Product Delivery Manager

Summary of This Role

Monitors the go to market delivery of the assigned product/s or portfolio. Supports and progresses product commercialization planning and delivery initiatives.  Communicates and reports the product delivery success criteria .Develops comprehensive set of reporting tools and protocols to provide senior leadership line of sight to potential risks and opportunities. Where needed, leads effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple stakeholders. Runs product release documentation and demos.
Hybrid work - 3 days a week from the office.

What Part Will You Play?

• Lead release documentation and demos to make sure all teams are aligned and on what's new. how it works, who it addresses
• Implements tools and processes for “agile” product delivery. Drives continuous process improvements that enhance business performance, address skill gaps, and achieve established goals.
• Leads delivery of strategic product roadmap initiatives
• Leverages product program data and metrics to drive awareness, measurement, and continuous improvement towards strategic business goals.
• Communicates and reports the product delivery success criteria, scope, governance, schedule, and budget to the relevant stakeholders (Finance, Sales, Account management etc.).
• Manages work intake for the assigned product/s or portfolio within IPG. Maintains product delivery plans, issue lists, risk logs, status updates and other necessary documents to provide visibility into assigned product portfolio.
• Assesses risks that might jeopardize successful achievement of the desired results of a product delivery, develops risk mitigation strategies and tactics, and implements risk mitigation plans. Commits to seeing an issue through to complete resolution.
• Anticipates and proactively removes roadblocks that slow down or prevent product delivery as planned.
• Develops trusted relationships with key internal stakeholders to drive focus on the strategic objectives and optimize product delivery. This may include supporting and holding resources accountable for their responsibilities within the product portfolio.
• Improves governance policies and processes to bring consistency, efficiency and effectiveness in product delivery and management.
• Not an exhaustive list; other duties as assigned.

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Experience or Degree in: Computer Science or equivalent field from an accredited university is required; however, relevant experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
• Typically a minimum of 8 years
• Experience in product delivery/ consulting, preferably within the Fintech industry. Demonstrated track record in product delivery and/or operations and/or management in an agile environment , preferably for cloud based SAAS products.

What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?

• Skills / Knowledge - Having broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Having ownership of a function, account or matrix management responsibilities, uses knowledge to ensure success, strengthen relationships, expand the business, and lead matrix teams on complex projects. Barriers to entry such as technical committee review may exist at this level.
• Job Complexity - Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups, both internal and external.
• Supervision - Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments.