Associate Product Manager

Job Description Segment: S&P Global Commodity Insights Role: ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER The Team: We are a highly motivated team scaling innovation and building platforms for our Content teams including news, pricing and analytics. We use Agile methodologies to drive ongoing delivery work closely with business and technology partners to share knowledge, embracing change and implementing best-of-breed technology. The Impact: This role will be a key tactical interface between core business and technology teams as a product owner while working with Product Managers and other key stakeholders to write and groom users stories along with a mature scrum team, to identify LEAN improvement opportunities, to evaluate delivered features against the expectations of the business, technology and content teams in Commodity Insights. What’s in it for you: You will translate strategy into actionable tasks and work with cross-functional agile teams to execute those requirements. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to translate complex business processes to technical solutions. The flat structure of the team enables ability to gain knowledge across multiple platforms. You will be working on a mixture of existing and new applications and processes, continually leveraging your knowledge to be an active participant in the new and expanded projects the content portfolio is engaged in. A well-functioning and high-functioning team will give you opportunities for ownership of processes and deliverables. Responsibilities: Collaborate with users to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements via features and user stories Working with the Product Manager, implement the vision for the team’s product Working with the Product Manager, create and implement a product road map based on this vision Analyze existing user behavior, practices, and systems to identify the appropriate future processes and actors as well as opportunities for improvement. Identifying/evaluating areas of risk and devising mitigation strategies using analysis of production incidents, user feedback sessions, satisfaction surveys and informal interaction with users and stakeholders. Capturing feature requests and enhancements using Agile methodologies (creation of user stories, features and epics), prioritization of those requirements and facilitating any conflict of requirements. Construct workflow diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications, user guides, training materials and release notes Write, refine, and groom user stories in partnership with business owners, the Product Manager, and the scrum team. Test and evaluate delivered user stories against business expectations during iterations and cycles. Liaise with the build team and users to communicate priorities, conflicts and delivery dates. Participate in Agile ceremonies with build team. Serve as a subject matter expert on the capabilities of the content platform applications Working with the Product Manager, create and maintain application roadmaps and release schedules Maintain the backlog of enhancements, new features, and defects, defining the user story and acceptance criteria based on current business needs. Create and distribute communications around product enhancements and releases. Ongoing interaction and engagements with other Product Owners, stakeholders, and technology partners Leading meetings, presentations, and demos to report, share and demonstrate ideas, findings and deliverables. What We’re Looking For: Basic Qualifications: A minimum of 6 years’ experience in business analysis, quality engineering or a related field. The ability to partner with and influence stakeholders to determine acceptable solutions Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills and be able to explain difficult concepts to non-technical users. Excellent planning, organizational, documentation and time management skills. Ability to support multiple projects in parallel without guidance. Independent thinking and good judgment are necessary to respond to needs appropriately. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact appropriately with a diverse set of stakeholders, partners and users Must be self-driven and able to work independently while contributing to overall team culture and deliverables. Must be reliable and highly accountable for projects, ensuring all team members understand the deliverables as needed to keep each project on track. Nice to have: Hands-on experience working in an agile environment managing the identification and delivery of projects and software solutions using Scrum and Kanban Experience with data analysis, modeling and visualization Familiarity with Microsoft Azure Dev/Ops or similar Agile toolsets. Familiarity with current informational publishing technologies (finance, commodity, etc) Working with user experience designers or tools to deliver end-user focused benefits realization. Qualifications/Requirements: Must be a strong communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. ----------------------------------------------------------- Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. ----------------------------------------------------------- 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), PDMGDV202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning) Job ID: 275798 Posted On: 2022-08-09 Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India