Product Manager

NCS Philippines; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Philippines is seeking a Product Ownership professional to manage the product backlog, translate vision into user stories, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.

You will lead prioritization, participate in sprint ceremonies, elicit requirements, and use data and feedback to drive continuous improvement across mobile and web applications.

Strong communication with stakeholders and a user-centered mindset are essential to balance customer needs with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in app or software development.
• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Strong experience writing user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Comfortable working with mobile and/or web applications.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring items are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
• Translate product vision and roadmap into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements.
• Make day-to-day decisions on scope, trade-offs, and prioritization to maximize product value.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies (planning, grooming, reviews, retrospectives).
• Elicit, analyze, and document business, user, and system requirements through workshops, interviews, and data analysis.
• Map current-state and future-state processes, identifying gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure requirements are feasible, testable, and clearly understood by both technical and non-technical teams.
• Support UAT by defining test cases and validating delivered features against requirements.
• Serve as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and the delivery team.
• Align multiple stakeholders around priorities, scope, and timelines.
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly and proactively.
• Use data, analytics, and user feedback to inform decisions and iteration.
• Track success metrics and outcomes post-launch to guide enhancements.
• Contribute to improving product discovery, agile practices, and delivery processes.

Skills

Product backlog management

Agile/Scrum

User story writing

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Requirements balancing

Data-driven mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Figma

Job description

Product Ownership

• Own and maintain the product backlog, ensuring items are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business goals.
• Translate product vision and roadmap into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements.
• Make day-to-day decisions on scope, trade-offs, and prioritization to maximize product value.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies (planning, grooming, reviews, retrospectives).

Business Analysis

• Elicit, analyze, and document business, user, and system requirements through workshops, interviews, and data analysis.
• Map current-state and future-state processes, identifying gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure requirements are feasible, testable, and clearly understood by both technical and non-technical teams.
• Support UAT by defining test cases and validating delivered features against requirements.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the primary bridge between business stakeholders and the delivery team.
• Align multiple stakeholders around priorities, scope, and timelines.
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly and proactively.

Data & Continuous Improvement

• Use data, analytics, and user feedback to inform decisions and iteration.
• Track success metrics and outcomes post-launch to guide enhancements.
• Contribute to improving product discovery, agile practices, and delivery processes.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Computer Science,
• or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in app or software development.
• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Strong experience writing user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Comfortable working with mobile and/or web applications.

KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Ability to balance customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Figma, or similar.
• Data-driven mindset; able to interpret basic product and business metrics.