Product Manager/Jr. Product Manager

Must have KSA (Knowledge Skills Abilities)

1. Extracting functional solutions with help of customer interviews and interactions.
2. Requirement specifications
3. Product roadmap planning
4. Wireframes preparation.
5. Product release management

Additional KSA for advantage

Knowledge and hands on experience of advanced requirement management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or specialized requirement management software.

Responsibilities

A) Requirement identification & Management :

1. Using fundamentals of customer interviews techniques to gather insights and comprehend customer requirements effectively.
2. Synthesizing interview data into actionable items. Uses affinity mapping or journey mapping to organize and analyze customer feedback effectively.
3. Identifying common patterns or pain points from customer feedback.
4. Prioritizing information based on importance and feasibility from all stakeholders.
5. Understanding the purpose of wireframes in defining layout, structure, and functionality. Using tools such as Balsamiq, Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD for basic features or screens with simple features or functionalities.

B) Product Roadmap Planning :

1. Using fundamentals of product roadmap planning, including its purpose, key components and how it aligns with the overall product strategy.
2. Using prioritization frameworks such as MoSCoW or Impact Vs. Effort helping informed decisions.
3. Working on the roadmap based on changing priorities, market conditions and feedback from customers and stakeholders.

C) User Acceptance Testing :

1. Grasping the fundamental purpose of UAT and its role in the product development process.
2. Identifying straightforward test cases for a product in collaboration with QA team. Think from the users perspective and outlining scenarios to test core functionalities.
3. Ensuring resolution on bugs found in UAT before releases.
4. Prioritizing bugs based on severity (critical, major, minor) and likelihood (frequent, occasional, rare)

D) Release Management :

1. Documenting release plans, schedules, and communicates them effectively with the development team and other stakeholders. Ensures all are aligned on the goals and timelines.
2. Identifying potential risks that could impact the release schedule and how to mitigate them. This involves understanding dependencies, resource constraints, and other factors that could affect the release.
3. Managing various stakeholders involved in the release process, including development teams, QA teams, marketing, sales, and customers. This includes managing expectations, resolving conflicts, and ensuring alignment on priorities.