Product Manager - Identity

Tesco Technology; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global retail leader in Kraków is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead strategy and develop roadmaps within the Customer Identity domain. This role involves collaborating closely with engineering teams, managing enterprise APIs and backend services, and ensuring effective communication across teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of API infrastructure and the ability to deliver value while working in a hybrid environment.

Benefits

Permanent contract

MacBook for work

Learning opportunities via platforms like Udemy

Referral Bonus

Sports activities with personal trainer

Qualifications

• Experience in managing enterprise APIs and backend structures.
• Ability to work with engineering teams and translate technical terms.
• Understanding of Tesco’s technical landscape and API infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development plans and shape overall strategy.
• Work closely with a team of developers to deliver value.
• Prioritize business requirements and integrate plans with various business units.

Skills

Domain expertise in functional area

Strong technical skills with APIs

Analytical approach to problem-solving

Expertise in Agile methodologies

Ability to communicate technical concepts

Job description

About the role

Due to expansion, the Identity Team in the Customer APIs are looking to bring in an experienced Product Manager with an appreciation for enterprise API's/backend who can work with our engineering teams to lead on strategy and develop the roadmap with a particular focus on our more technical outcomes.

The Customer Identity domain is all about how we authenticate and open up ’the front door’ into the full range of Tesco services/ enable value adding capabilities across a wide range of Product Areas and our ‘Retail Platform’ at Tesco. That could include managing anything from a new microservice that securely stores customer credentials to a public cloud migration project.

You will be able to freely translate from technical to non-technical terms and help close the communications gap between engineering and the rest of the company and be aware of trends / innovations that could help the Identity API which is responsible for billions of authentications each week.

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We are looking for someone who understands Tesco’s technical landscape, its API infrastructure and deliver value to the organisation.

What is in it for you

Hybrid working

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome chats about different flexible working options. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. This role requires you to be based in or near Kraków, as you will spend 60% (3 days) of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely..

Benefits

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with (for all):

• Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities
• MacBook as your tool for work
• Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight and O’reily
• Referral Bonus
• Sports activities with a personal trainer in the office

Benefits for colleagues on employment of contract only

• 4 days of paid leave to support your well-being and family life
• Up to 20% yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
• Private healthcare (LuxMed)
• Cafeteria & Multisport
• Supporting those, who are not yet eligible for full holiday entitlement, by expanding their pool from 20 to 25 days
• Relocation Help
• IP Tax Deductible Costs

If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you.

Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.

You will be responsible for

• Getting involved and working with a team of developers to deliver value ds
• Leading the development plans: shaping the overall strategy, defining and prioritising business requirements and working with the different business units to ensure their plans are integrated
• Work with other Product Managers, architects and the development team to deliver the roadmap using agile methodologies: prioritising requirements, answering development questions and resolving issues, always putting the customer first.

You will need

• Good domain expertise in the relevant functional area/ a large complex domain
• Strong technical skills working predominately with APIs, Cloud Services, Identity frameworks
• Technically competent to influence and understand the solution context and approach and aid engineering in estimating the complexity of work being requested
• Understands the impact Tech debt is causing and the value Tech upgrades can bring in, and can hold the objective conversations with your technology counterparts to prioritize it during any sprint
• A methodical/ analytical approach and great problem-solving skills
• Attitude and the aptitude to learn new product area/domain quickly
• Expertise of Agile methodologies, writing effective user stories/ acceptance criterions

About us

Tesco is a leading multinational retailer, with more than 330 000 colleagues.

Our software is used by millions of people across several countries every day. Whether it’s the tills and websites our customers use, or the systems our colleagues and partners use, you’ll play your part in keeping it running like a well-oiled machine. And when a business problem pops up? You and the creative minds in our team will be challenged to solve it.

As Tech Hub we cooperate within the group of Tesco Technology Hubs located in the UK, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and India.

What our colleagues like the most at Tesco

• We develop our own products
• We make an impact; large scale of operation
• Accountability and respect are given to us
• We cooperate and support each other
• There are great colleagues who are divided into small teams here
• We can develop and learn new things