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Associate Product Manager at Northern Trust

Location
Bengaluru
Job type
Full time
Posted on 19 Jan
Description

Responsibilities


The Associate Product Managers are critical team members to smooth, optimized, and successful execution of new product features and enhancements. Their responsibilities include:


Collaborate closely with Product Manager and Development Team to deliver story quality, timing, assignment and volume to manage and prioritize Sprint backlogs

  • Decompose features for each MVP into high-level functional and non-functional stories
  • Write complete user stories and acceptance criteria which meet the Definition of Ready (DoR) and in a way that create best-in-class client- and partner-friendly omni-channel solutions
  • Cohost Product Backlog Refinement sessions
  • Prioritize stories within backlog with quant/qual data
  • Ensure user stories meet the Definition of Ready (DoR) before socializing to the Scrum Teams
  • Lead Sprint Reviews with key stakeholders to secure buy-in, ensure timely follow-up and closure on feedback and action items
  • Assist Product Manager to ensure effective Product Backlog management, grooming, tagging, and prioritization
  • Assist Product Manager and Scrum Leads in maintaining a deliberate and on-track overarching Project Plan and Product Roadmap
  • Engage and collaborate with Product Manager and others (Designer, Architect, Tech Lead, team members, etc.) as needed to understand scope to create product backlog items
  • Ensure Product Backlog is transparent, visible, and understood by the Scrum Team
  • Collaborate with Scrum Master to help address/resolve dependencies and risks
  • Act as proxy for Scrum Master when he/she is unavailable for Scrum/PI Planning events (ie: daily scrum, sprint planning, PI planning, etc.)
  • Assist with testing
  • Help identify and escalate dependencies and risks
  • Coordinate Release Management and communication
  • Assist Product Manager and Product Leadership with other ad-hoc projects as needed (such as presentations, roadmaps, strategic research, etc.)


Key Characteristics


  • 1+ year experience with functional and technical story writing, acceptance criteria, refinement, and Agile practices preferred
  • Superior analytical skills that will allow for detailed research when planning for new features/enhancements or looking into issues
  • Good communicator, written and verbal
  • Ability to multi-task and simultaneously work on multiple things
  • Attention to details
  • Stay accountable to clarify and review the user stories for the Scrum Team in a timely manner
  • Good facilitator
  • Reliable and dependable
  • Focused on moving the team forward
  • Follow up on clarification
  • Stay up to date on Scrum Team's status
  • Encourage collaboration and communication
  • High sense of urgency
  • Curious and ask questions; continuous learning mindset
  • Committed to continuous improvement
  • Technical Skills: Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS O365 Suite


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