itContracting are seeking applicants for a Product Manager to join the team of their Dublin based client.

Location: Dublin 12
Job Type: Permanent

The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for gaps in consumer product offerings and an innovative mindset for filling them. This person should be a highly skilled market analyst with a proven ability to strategize the full lifecycle of a product, from conception to release. We’re looking for a confident leader who will assume ownership and guide teams in the creation of products that improve customer experience and grow market share.
 
Objectives of this role

  • Drive the product- and business-planning processes for cross-functional teams
  • Analyse customer needs, ongoing market trends, and potential partnerships from a value-add perspective
  • Partner with the business to assess competitor offerings and seek opportunities for differentiation
  • Develop / Analyse product requirements and create appropriate programs to ensure they are delivered on time, in budget with customer satisfaction at the forefront of all deliverables
  • Develop, implement, and maintain development timelines across multiple products
  • Ownership of product end-to-end lifecycle both internally and via third parties
  • Manage the deployment of new product/functionality and upgrades in partnership with business stakeholders and third parties
  • Facilitate the trouble shooting of application issues between the customer and third parties, driving progress and minimising impacts on the business
  • Own the relationship with the business

Responsibilities

  • Drive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch
  • Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping and final development by engineering teams
  • Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI
  • Analyse market data to develop growth strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications
  • Collaborate closely across the organisation in the development, QA, and release of products, and balance resources to ensure success for the entire organisation
  • Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates the company
  • Triaging application issues with Third parties and users while taking ownership to drive satisfactory outcomes

 
Required skills and qualifications

  • Strong experience in a dynamic product management role
  • Excellent stakeholder management
  • Prior experience in software development lifecycle & QA
  • Proven success in overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
  • High effectiveness in managing cross-functionally
  • Experience in delivering finely tuned product strategies
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills
  • SQL in use and building procedures (essential) – MySQL(beneficial)

 
Preferred skills and qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in product design or engineering
  • Previous experience in software/web development
  • Proven success as a product developer in a nonmanagerial role

 
 
Candidates must be eligible to work in Ireland or currently hold a Stamp 1G/4 Visa to apply.
 
If you are interested in applying for this role, please do so via the relevant link. If you would like to discuss this role in confidence, please contact martha.magee@eirevo.ie

 
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Skills

Product Manager

Experience

3 years

Education

Third level degree