Lead Project/Product Manager at Trading Partner Limited

Job Description

The Incumbent should be a professional in charge of ensuring their teams complete all projects/products on time and within budget. They prevent scope creep while also managing individual tasks for their respective teams with keen attention to detail to avoid any unpleasant surprises. He/She should also be confident in making critical decisions independently and eager to play a key role in the organization. He/She must also be the person who identifies customer needs and more prominent business objectives for a particular project, articulates what success looks like in this case study and rallies team members to help turn that vision into reality.

Responsibilities

• Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews.
• Prepares and completes action plans.
• Implements production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects/products.
• Ensure that all projects/products are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Developing project/product scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project/product scope, schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Report and escalate to management as needed.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project/product documentation
• Creating buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners.
• Developing project/ product pricing and positioning strategies.
• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth.
• Create buy-in for the project/ product vision both internally and with key external partners.
• Develop project/ product pricing and positioning strategies.
• Translate project/ product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact.
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources.
• Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members.
• Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed.
• Act as a project/product evangelist to build awareness and understanding.
• Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company’s projects, products and services.
• Translating project/ product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes

Qualifications

• Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers.
• 8-10 years in a management, e-commerce, and/or strategic planning role
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus.
• Proven working experience as a project/product administrator in the information technology sector.
• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Finance, Agric Economics, Marketing or other related fields; Master’s degree is an advantage.