Manager - Product Management

GEP is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement. We invest ourselves entirely in our client’s success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. Our clients include market global leaders with far-flung international operations, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, leading government and public institutions.

We deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximise their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance. That’s just some of the things that we do in our quest to build a beautiful company, enjoy the journey and make a difference. GEP is a place where individuality is prized, and talent respected. We’re focused on what is real and effective. GEP is where good ideas and great people are recognized, results matter, and ability and hard work drive achievements. We’re a learning organization, actively looking for people to help shape, grow and continually improve us.

Are you one of us?

GEP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team.

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What You Will Do

• Take the lead of scrum teams as the Product Owner
• Work closely with Product Management, Sales and Customers to create and maintain a product roadmap and backlog according to business value or ROI
• Define product vision, road-map and growth opportunities
• Lead the planning product release plans and set the expectation for delivery of new functionalities
• Providing vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders for the product line and create requirements
• Ensure that the team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on
• Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
• Provide an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Research and analyze market, the users, and the roadmap for the product
• Follow our competitors and the industry
• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends
  
  

What You Should Bring

• 3 or more years in Software Industry or as a Product Owner in a customer facing responsibility
• You should have worked with cross-functional execution teams to deliver integrated products
• In-depth knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Creative thinker with a vision.
• Attention to details.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.