Product Manager (Public Sector) - Part-Time

• 1-year contract, renewable
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Government project

What Will You Do?

Form part of the Product Team with Product Owner and Product Manager to manage the entire product development cycle, from conceptualization, to getting buy-in with internal and external stakeholders, till delivering the product to end users.

Product Strategy & Vision

• Define and drive the technical product roadmap aligned with business objectives
• Identify opportunities and develop product strategies based on user needs and technical capabilities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish product vision and success metrics

Technical Leadership

• Work closely with engineering teams to define technical requirements and architecture decisions
• Evaluate technical feasibility of proposed features and provide alternatives when needed
• Balance technical debt with new feature development
• Guide technical decision-making while considering scalability, performance, and maintainability

Product Development

• Write detailed technical specifications and user stories
• Prioritise product backlog based on business value and technical constraintsLead sprint planning and grooming sessions
• Manage dependencies across multiple technical workstreams

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers and software engineers to ensure technical feasibility of proposed solutions
• Work with business process owners and relevant stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements

Data & Analytics

• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Use data analytics to drive product decisions
• Monitor technical metrics and system performance

You will be a Great Fit if You Have:

• Strong background in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Technology or related technical discipline
• Minimal 3 years business analyst experience in software development projects
• Minimal 2 years experience working in an Agile environment and Cloud platform
• Ability to work effectively and independently under pressure, meet deadlines, multitask and to prioritize tasks effectively
• Possess business case and user-stories development skills
• Process good communication skills, ability to articulate technology concepts, participate in discussions on requirements with stakeholders
• Process strong collaboration skills, ability to partner and work effectively across teams and with business stakeholders in development as well as problem solving
• Process good knowledge of web, mobile and Cloud technologies, and their impact and feasibility on design solutions
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA will be an added advantage
• Experience with BPM modelling techniques and methods will be an added advantage