Technical Product Manager III

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Role Summary
Drives increasingly complex technical projects requiring coordination within an organization. To proactively identify & mitigate risks to ensure success of the program.
Experience
4-6 years
Education
Experience applying capabilities required and can demonstrated how they are used.
Relevant experience required or [higher education]
Functional/ Technical Skills
• Communication
• Process Skills and Techniques
• Product Knowledge
• Industry Knowledge
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• Understands and participates in the software development lifecycle and how various Agile engineering practices can be used (e.g., in planning, requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing).
• Understands when to apply Agile methodologies vs. traditional methodologies to achieve the best development outcome.
• Applies Agile engineering practices (e.g., Extreme Programming techniques such as pair programming and test-driven development) in own software development projects.
• Leads and mentors others through Agile ceremonies.
• Ensures requirements are completed.
• Develops project schedule, defines timeframe, and prioritizes tasks to achieve project milestones and deliver intended objectives.
• Identifies the type of resources required to support a project, and makes recommendations for specific people, technology, partners, etc.
• Monitors progress to meet project milestones, timelines, specifications and requirements.
• Keeps relevant stakeholders informed of progress toward or changes to task timing that impacts the project schedule.
• Proactively manages risk, working with the team to anticipate new risks and leads mitigation planning.
• Creates, tracks, and reports on project budget.
• Leads increasingly complex technical projects with some supervised work on ambiguous, adaptive programs.
• Coordinates bringing together different stakeholders with varied perspectives to develop solutions to issues, and contributes own suggestions.
• Thinks holistically to identify opportunities around policies/ processes to increase efficiency across organizational boundaries.
• Assists with a whole systems approach to analyzing issues by ensuring all components (structure, people, process and technology) are identified and accounted for.
• Identifies opportunities to re-use patterns and apply them to systems to add value or simplify.
• Assesses bottlenecks in work processes within teams to streamline and simplify workflows.
• Coordinates with team members to execute new ideas or approaches and achieve process improvement goals.
• Compiles data and analyzes the impact of process changes.
• Fosters a team environment where members are comfortable critiquing and suggesting changes to improve processes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the different stages of the product development lifecycle from idea generation to bringing a product to market by supporting the different phases and improving product performance.
• Demonstrates the ability to confidently deliver on parts of the product development lifecycle.
• Supports and facilitates conversations regarding product development lifecycle with other teams.
• Gains stakeholder trust by effectively addressing their concerns to further long-term interests.
• Helps customers explore and understand their wider business challenges in the context of the project/program.
• Builds understanding of current business processes, objectives and challenges to suggest solutions and improvements.
• Learns how to leverage knowledge of current business environment & objectives to guide program delivery and outcomes.
• Confirms comprehension and understanding of complex information (e.g., legal, operational risk, and regulatory data) and impact to the business by correctly and clearly answering routine questions.
• Creates clear, concise and organized communication materials (e.g., policies & procedures, guidelines, presentations, messages).
• Considers and understands the audience’s specific needs and comprehension level to determine the most appropriate message and delivery method, limiting or explaining technical language.
• Learns to use written and verbal communication skills to confidently convey technical and business concepts to mid-level management.
• Demonstrates a critical understanding of functional information (e.g., legal, data/metrics, and technical information) and is able to accurately answer relevant questions.
• Builds clear, concise and well structured functional material (e.g., policies & procedures, guidelines, presentations, messages) and recommends improvements to existing material.
• Communicates a compelling rationale and narrative to peers and partners.
• Tailors communications (content focus, style, format, etc.) for different audiences as appropriate.
• Actively seeks diverse feedback on work and anticipates feedback to address it proactively.

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