Technical Project Manager UX/UI

Eximius Finance

The technical project Manager will be responsible for product development.

• Work with Practices, UX/UI designers and engineers to scope the work and develop an executable plan, including resource needs, timelines, and costs
• Understand and practice lean startup and MVP concept, short development cycle and getting product out to the market quickly.
• Translate product roadmap into user stories and acceptance criteria
• Groom backlogs and lead day-to-day team in traditional Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint showcases, retrospectives)

• Software product discovery

• Help solution and product leaders (Bain partners) assess concept viability through build/buy/partner analysis, experiment in case work and run user research to understand user pain points and test out concepts to understand what user values
• Empathize and leverage human-centered approach to identify and design effective solutions
• Define and implement product vision and requirements, develop business cases and assist practices with funding requests
• Work with Practices, UX/UI designers and engineers to scope the work and develop an executable plan, including resource needs, timelines, and costs
• Understand and practice lean startup and MVP concept, short development cycle and getting product out to the market quickly

• Software product development & pilot

• Help define product vision and strategy, develop product roadmap
• Leading and facilitation of product innovation and ideation workshops, using user-centric design methodologies (e.g., personas, customer journeys), customer and end-user research, lo-fi wire-framing, divergent & convergent thinking approaches
• Translate product roadmap into user stories and acceptance criteria
• Groom backlogs and lead day-to-day team in traditional Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint showcases, retrospectives)
• Define product pricing, product KPI, track and monitor performance against target, manage P&L, create sales & marketing collateral and support selling and on-boarding
• Help manage scope, requirements, resources, time, cost, quality, risks, and communications for projects
• Proactively identify risks, issues and dependencies and troubleshoot with input from Senior Manager
• Work with solution architects and other stakeholders to define and maintain appropriate non-functional software requirements, ensure compliance over time
• Use common Agile software tools to manage the project and requirements (e.g., Trello, Jira)

• Product team management (internal & external)

• Lead a cross-functional project team – designers, engineers, business stakeholders, data scientists, UX researchers, often virtually and across time-zones, consisting of Bain and supplier resources.
• Partner with the design team to deliver top quality UX/UI, and working with engineers to ensure best technology build and approach
• Manage commercial and technical relationships with product vendors as well as outsourced development partners and manage supplier performance.

Required:

• BA / MSc or equivalent undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials

Preferred:

• MBA from recognized institution
• Computer Science degree
• Formal project management qualification (eg PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile PM)

Required:

• 5-8+ years successful track record in B2B software product management

Preferred:

• Experience in Product Management in Consulting Firms.

Required

• Proven success in leading high-quality product discovery (product vision, user needs, business objectives, technology feasibility) and agile product development
• Experience in user-centered design, wireframing, product roadmap, storyboards, grooming backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, product KPI, commercialization, Product P&L and pricing, marketing and sales collaterals
• Experience working with design team to deliver top quality UX/UI, and working with engineers to ensure best technology build and approach
• Experience in managing 3rd party software development vendors or software providers, and also 3rd party design firms
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Articulate and confident in presenting in front of senior Bain Partners and ability to influence and guide their decisions
• Comfort working independently in a fast-paced environment and ability to work under pressure
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work well with diverse stakeholders at all levels – e.g., able to discuss technical issues with a non-technical audience
• Passion for digital and innovation, results focused