Technical Project Manager UX/UI

Job Description

The technical project Manager will be responsible for product development. Work with Practices, UX/UI designers and engineers to scope the work and develop an executable plan, including resource needs, timelines, and costs Understand and practice leanstartup and MVP concept, short development cycle and getting product out to the market quickly. Translate product roadmap into user stories and acceptance criteria Groom backlogs and lead day-to-day team in traditional Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint showcases,retrospectives) Software product discovery Help solution and product leaders (Bain partners) assess concept viability through build/buy/partner analysis, experiment in case work and run user research to understand user pain points and test out concepts tounderstand what user values Empathize and leverage human-centered approach to identify and design effective solutions Define and implement product vision and requirements, develop business cases and assist practices with funding requests Work with Practices,UX/UI designers and engineers to scope the work and develop an executable plan, including resource needs, timelines, and costs Understand and practice lean startup and MVP concept, short development cycle and getting product out to the market quickly Softwareproduct development & pilot Help define product vision and strategy, develop product roadmap Leading and facilitation of product innovation and ideation workshops, using user-centric design methodologies (e.g., personas, customer journeys), customer and end-userresearch, lo-fi wire-framing, divergent & convergent thinking approaches Translate product roadmap into user stories and acceptance criteria Groom backlogs and lead day-to-day team in traditional Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint showcases, retrospectives)Define product pricing, product KPI, track and monitor performance against target, manage P&L, create sales & marketing collateral and support selling and on-boarding Help manage scope, requirements, resources, time, cost, quality, risks, and communicationsfor projects Proactively identify risks, issues and dependencies and troubleshoot with input from Senior Manager Work with solution architects and other stakeholders to define and maintain appropriate non-functional software requirements, ensure complianceover time Use common Agile software tools to manage the project and requirements (e.g., Trello, Jira) Product team management (internal & external) Lead a cross-functional project team - designers, engineers, business stakeholders, data scientists, UX researchers,often virtually and across time-zones, consisting of Bain and supplier resources. Partner with the design team to deliver top quality UX/UI, and working with engineers to ensure best technology build and approach Manage commercial and technical relationshipswith product vendors as well as outsourced development partners and manage supplier performance. Required: BA / MSc or equivalent undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials Preferred: MBA from recognized institution Computer Science degree Formalproject management qualification (eg PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile PM) Required: 5-8+ years successful track record in B2B software product management Preferred: Experience in Product Management in Consulting Firms. Required Proven success in leading high-qualityproduct discovery (product vision, user needs, business objectives, technology feasibility) and agile product development Experience in user-centered design, wireframing, product roadmap, storyboards, grooming backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, productKPI, commercialization, Product P&L and pricing, marketing and sales collaterals Experience working with design team to deliver top quality UX/UI, and working with engineers to ensure best technology build and approach Experience in managing 3rd party softwaredevelopment vendors or software providers, and also 3rd party design firms Excellent oral and written communication skills Articulate and confident in presenting in front of senior Bain Partners and ability to influence and guide their decisions Comfort workingindependently in a fast-paced environment and ability to work under pressure Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work well with diverse stakeholders at all levels - e.g., able to discuss technical issues with a non-technical audience Passion fordigital and innovation, results focused