Role Proficiency:

Contributes in driving the Product Vision that addresses cross-domain market needs with strong business viability in line with the Product/Platform Portfolio and guidance from Managers. Assists Managers in delivering the desired product and platform outcomes from initial conception to implementation and support.

Outcomes:

      A strong evangelist of Product & Platforms Division’s Vision and Philosophy       Actively contributes in driving the product vision approach after sound product research and discovery through modern product discovery practises       Performs primary and secondary research; executes and tracks the product/platform strategy       Ensures clear and unambiguous translation of Product Value Roadmap of deliverables to enable the product team to complete work       Ensures adherence to the Product Value Roadmap set by Product Managers and Product Leadership       Drafts user stories and ensures they are clearly understood by the cross functional product teams       Ensures Product requirements are gathered and prioritized       Ensures commitment to and tracking of clear Product Metrics under guidance from Managers       Drives the execution of product development in collaboration with Product Team members comprised of Product Design Technology & Data Science   Tracks/drives Product Metrics and success goals under the guidance from Managers   Adherence to modern product management practises and standards; providing periodic status updates   Supports Product Managers and Senior Product Managers in product demos   Supports in achieving the Product OKRs

Measures of Outcomes:

      Adherence to agreed product roll-out timelines       Achievement of Product Metrics       Achievement of Product OKR's       Product Team Performance Number of domain and product certifications

Outputs Expected:

Plan to develop outstanding products and platforms:

Strong research enabling sound Product Discovery Co-facilitates Discovery Sprints under guidance from Product and Senior Product Managers Write and articulate impressive user stories by capturing and translating solutions for identified user problems into product features that deliver value and impress users Execute early feasibility risk mitigations through product prototyping/POCs Adherence to Product OKR's

Design to deliver vast end -user experience:

Facilitate sound user research across target market segments Influence implementing design user-centric experiences throughout the user journey Assist in defining user experience (e.g.  wire framing
journey maps)
partnering with product designers

Research the market to ensure an unfair advantage:

Sound understanding of market trends
partner ecosystems
and competitive strategies Understanding users
the marketplace
the competition and future trends for the domain or type of system being developed through customer and market research
competitive analysis
and rapidly acquiring domain expertise Define and articulate unique product and business differentiation

Manage business to acquire additional markets:

Assist in implementing the GTM strategies and achieve the metrics for product success Protect assets and mitigate risks employing IP knowledge

Manage great people:

Inspire Product teams
communicate with diverse groups
and influence change throughout the organization

Use great technology:

Good understanding and usage of tech stacks Good understanding of exponential technologies including AI/ML
IoT
Blockchain Agile proficiency for Rapid Product Discovery & Development Employ the latest technology in product management by diving deep into technology trends and architectures

Employ great methods in product management :

Understand different product management and development approaches Understand product usage models

Skill Examples:

      Ability to understand and articulate the core positioning messaging and value propositions of the product       Ability to support product demos to customers/end users       Ability to define the user experience to be incorporated into the User Design       Aptitude in creating user stories       Ability to create market customer and competition research based on understanding of market trends partner ecosystems and competitive strategies       Capable of motivating the team to build and deliver impressive products

Knowledge Examples:

Knowledge Examples

      Domain / Industry Knowledge: Working knowledge of standard business processes within the relevant industry vertical customer business domain       Technology Trends Knowledge: Demonstrates broad knowledge of technology trends related to multiple inter-related technologies       Proficient in user story writing       Knowledge of market trends partner ecosystems and competitive strategies       Proficient in product documentation       Expertise in people management Knowledge of technology trends and architectures

Additional Comments:

POSITION DESCRIPTION Agile Release Train Engineer EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: • Bachelor’s degree required in computer science or related field. • Master’s degree preferred, • Agile and/or Portfolio Certification or progress towards certification is highly preferred and encouraged. • Continuous learning through certifications, classes, public speaking engagements, etc., as defined by the Company’s learning philosophy, is required. SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES (SKA) REQUIRED: • Minimum seven years relevant IT experience in managing multiple information systems projects • 5 years of experience in an agile / scrum environment with a demonstrated appreciation for large enterprise standards and experience working in a mature Scaled Agile environment using SAFe concepts and metrics as well as experience leading large teams and portfolios of work. • Proven experience managing effective governance in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and/or other agile methodology framework • Well versed with Scaled Agile Framework’s Portfolio Management methodology • Proficient knowledge of Agile/DevOps/Program Mgmt. Lifecycle methodologies and standards • Should have knowledge of .Net application development • Should have prior experience managing development project in .Net stack • Should have knowledge of application deployment process using .Net stack • Should have prior experience working with CI/CD pipelines • Should have knowledge of Azure/AWS cloud environment • Knowledge and experience using PPM tools, Jira, Confluence, MS Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Visio • Ability to communicate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences • Strong ability to design and implement dashboards; ability to analyze data and present it in a way that tells a story • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written • Ability to mentor junior team members with less experience • Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with diverse leaders • Ability to communicate and influence across business and technical domains, and across all levels of the organization • Experience overseeing enterprise and large budget initiatives • Comfortable with ambiguity and can handle the unexpected with flexibility • Ability to work with a collaborative approach and build trust with others • Comfortable working in a matrixed organization