information.

• Experience with Agile, SAFe, and Scrum environments.

• Proficiency with JIRA, Rally, or ADO.

• Good understanding of database design and SQL.

• Experience designing and testing APIs (JSON/XML, Postman).

• Strong communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work independently under pressure with high attention to detail.

Highly Advantageous Skills

• Understanding of Java, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (PCF/AWS/Azure), microservices, and data structures.

• Experience with data extraction and analysis.

Interview Process

Two stages: initial screening followed by a technical interview.