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Job Summary

As a SAFe Product Manager for TechTool and Central System, your primary focus areas will be:

• Meet business goals – Products and solutions must meet the economic business goals established by the portfolio
• Get it built –Collaborate with Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Solution Trains to build the required functionality, Create a Network to gather the required support to get things done.
• Get it off the shelf – Collaborate internally with IT to ensure solutions are tested & deployed to internal customers and users; Collaborate externally with Brand and business stakeholders to deliver products based on the market need
• Continuous Improvement and Adaptability – Ensure that the Product Offerings are supported and enhanced to create a continuous flow of value

As an SPM you will be responsible to

• Develop and communicate the program vision and roadmap
• Manage and prioritize the flow of work
• Participate in PI planning
  Define releases and program increments
  Work with System Architect/Engineering to understand Enabler work
• Participate in demos and Inspect and Adapt (I&A)
• Manage the Product Lifecycle and Technology Adoption Curve
• Manage Maintenance of all supported versions including legal and compliance
• Represent DE in collaboration and drive new ideas with stakeholders for global diagnostic strategies

You will achieve this by getting involved and leading the following activities:

• Preparing RFPs by evaluating new functionality requirement
• Define Product Requirements by addressing a limited scope to support the architectural structure of the product
• Understand and detail business needs into requirement artifact - business and system requirements
• Owning the product backlog (Program level/Feature level) along with bug reports and improvement activities - Evaluating new CRs & Bug Reports submitted to TechTool and Central System backlogs
• Provide technical feedback and Recommend alternatives for solution design to management, analysts, engineers, and developers.
• Lead investigation on improvements and proactive quality management
• Recommend & manage valid versions for customer distribution
• Include concerned stakeholders and secure their involvement and buy-in throughout the entire system development
• Be responsible for planning, organizing, reporting, and following up the requirement activities by the development processes
• Ensure requirements are correctly understood and used by the Agile Train
• Support prioritization of scope and communication channels for end-users
• Accountable for All kinds of Communication and Marketing info about Techtool and Central systems
• Participate in PI planning and communicate the vision for 2021 PI Planning
• Participate in demos/signoff as per "Definition of Done" of Features during the development and implementation process
• Work with Project Managers and Business Owners to assess the scope of the project to attain the desired results
• Interact with the customers on regular basis to provide and receive feedback on the product.

Relevant Knowledge/Experience Required

• A Master's or bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Electrical Engineering, Physics Mechatronics/Automation Engineering, or Computer Science)
• Good knowledge about electronics / embedded SW development
• Basic knowledge of the equipment for electronics System testing (CANoe, CANalyzer, etc.)
• Good knowledge of the Diagnostics Tools and Processes
• Good knowledge of agile SW development way of working including continuous integration / continuous delivery / continuous deployment
• SAFe and ISTQB certificates are merits
• Prior Experience in Project Management, Product Management, and Delivery Management will be considered a value add
• Prior experience in working with IT & Business teams and ability to evaluate technical assessment vs business criticality will be expected
• Exposure to working globally and with an international distributed team is mandatory
• Excellent English, other languages, and working in a multicultural environment are also considered to be a merit

Behavioral Competencies

• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Ability to Plan & Deliver – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
• Values Collaboration - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.  
• Drives engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Composed, able to stay calm and poised in stressful, difficult, or ambiguous situations.
• Affiliative, with a preference for aligning with a larger team or organization working towards a common goal.
• Ability to see the bigger picture and you love the challenge of finding efficient solutions.
• Influential, with the ability to motivate and persuade others.
• Leadership skills that can motivate and develop others.

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