305 King St W
Suite 1100
Kitchener, ON N2G 1B9
Canada
Director Product Manager Remote
Director Product Manager Description
We are in search of a skilled Director Product Manager to lead the effective delivery of product and project outcomes for our clients. This pivotal role offers a chance to mold the trajectory of this position, enhancing key relationships, catalyzing transformative changes, and adeptly steering teams. The chosen candidate will demonstrate robust leadership, responsibility, proficiency in product development, adept problem-solving, and exceptional communicative abilities. By heading a development team and closely coordinating with other departments, the Director Product Manager will play an essential role in ensuring products are delivered punctually, within budget constraints, and meet expectations, thereby achieving customer satisfaction. This role requires availability for time shifts accommodating offshore locations until 3 pm EST.
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Responsibilities
- Comprehensively grasp the context of features to efficiently deconstruct, devise, and refine user stories with development team members, defining both functional and non-functional requirements and criteria for user story acceptance
- Conduct team ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and system demonstrations for the development team
- Spearhead the timely, budget-conscious, and quality-compliant delivery of products as per the Product Management team’s standards
- Effectively relay progress and results to stakeholders, managing their expectations and ensuring alignment with company objectives
- Aid in change management by supplying relevant context and information during shifts in project direction
- Confirm and approve the team’s outputs, ensuring compliance with the User Story Acceptance Criteria for feature approval
- Prioritize tasks for the development team, integrating product feedback to optimize investment returns
- Promptly pinpoint, communicate, and escalate risks and challenges, devising innovative solutions to ensure on-time project completion
- Quickly identify and mitigate dependencies and obstacles to preserve project flow
- Produce regular project status reports, emphasizing accomplishments, risks, forthcoming steps, and overall project or product health
- Lead teams indirectly, ensuring accountability and adherence to deadlines in a cooperative manner
- Develop, sustain, and enforce productive team workflows
- Uphold precise tool maintenance to accurately reflect team efforts, including User Story management, team backlogs, and dashboards
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in roles such as a Delivery Manager or similar
- Proven track record of managing sizable teams or projects with significant business impact
- Involvement in at least 10 projects or the launch of 3+ products or significant product features to the market, including ongoing maintenance and customer support post-launch
- Sharp analytical abilities and meticulous attention to detail
- Experience managing or collaborating with fully remote teams
- Dynamic problem-solving skills, with a talent for quickly recognizing and addressing issues
- Advanced proficiency in English, both in speaking and writing
Nice to have
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools like JIRA or Confluence
- Experience in enhancing customer experience or mapping customer journeys
- Awareness of current industry trends and technological advancements in product management
We offer
- Career plan and real growth opportunities
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- International Mobility Plan within 25 countries
- Constant training, mentoring, online corporate courses, eLearning and more
- English classes with a certified teacher
- Support for employee’s initiatives (Algorithms club, toastmasters, agile club and more)
- Enjoyable working environment (Gaming room, napping area, amenities, events, sport teams and more)
- Flexible work schedule and dress code
- Collaborate in a multicultural environment and share best practices from around the globe
- Hired directly by EPAM & 100% under payroll
- Law benefits (IMSS, INFONAVIT, 25% vacation bonus)
- Major medical expenses insurance: Life, Major medical expenses with dental & visual coverage (for the employee and direct family members)
- 13 % employee savings fund, capped to the law limit
- Grocery coupons
- 30 days December bonus
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 12 vacations days plus 4 floating days
- Official Mexican holidays, plus 5 extra holidays (Maundry Thursday and Friday, November 2nd, December 24th & 31st)
- Monthly non-taxable amount for the electricity and internet bills
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
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