Product Manager

Craftware Sp. z o.o.; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Craftware Sp. z o.o. is seeking a Product Manager to own the strategy across the product lifecycle, ensuring customer needs stay at the centre. You will build and update the vision, roadmap and capabilities, aligning with product, technical and enabling teams.

You will plan, test, and prioritize features using Design Thinking, discovery studies, and market analysis, driving agile practices and backlog prioritization to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or at least 4 years of practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile development and DevOps.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.
• Track record of leading cross-functional initiatives through influence, from start to delivery.
• Experience with Design Thinking, user-centred design and user analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy for products across their lifecycle with customer needs at the centre.
• Build and update the product vision, roadmap and strategy and align with teams.
• Plan and improve capabilities so business outcomes are delivered efficiently.
• Find market opportunities, run competitive analysis, help enable sales and monitor domain performance.
• Use Design Thinking to start from user needs and decide which problems to solve first.
• Run discovery to test usability, feasibility, business fit and value before choosing a solution.
• Create clear roadmaps that capture user needs and non-functional requirements.
• Manage and streamline the product backlog that sets squads’ priorities.
• Track and report progress against 90-day outcomes and overall product health, including budget.
• Watch user feedback and metrics, and use them to build better experiences with the team.
• Oversee build and launch, including sourced services, and ensure the product stays available, stable and compliant.
• Drive agile best practices with your team, including continuous planning before each sprint.
• Write user stories together with the team, in line with backlog priorities.
• Identify key stakeholders and deliver in a way that meets their needs and user needs, to create real business value.

Skills

Design Thinking

Agile development

DevOps

Backlog management

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

• Own the strategy for your products across their whole lifecycle, so the customer and their needs stay at the centre.
• Build and update the product vision, roadmap and strategy, and keep them aligned with customer, product, technical and enabling teams.
• Plan and improve capabilities so business outcomes are delivered efficiently.
• Find market opportunities, run competitive analysis, help enable sales and monitor how your domain is performing.
• Use Design Thinking to start from user needs and decide which problems to solve first.
• Run discovery to test usability, feasibility, business fit and value before choosing a solution.
• Create clear roadmaps that capture user needs and non-functional requirements.
• Manage and streamline the product backlog that sets your squads’ priorities.
• Track and report progress against 90-day outcomes and overall product health, including budget.
• Watch user feedback and metrics, and use them to build better experiences with the team.
• Oversee build and launch, including sourced services, and make sure the product stays available, stable and compliant.
• Drive agile best practices with your team, including continuous planning before each sprint.
• Write user stories together with the team, in line with backlog priorities.
• Identify your key stakeholders and deliver in a way that meets their needs and the needs of users, so the product creates real business value.
• Work closely with product development, marketing, finance, legal, manufacturing, operations and sales.
• Keep strong working relationships with engineering and other technical teams.
• Communicate the business value of proposals and deliverables clearly and proactively.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or at least 4 years of equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager
• 2+ years of experience with Agile development and DevOps
• A deep understanding of the product domain, the related technology and the architecture
• Fluent English, spoken and written

Nice to have:

• A track record of leading cross-functional initiatives through influence, from start to delivery
• Experience with Design Thinking, user-centred design and user analysis
• Experience building product vision, roadmap and strategy
• Experience designing, developing, delivering or leading digital solutions in a complex environment
• Experience managing initiatives against key metrics and goals
• Strong strategic planning and decision-making skills, with the ability to change direction based on research and data
• Strong analytical, organisational and management skills
• Excellent communication skills, with both technical and non-technical audiences