Senior Product Manager

Product Vision and Roadmap Strategy
• Set the analytics product vision and strategy in liaison with the head of analytics and team leads
• Lead the full product lifecycle, setting the direction for the development team to drive new feature development from start to finish - define requirements, write user stories, solve problems, make decisions during development, and lead ongoing improvements.
• Manage the overall product management and governance for analytics use-cases
• Develop analytics product roadmap and implementation plan for existing and new solutions

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Define, prioritize and improve the metrics that make product offering and value proposition ahead of the curve
• Champion the needs of business teams and stakeholders throughout the development process, ensuring deliverables are aligned with the original goals and objectives of the project.
• Own 3-4 products across one or two functions; review existing prototypes and plan future portfolio

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Oversee the metrics that make the product offering and value proposition ahead of the curve and estimate and manage allocated budget to achieve these product metrics

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Advise the business and provide suggestions for Analytics opportunities, based on detailed knowledge of existing data, business objectives and available technology

Coordination and Communication
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and business teams and other key stakeholders as their business partnerduring the entire lifecycle of product development, including deployment and post-deployment activities. Oversee the resolution process for identified problems that arise in the project, outlining options, recommending solutions, and escalating as needed
• Partner with the development team to craft a robust impact measurement methodology and align with the leadership
• Interact with 3rd party product, business and technology counterparts; develop productive relationships to facilitate delivery from start to finish
• Communicate product solutions and benefits to customers and stakeholders; ensuring consumption and impact on end users

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Keep up-to-date with latest tech trends and remain at the forefront of an ever-advancing analytics domain
• Educate business stakeholders on product solutions and benefits including knowledge transfer and training for on-going management of features
• Ensure regular information exchange with all relevant stakeholders and update them on the development progress across projects
• Build relationships and maintain strong partnerships with key personnel to help achieve organizational goals
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the Retail Analytics Unit

Audit and Reporting
• Develop presentations on advanced analytics and performance in key areas of the business and communicate results across the organization
• Responsible for the preparation of business presentations and reports related to Retail Analytics for various stakeholders, on periodic and ad hoc basis as and when required
• Perform regular audit of various processes and databases for the Retail Analytics Unit in order to identify gaps and risks, and propose corrective actions

Policies and Procedures
• Develop and review the Retail Analytics policies and procedures and ensure it is implemented and reported on as a part of the policies and procedures for the Retail Analytics Unit
• Develop and implement relevant policies and procedures