Product Manager

Our client is a leading Tier 1 supplier of automotive solutions to OEMs (car manufacturers) across multiple countries. The group has 8500 employees and delivers annual turnover of over $ 500 million.
In five decades the group has grown manifolds underpinned by its ability to diversify in the automotive solution space. The group now wants to lead the introduction of connected car in the Indian automobile industry and has incorporated a start-up to focus on delivering connected car solutions for car owners and OEMs.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast and technology for lunch - In the fast paced world of cloud technology and internet of things (i.e. connected cars) it is vital to ensure that the start-up operates as an independent organisation with entrepreneurial spirit and culture! The ambition is to constitute a tight high performing team where individuals are driven by big goals, pace and independence in thinking and action.
In essence our client has the unique combination of a technology start up mind-set and the support, brand name and ability to scale of an established industry leader.

Position Summary:

- The Product Owner is responsible for driving the vision and strategy of the product, for the management of the product throughout its lifecycle, and provides end user support to the organization for business systems, tools, and/or products that address current and future MindaiConnect needs.

- He/she effectively translates business strategies into product strategies, roadmaps and product specifications that deliver against both our core customer benefits and our company strategic and financial goals.

- The Product Owner acts as the product champion, and is able to evangelize the product vision effectively to senior stakeholders and is able to independently drive to agreement on product requirements and directions. Web based and mobile platform, maintenance and cross channel initiatives.

- He/she triages and responds to user inquiries, troubleshoots issues, tracks and documents issues, among other reporting and support activities.

- He/she identifies trends in support issues and provides feedback to engineering to ensure that product development and enhancements address common support issues.

- The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, is analytical, detail and results oriented with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic. He/she is a highly motivated self-starter. This individual is an evangelist for his/her product and has a deep understanding of his/her customers needs, the product and the competitive landscape. He/she has the confidence and knowledge to successfully own the product.

- He/she is an excellent communicator and builds strong cross-functional relationships, internally and externally. His/Her product management experience and understanding of the software development cycle is essential to the successful development of requirements and products.

Detailed Responsibilities:

- Product Strategy, Discovery and Definition (30%) :Develop and champion a product vision, product strategy and product roadmap in support of corporate goals and objectives.Manage third-party dependencies and secure necessary engagement / resource alignment for the creation of co-developed product features

- Product Implementation, Deployment and Support (70%): Engage frequently with engineering during implementation; be available to quickly answer questions that arise during implementation and to make scope tradeoff decisions. Coordinate post-launch activities to validate that the product works as designed and that operational processes dependant on the feature successfully complete acceptance testing. Manage close-loop feedback cycles to encompass customer/user comments and needs into better product experience.Define, track and improve key product metrics.

- Formulate Product road map by working closely with business team, engineering team and marketing team

- Develop product backlog in terms of user stories working closely with the Agile/Scrum team

- Create feature wireframes and coordinate with implementation team

- Plan and execute product release and milestone by working closely with team

- Create and execute UAT test scenarios and sign off for the features and releases

Desired Attitude and Mind-set:

- An optimist who radiates positive energy for his colleagues

- Depth of strategic thinking and very comfortable in rolling up the sleeves and delivering the job

- Non-hierarchical working style with passion to create a legacy and driven by growth of organisation and self

- Flexible in ways of working and keen to think through end-to-end business solution rather than a silo mind set!

Desired Experience:

- Proven experience and expertise in creating and delivering cloud based solutions for consumer facing mobile applications which need real time data analytics

- 5-7 years relevant professional experience is required

- At least 3-5 years product management or equivalent experience desired.

- Experience with consumer facing mobile application.

- Experience with Agile/Scrum teams.

Jigyasa Jha