Product Manager, MDS R&D Ideation

Purpose & Accountabilities

• Define and communicate a compelling product vision and strategy clearly articulating how the product fits within the broader ecosystem and maximizes value in line with business objectives

• Champion the use of AI and emerging technologies to create products that support decision-making prioritisation opportunity identification and business growth

• Develop strong trusted relationships with customers and end users to deeply understand their needs and translate these into future product increments

• Manage and continuously prioritise the product backlog ensuring the most valuable customer requirements are delivered first

• Oversee all development stages of the product lifecycle including planning refinement review and sprint ceremonies

• Motivate and inspire the Product Team to understand customer needs andidentifythe best solutions for delivering customer value

• Work closely with the Business Analyst to develop and design business scenarios and use cases

• Ensure security compliance and risk management across the entire product scope

Key Outputs & Deliverables

Strategy & Roadmap

• Implementation of short and long-term detailed product vision strategy and roadmap

• Management of a prioritized product backlog and product dependencies based on overall strategy businessobjectives and customer/end user needs

Performance & Metrics

• Continuous improvements driven by regular product performance reports including adoption rates customer survey results and service performance metrics

• Product performance reporting: value delivered service performance and ROI

• Product team performance metrics: deployment frequency and lead time for changes

• Product utilization and satisfaction rates including Net Promoter Score (NPS)

• Stakeholder feedback surveys

Key Interactions & Stakeholders

• Acts as the primary communicator and link between all stakeholders customers end users the business community development teams system and/or solution architects and the CIO office aligning product goals with businessobjectivesand enterprise architecture strategy

• Coaches team members (e.g. Full Stack Engineers Business Analysts) to focus on business value by delivering product increments in a flexible working environment

• Coordinates with other Product Owners and Product Line Managers on product dependencies

• Coordinates with Platform Team members (e.g. Platform Owner) on requirements for product delivery

• Oversees relationships with selected vendors and suppliers involved in the delivery of development testing and support services

Skills & Experience

Functional

• Strong understanding of theProjectPortfolio Managementproductsand software delivery lifecycle

• Up to date with the latest market trends including AI and emerging technologies and how these translate into product opportunities and challenges

• Proven experience leading cross-functional diverse teams to achieve results

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for developing product use cases anddeterminingassociated business impact

Technical

• Strong understanding of requirements elicitation and management techniques

• Knowledgeable about product performance measures and metrics

• Experience applying relevant Agile frameworks and methodologies (e.g. Scrum XP)

• Familiarity with software delivery methodologies including Agile and Waterfall

Behaviours

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovation

• Skilled relationship builder with the ability to influence at all levels

• Strong communicator and storyteller able to translate complex ideas into compelling narratives

• Able to lead diverse and inclusive teams with empathy and purpose

• Effective delegator who empowers others to deliver

• Creates and sustains an innovative culture that encourages experimentation and continuous improvement