Product Manager

Vallum Associates; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates seeks an experienced Product Manager to join our SimCorp Dimension Platform team in Wrocław. You will translate business needs into technology solutions, drive product strategy, and ensure timely delivery while balancing stakeholder expectations.

You will collaborate with business partners, Product Owners, developers, and QA across globally distributed teams. The role combines product management, business analysis, and Scrum Master responsibilities to enable agile delivery and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, or Product Ownership, preferably within the Financial Services or Asset Management domain.
• Strong knowledge of Asset Management processes, including Front Office, portfolio management, and trade processing.
• Hands-on experience with SimCorp Dimension in product development, implementation, or platform management.
• Expertise in requirements engineering: elicitation, backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional scenarios.
• Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum, with practical facilitation of ceremonies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration across geographies.
• Scrum Master certification (CSM/PSM) and/or Business Analysis certification (CBAP/CCBA) would be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Owners, and pod members to elicit, analyze, document, validate, and manage business and functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into well-defined Features, Epics, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and functional scenarios to ensure clear understanding across development and QA teams.
• Support the Product Owner in defining and driving product vision, strategy, roadmap, and product lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Act as the Scrum Master for the pod, facilitating Agile ceremonies, promoting Agile principles, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement in team performance and delivery.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, acting as a demand gatekeeper to ensure effective prioritization based on business value, strategic alignment, dependencies, and delivery capacity.
• Work closely with Developers, QA, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to ensure effective requirement clarification, solution alignment, and successful product delivery.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration across globally distributed teams, ensuring transparency, effective communication, and predictable delivery outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile & Scrum facilitation

Requirements elicitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CSM/PSM or CBAP/CCBA certification

Tools

SimCorp Dimension

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and driven Product Manager to join our SimCorp Dimension Platform team. In this role, you will play a key part in translating business needs into technology solutions, driving product strategy, and ensuring successful product delivery.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, Product Owners, Developers, QA teams, and other cross-functional partners to define requirements, manage product priorities, and facilitate agile delivery. The role combines strong Product Management and Business Analysis capabilities with Scrum Master responsibilities to ensure effective collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivery of business value.

Key Responsibilities:

• 1. Collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Owners, and pod members to elicit, analyze, document, validate, and manage business and functional requirements.
• 2. Translate business requirements into well-defined Features, Epics, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and functional scenarios to ensure clear understanding across development and QA teams.
• 3. Support the Product Owner in defining and driving product vision, strategy, roadmap, and product lifecycle management, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• 4. Act as the Scrum Master for the pod, facilitating Agile ceremonies, promoting Agile principles, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement in team performance and delivery.
• 5. Manage and prioritize the product backlog, acting as a demand gatekeeper to ensure effective prioritization based on business value, strategic alignment, dependencies, and delivery capacity.
• 6. Work closely with Developers, QA, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to ensure effective requirement clarification, solution alignment, and successful product delivery.
• 7. Drive stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration across globally distributed teams, ensuring transparency, effective communication, and predictable delivery outcomes.

Experience Required:

• 1. Proven experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, or Product Ownership, preferably within the Financial Services or Asset Management domain.
• 2. Strong knowledge of Asset Management business processes, particularly Front Office, portfolio management, trade processing, and related investment operations.
• 3. Hands-on experience with SimCorp Dimension, preferably in product development, implementation, or platform management.
• 4. Strong expertise in requirements engineering, including requirement elicitation, documentation, backlog management, Features, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and functional scenarios.
• 5. Good understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with practical experience in facilitating Scrum ceremonies and driving Agile delivery.
• 6. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical teams across geographies.
• 7. Scrum Master certification (CSM/PSM) and/or Business Analysis certification (CBAP/CCBA) would be an added advantage.