Product Developer

Workplace Options is the world s largest independent wellbeing solutions leader that supports individuals to become healthier, happier and more productive, both personally and professionally. Service centers in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, UAE, Singapore, Japan, China, India and Indonesia support more than 75 million employees across 116,000 organizations and more than 200 countries and territories. At WPO, you will be joining a team that is committed to improving employee wellbeing around the world.

Description:

Workplace Options has an exciting opportunity for a Product Developer in our Lisbon, Portugal Office. This would be a hybrid position with a mixture of home and office working days. The Product Developer will oversee the strategic vision and the successful development of Workplace Options mobile application. The mobile application represents one modality for our clients to access wellbeing services 24/7 and is a vital part of our growth strategy. The ideal candidate can implement problem-solving skills and present solutions for the growth of our product.

Responsibilities:

• Define the vision and roadmap for the product
  
• Collaborate with and anticipate the needs of our uses and clients and translate them into product requirements
  
• Oversee all stages of product creation, including design and development and testing
  
• Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation
  
• Analys and define product requirement and participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints
  
• Recommend development that anticipates or responds to client or members needs, trends in the marketplace, or changes in business needs or WPO s capabilities.
  
• Appraise new product development ideas and strategize appropriate to-market plans
  
• Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
  
• Create product documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, and technical requirements
  
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales and account management teams on the development, QA, and release of the product and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization
  
• Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates Workplace Options mobile app and its features across primary market segments
  
• Mitigate risk by assessing downstream impact and addressing the risk proactively
  
• Provide weekly project updates to the Director of Product Development
  
• Coordinate monthly product meetings with internal and external stakeholders and provide quarterly reports detailing development status
  

Requirements

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree from an accredited university
  
• Work experience in a dynamic technical product development role
  
• Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
  
• Excellent project management skills
  
• Highly effective cross-functional team management
  
• Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills
  
• 5 years proven experience working as a technical product developer/manager
  
• Advanced proficiency with Jira.
  
• Flexibility to allow for collaboration across multiple time zones.
  
• Proficiency with and skill with Microsoft Office required
  
• Proficiency with Teams
  

• Master s degree in product design or engineering
  
• Previous professional app development
  
• Experience working within the Agile methodology