Product Manager, BlueOptima

• Proven product development experience, making products commercially successful as well as delivering the desired impact
• 3+ years of experience of Product Management within a scaling SaaS organisation, leading end to end product delivery of small to medium and complex features, involving multiple teams and stakeholders, driving product strategy forward by building roadmaps
• Background in Software Development, Computer Science or Mathematics and a strong understanding of software development best practices, SDLC, users and decision makers
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership and ability to work collaboratively in a result-oriented way
• Experience working with internal and external senior stakeholders, and with cross-functional teams
• Experience in Product Development Lifecycle, product scoping, requirement gathering, backlog management, schedule and estimations, reviews and validations, execution, tracking and monitoring, documentation
• Experience in conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs, and potential opportunities

Desirable

• BlueOptima is seeking an exceptional Product Manager to spearhead our flagship product, Developer Analytics, and empower software development organisations to achieve peak performance
• In this influential role, you will create a clear strategic direction, shape the product vision aligned with business objectives, collaborate with stakeholders, inspire and guide cross-functional teams to achieve common goals, drive innovation, make a lasting impact and redefine the future of software development performance optimization
• This role will report to the Head of Product, will be one of the three musketeers in the Product team and will collaborate closely with the Customer Facing Teams, Engineering and User Experience team (All for One, and One for All)
• Owning, defining, planning and communicating new product features, roadmaps, product backlog and success metrics. Understand markets, competition and user requirements in depth to identify market opportunities, new feature requirements, and build business cases
• Empathising with users, conducting user research, and translating user insights into actionable product improvements as part of requirement collection initiatives
• Identify problems, analyse root causes, and develop creative solutions to drive commercial success of the product and feature delivery: increase revenue, reduce sales cycles and reduce manual work owned by the client facing teams
• Being goal-oriented, focusing on outcomes: owning usage, retention and P&L
• Stakeholder management: collaborating with senior management, customer facing teams, engineering and user experience teams, negotiating priorities, and providing clear direction. Working with Sales, Customer Success & Marketing to drive forward the feature launch and grow its impact on company revenue
• Gathering, analysing and using data, weighing various options and metrics, considering risks, using data to drive product decisions and making choices that drive product success
• Embracing new technologies, market shifts, and emerging trend