Product Manager
The Product Manager’s work is to lead the strategic development of Mercans’ cloud-based Payroll and HR software through the product life cycle, ensuring regulatory compliance, user satisfaction, and alignment with organizational needs.
Jobs and Responsibilities:
Manage the product roadmap
- Update the Roadmap with the planned features, enhancements, and releases.
- The roadmap is managed and updated on an ongoing basis.
Product definition and requirements
- Define and prioritize product features, enhancements, and bug fixes based on business value, customer impact, and technical feasibility.
- Translate customer needs and market trends into actionable product requirements, user stories, and specifications.
- Work closely with design and development teams to clarify requirements, provide guidance, and ensure successful implementation of features.
- Requirements, user stories, and design are correctly and clearly defined and meet the requirements and scope.
- The documentation is prepared on time and correctly.
- Availability of documentation to different parties is guaranteed.
Ownership of product features
- Manage the Product development from ideation to implementation professionally and responsibly.
- Managed each stage of the development cycle and make sure the necessary parties are involved.
- Ownership of their vertical product features (Domain).
Contributes to work and task planning for the development team
- Activities and tasks are registered on time.
- Activities and tasks are described correctly and comprehensively.
- Activities and tasks have been communicated to all parties on time.
Manages the defect resolution
- Process of managing defect resolution and enhancements is performed properly and in a timely and professional manner.
- Product backlog is up to date and followed on time.
- Product Manager: REF-PRO-PM-012024
Identify potential risks and challenges in product development
- Potential risks are being identified on an ongoing basis.
- Relevant strategies are being implemented to mitigate risks and challenges.
- Risk management is being documented clearly and promptly.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product management.
- Seek feedback from stakeholders, team members, and customers to identify opportunities for process improvement and product innovation.
- Actively participate in professional development activities, networking events, and training opportunities to enhance product management skills and knowledge.
Internal and external product training
- Product training on new feature enhancements or modules.
- Product training is conducted professionally and in a timely manner.
Performing additional tasks assigned by the direct manager
Additional tasks are completed correctly and on time.
Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:
- MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred.
- 10+ years of experience as a Product Manager or similar role, preferably in the payroll or HR technology industry.
- Proven work experience in product management or as an associate product manager
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle
- Proven ability to develop product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management
- Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job
- Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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