Junior IT Product Manager | Hybrid
Salary: ₱45,000 – ₱50,000 per month
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Roadmap Management
Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with organizational goals and business priorities.
Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business objectives, and market trends.
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize product features and enhancements based on business value, customer feedback, risk, and strategic impact.
Establish and monitor product success metrics (KPIs) to measure product performance and support data-driven decision-making.
Stakeholder Management
Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into clear product objectives and actionable user stories.
Build strong partnerships with stakeholders by managing expectations, facilitating discussions, and ensuring alignment throughout the product lifecycle.
Provide regular updates on product progress, milestones, risks, and roadmap changes to leadership and stakeholders.
Product Delivery & Lifecycle Management
Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring development efforts focus on delivering the highest business value.
Collaborate closely with Engineering, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful product delivery.
Validate delivered solutions against business requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure quality and customer satisfaction.
Customer & Market Focus
Conduct market research and analyze customer insights, industry trends, and competitor offerings to identify opportunities for product innovation.
Champion a customer-centric approach by ensuring products deliver meaningful business outcomes and exceptional user experiences.
Drive continuous product improvement by incorporating stakeholder feedback, customer insights, and performance analytics.
Agile Product Ownership
Act as the Product Owner within Agile teams by defining, refining, and prioritizing the product backlog.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
Work closely with Scrum Masters and development teams to remove ambiguities, clarify requirements, and maximize product value.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
With 2 or 3 years of relevant experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, Project Management, Systems Analysis, or related roles.
Proven experience in developing and managing product roadmaps and executing product strategies.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and product lifecycle management.
Experience translating business requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized product backlogs.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar platforms is an advantage.