Product Manager
Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an ever-changing world, companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience. Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, are enabling customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive – we succeed together
- Trusting – we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused – we accelerate change
- Curious – we turn knowledge into action
Role Purpose:
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Owner to lead the product management and delivery of our Identity platform. This product is essential for managing user permissions on various Wood Mackenzie products and services. In this role, you will oversee both internal and third-party scrum teams, ensuring the successful gathering of requirements from diverse internal stakeholders and delivering the project on time and within budget.
Knowledge & Experience:
Existing Product Owner looking to expand their role with a global leader in the energy sector.
Understanding of the product development process including agile software development, design process, and product analytics
Critical thinking skills
Understand constraints from a range of sources including technical, design, user, cost/value and regulatory
Understand the product development and engineering process from requirement definition through to validation
Basic knowledge on the sector the product serves, understanding of the major players, market conditions, and industry standards
An understanding of Scrum Agile, LEAN and iterative software development
Experienced collaborator across diverse customers (Customer Success, Data, UX, Engineering) to achieve customer-focused results
Excellent oral and written communication skills
An interest in making a difference to the way we power the planet
Experience with JIRA and Product board
Engineering experience prior to moving into product management is great to have
Experience with Identity/SSO/Access Management products is great to have
Experience leading 3rd party providers to deliver high value projects is good to have
Impact on the team:
Foster healthy culture, support and direction for a distributed team
Provide guidance, direction by defining user requirements with clear acceptance criteria across multiple features
Work with engineering to identify solutions that work within a set of defined constraints
Work with scrum master to identify improved ways of working to support the team
Represent the team while working with senior product management, sales, customer success and marketing to prioritize product value and benefits
Assist in documentation and testing of given solutions to ensure fit for customers
Ability to qualify and validate completed functionality to ensure fit for customers
Ensure team has a broader understanding of their impact on the wider company platform
Stakeholder & client relationships:
Present relevant information to development and design teams to secure buy in and clarify problem statement
Translate requirements from customers and defining the product functionality according to wider customer needs
Inform senior stakeholders on progress and raise risks to the appropriate level
Gather feedback from relevant customers and internal stakeholders
Coordinate and collaborate with the other Scrum teams
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