Job Description
The Product Development Manager role is a critical position within our organization, responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that align with business requirements.
As a key member of our team, you will collaborate closely with the Lead Product Manager to execute specific tasks that are critical to the success of a project. You will be responsible for ensuring development teams deliver work that meets business needs, removing blockers, and keeping stakeholders informed on project progress.
This role plays a crucial part in advocating for the best outcomes for the program, product, and customers by balancing demand with resources to deliver the highest value to the organization within an achievable timeline. The Product Development Manager will be responsible for implementing the product roadmap by translating business requirements into engineering tasks and managing Epics throughout the software engineering lifecycle.
Adaptability and proactive engagement with shifting business needs are essential in this role, as projects may change throughout the year based on prioritization decisions by senior leadership.
Responsibilities
1. Collaborate with the Product Manager Lead to manage tasks, priorities, and deadlines.
2. Ensure development aligns with project goals and vision, maintaining a clear and accurate product backlog.
3. Monitor project progress, identify potential blockers, and proactively work to resolve them.
4. Act as the main point of contact between the business and development teams, ensuring alignment and clear communication.
5. Regularly report on project status, timelines, and deliverables to key stakeholders.
6. Evangelize the product goals from the customer perspective (voice of the customer) with all internal and external stakeholders.
7. Ensure we are building to meet Program and Product Objectives.
8. Owns ideation sessions and coordinates high-level solutioning efforts with Business Architecture and internal solutioning teams.
9. Manages Program and C&I Intake to ensure optimal resource allocation, timeline commitments, external team dependencies, cross C&I synergies and efficiencies.
10. Break down business requirements and high-level solutioning into deliverable Epics in conjunction with the Engineering Team.
11. Refinement of Epics (Exploration/Elaboration)
12. Prioritization of Features.
13. Epic handover to scrum team.
14. Own Delivery Roadmap and prioritization to drive release planning.
15. Ensures features developed meet requirements.
16. Provides transparency into delivery status, risks, and external team engagement.
17. Follow Mastercard Standards and Platforms processes.
18. Participate in scrum ceremonies as need and Product Development team activities.