Lead Product Manager (#723)

Romania, Poland, Malta, Bulgaria
Work type:
Office/Remote
Technical Level:
Manager
Job Category:
Business Analysis
Project:
Largest student transportation provider

N-iX is looking for a skillful Lead Product Manager to join our team.

 

About the project: 

Our customer is the leading school transportation provider in North America, being the owner of more than a half of all yellow school buses in the United States. Every day, the company completes 5 million student journeys, moving more passengers than all U.S. airlines combined and delivers reliable, quality services for 1,100 school districts. 

N-iX has built a successful cooperation with the client delivering a range of complex initiatives. As a result, N-iX has been selected as a strategic long-term partner to drive the digital transformation on an enterprise level, fully remodeling the technology landscape for 55,000 employees and millions of people across North America. 

 

As a Lead Product Manager, you will be at the forefront of the account expansion, covering all the work streams, reporting to C-level stakeholders, setting up best product practices on the account. You will lead a team of product managers, ensure all the streams are aligned between themselves, and with the company's vision and goals. 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Define and communicate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap that aligns with the customer’s overall objectives.
  • Lead a team of product managers and business analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture, revealing cross dependencies between streams.
  • Collaborate with architects, UX/UI, other products to ensure seamless execution of product development and delivery.
  • Oversee end-to-end product development lifecycle, from discovery and design to development, training, and release.
  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders, including SMEs, customer products, and executives.
  • Setup the product governance processes and continually improve them based on the customer and internal team feedback.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, preferably with a focus on enterprise level projects.
  • Capability to regularly travel to the customer on site (US).
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs, telling a compelling story.
  • Experience in communication and reporting to C-level stakeholders.
  • Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships.
  • Proven experience of setting up product management governance and processes in enterprise level environments.
  • Deep understanding of agile methodologies and cross teams collaboration processes.
  • Advanced English level, French is nice to have.
  • Preferred: TOGAF knowledge and certification.

We offer:

  • Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
  • A competitive salary and good compensation package
  • Personalized career growth
  • Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
  • Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
  • Education reimbursement
  • Paid vacation days, sick leaves, and days off
  • Healthcare & Sport program
  • Medical insurance
  • Memorable anniversary presents
  • Corporate events and team buildings