Posting Description
To be successful in this role, you will need to know how to drive Agile and Lean frameworks that result in a quality product delivery and continuous improvement by embracing agility as a practice. You will also be at the crux of data, technology, product and design. You will be able to manage a project from end to end and will have responsibility at the program level to identify issues, risks and dependencies to execution. Additionally, you will understand and be a visionary in terms of how AI can change the way we work, do business and propel the organization forward.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage and develop the delivery of the data product roadmap and priorities with collaboration of cross functional teams
- Drive overall data strategy to effectively delivery data products across the business in support of analytics, P&I and AI
- Create user stories, test scripts, and acceptance testing criteria as needed
- Partner with internal and external teams (product, design, technology, analytics, risk, legal, compliance, ops, servicing, marketing, …) on prioritization and development of product features
- Drive product reviews, strategy sessions with leadership, performance assessments, and data-based decision-making to manage the evolution of the roadmap
- Refine and iterate product roadmap based on business objectives, customer research, competitive dynamics, and analytics
- Evaluate vendor offerings and build vs. buy recommendations
- Maintain deep knowledge of user experience insights and journeys, and uses competitive analysis to anticipate trends and ascertain best practice to provide fresh insights into backlog
- Stay at the forefront of industry trends, advancements in generative AI and overall innovation technologies
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor’s degree required with a min. of 7 years of work experience with background as strategy manager
- Demonstrated success driving automation, innovation and advancement of AI/ML or business intelligence solutions
- Demonstrated experience in driving Generative AI use cases from idea to production is a must
- Working knowledge of project and product management techniques (e.g., product strategy development, customer engagement, Waterfall, CPM, WBS))
- Experience in leading agile, cross-functional teams, often through influence (i.e., not direct oversight
- Ability to manage tight delivery timelines and calmness under intense pressure
- Create solutions to customer-based problems and insights
- Be a strategic thinker that demonstrates strong interpersonal and influencing skills to drive partnerships across all levels of the organization, including teams located in different locales
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Knowledge of call center applications and tools
- Familiarity with Product Management in Travel industry and at least one business type within Connected Commerce
- Working Knowledge and Experience with JIRA, Confluence Tools, Executive level presentations
- Ability to communicate and story tell around book of work to senior populations of leaders