Job Description:

• Define and champion the product vision, requirements, and roadmap, leveraging an in-depth understanding of engineering, design, and business imperatives.
• Assist in the organization's agile transformation, ensuring that agile principles, methodologies, and tools are consistently and effectively applied across teams.
• Act as a leadership figure for both engineering and product design teams, ensuring that design decisions align with the product vision and business needs.
• Foster strong relationships across the organization, positioning oneself as the primary liaison between the engineering, product design, and business teams.
• Drive the standardization of product formation and programming language usage across all products and features.
• Ensure that agility is not only implemented but also continuously improved upon, assessing and implementing best practices as necessary.
• Collaborate with business partners, product managers, and other stakeholders to identify technical and functional system requirements, set work priorities, and ensure integrated designs and deliverables that resonate with the end-users.
• Cultivate an innovative atmosphere that encourages the application of cutting-edge technology, creative solutions, teamwork, and continuous skill and knowledge enhancement.
• Spearhead sprint reviews and retrospectives, instituting a culture of regular feedback and iterative development.
• Assist in leading multiple cross-functional teams through the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions, drawing upon established agile frameworks.
• Oversee the complete SDLC for both new and ongoing products/features, guaranteeing system robustness and scalability.
• Champion DevOps methodologies, emphasizing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment, while maintaining the highest standards of security and performance.
• Provide ongoing mentorship and support to team members, nurturing their growth and development in both technical and soft skills.
• Stay attuned to customer feedback and market shifts, ensuring the product continually evolves to meet the changing landscape.
• Prioritize a security-centric mindset within all teams, imparting knowledge on secure coding practices and relevant tools.
• Communicate transparently and effectively with all stakeholders, ensuring alignment at every product phase.
• Use sharp business acumen and analytical skills to shape and steer the strategic objectives of the product and tech teams.
• Engage in strategic discussions with both product and non-product stakeholders, assuring clarity and congruence in objectives and strategies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or any related fields.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in digital industries (FinTech, E-Commerce, WebApps, and Mobile Apps), and in an engineering role.
• Demonstrated capability in creating, maintaining, and driving product vision and roadmaps aligned with company objectives.
• Proven experience in managing and overseeing the entire product lifecycle from ideation to sunset.
• Extensive experience in building and leading highly scalable distributed systems, on-premise or on cloud platforms, especially Google.
• Strong software engineering skills.
• Deep understanding of agile methodologies and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Lean. Proven track record of embedding agility in organizational processes and mindset.
• Deep understanding of and ability to coach teams on DevSecOps practices. Experience implementing or coaching secure coding, SAST, DAST, OWASP, SANS.
• Proven experience leading initiatives in product, design, planning, engineering, and/or operations.
• Proven experience in mentoring junior members of a team.