Product Management - Retail

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead a Tiger Team focused on delivering high-value, cross-domain initiatives for EMEA projects. The role is pivotal, high-visibility, and requires strong product ownership with the ability to pivot priorities as needs evolve.

You will own vision, backlog, and priorities, build trust with stakeholders, coordinate with engineering on APIs and data, manage risks and dependencies, and report progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• 10-18 years of IT experience
• Expertise in product management lifecycle, roadmap, and vision
• Proficient in data usage and AI tools
• Background in Agile methodologies
• Strong stakeholder management with trust-building ability
• Understanding of technical topics: systems integration, APIs, backend, data
• Ability to identify and manage risks and cross-team dependencies
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and reframing priorities as needed

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, priorities, and backlog for Tiger Team initiatives, ensuring focus on high-value work
• Build trust-based relationships with teams and stakeholders, managing sensitivities diplomatically
• Ensure work integrates with existing platforms and roadmaps, minimizing friction
• Re-prioritize work as EMEA needs evolve and repurpose across projects
• Translate business goals into actionable requirements and delivery plans with engineering
• Engage with engineers on technical topics to inform trade-offs and priorities
• Provide clear updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Identify and manage blockers and cross-team dependencies to keep delivery on track
• Operate in ambiguity and reframe priorities quickly to keep teams productive
• Drive momentum on time-sensitive projects while balancing expectations
• Demonstrate tangible impact and credibility of the Tiger Team

Skills

Product lifecycle

Product roadmap

Product vision

Data analytics

AI tool usage

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Systems integration

APIs

Risk and dependency management

Ambiguity handling

Job description

We are seeking a Technical Product Manager to lead the direction and delivery of a specialized team established to tackle business-critical EMEA projects. This is a pivotal, high-visibility role within a fast-moving engagement running for an initial 6-month period, requiring strong product ownership combined with the adaptability to reframe priorities and pivot across different problem domains.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, priorities, and backlog for Tiger Team initiatives, ensuring the team is always focused on the highest-value work
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with existing teams and stakeholders, navigating sensitivities around the team's involvement with diplomacy and credibility
• Ensure the Tiger Team's work integrates smoothly with existing teams, platforms, and roadmaps, minimizing friction and maximizing collaboration
• Continuously assess and re-prioritize work as EMEA needs evolve, guide the team through shifts in focus or repurposing across projects
• Translate business goals into clear, actionable requirements and delivery plans, work closely with the Lead Engineer to sequence and scope work
• Engage credibly with engineers on technical topics such as systems integration, APIs, backend, and data to make informed trade-offs and priority calls
• Provide clear, transparent updates to stakeholders and leadership on progress, risks, and outcomes
• Proactively identify and manage risks, blockers, and cross-team dependencies to keep delivery on track
• Operate effectively in ambiguity, quickly reframe priorities and get the team productive on new domains and challenges
• Drive momentum on critical, time-sensitive projects while balancing stakeholder expectations with realistic delivery
• Ensure the team consistently demonstrates tangible impact, reinforcing the credibility and mandate of the Tiger Team

Requirements

• 10-18 years of overall experience in IT
• Expertise in product management, including product life cycle, product roadmap, and product vision
• Skills in data and the flexibility to use AI tools
• Background in Agile methodologies
• Proficiency in stakeholder management, with the capability to build trust and navigate organizational sensitivities
• Understanding of technical fluency, including systems integration, APIs, backend, and data, to make informed trade-offs and priority calls
• Competency in risk and dependency management to proactively identify and manage blockers and cross-team dependencies
• Capability to operate effectively in ambiguity and adapt to shifting priorities across different problem domains