Senior Manager, Product Manager (WT- Product Leader)

Overview

Lead a team responsible for the strategic vision and roadmap for a digital product or products with cross-divisional impact, drawing on market research and consumer trends to guide innovation, product direction and cross-functional execution across the product life cycle.

What you'll do

• Hire, evaluate and supervise the team; provide guidance and training; set performance standards, review performance and make informed compensation decisions in line with HR policies.
• Oversee digital product management activities for multiple digital products, or one strategic product, with cross-divisional impact.
• Influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create best practices that drive significant change to the client experience.
• Coach digital product teams towards best practices and learnings; oversee their support of messaging, communication and customer outreach as necessary.
• Facilitate business support by promoting a consistent approach to decisions, impacts and client propositions; drive connection across internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead the planning, development and implementation of new products with cross-divisional impact, including defining and analyzing markets, developing detailed product features and requirements, and developing implementation plans.
• Use qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to continually improve the user experience.
• Participate in and influence ongoing business planning and departmental prioritization activities.
• Manage the entire product life cycle from strategy and planning through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer needs.
• Conduct market research and analyze consumer trends to identify opportunities for product innovation and enhancement.
• Define key product features and functionality, and oversee execution by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare product documentation and provide technical support to internal teams, including sales and marketing.
• Leverage market and user feedback to evaluate existing product functionality and guide future roadmap decisions.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What you'll need

• Minimum 10 years of experience in product management, with at least 3 years in innovation strategy and execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong understanding of digital product ecosystems and ability to work with engineering, marketing and operations teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving, team leadership and time management skills.

Nice to have

• Supervisory experience.
• Graduate degree.
• Skills in product lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement, market research, innovation strategy and customer experience improvement.
• Certifications such as Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or Product Management certifications from Pragmatic Institute or AIPMM.

Details

• Based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India.
• Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
• Hybrid working model for most employees.