Stakeholder communication and expectation management Keep in mind the different views of various stakeholders and explain changes to them within their context Facilitate decisions on scope, budget and timeline Lead an empowered cross-functional team (UX designers & researchers, software developers, QA analysts & engineers) Business acumen Collaborate with the client and the team to determine the product context including vision, strategy and OKRs Compile the business case for product discovery and development Manage value, usability, technical feasibility and business viability risk Data visualisation to derive business value Market analysis and competitive positioning Business process mapping Lean product process Product owner support (the product owner is client-side and often inexperienced with making software) Release planning and execution Lean analytics Project and financial management Resource planning Project plan update with dependencies in mind Financial updates, invoicing and forecasting Remove impediments to product development Facilitate retrospectives and implement Agile principles Skills Firstly, you need the skills to take on the responsibilities specified above. You also need a love for teams of creative and happy people closely collaborative innovation creating value through lean principles being adaptive rather than reactive Qualifications Minimum 5 years of work experience Minimum 2 years experience in Agile software development One of the followingMinimum 2 years experience as a project manager Minimum 2 years experience as a tech Product Manager Minimum 2 years experience as a Business Analyst Nice to have If you tick all the required boxes, the following things will give you an edge: If you've started your own business before (it does not matter whether it worked out or not) #J-18808-Ljbffr