Senior Product manager (EST timezone)

Wlgroup; Lisboa; Teletrabalho; EUR 45 000 - 75 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An international intergovernmental organization is seeking a Product Manager to support digital transformation initiatives. In this role, you will manage product backlogs and collaborate with Agile teams to ensure user-centric delivery. Ideal candidates have experience in product management within national defense and are well-versed in communication, technology, and Agile practices. This position requires a university degree and a willingness to work in EST time zone.

Qualificações

• Experience in designing innovative digital products/systems in a national defense institution.
• Proven experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, and prioritization.
• Ability to facilitate productive meetings that drive product outcomes.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure the product direction provides value to the end user and aligns with organizational goals.
• Collaborate closely with Agile/DevSecOps teams to ensure incremental delivery.
• Translate user needs into business value and balance priorities.

Conhecimentos

Experience in designing innovative digital products/systems

Proven experience managing product roadmaps

Deep understanding of customers and technology

Experience collaborating with Agile teams

Ability to translate user needs into business value

Knowledge of industry best practices for Product Managers

Familiarity with technical concepts

Formação académica

University degree in ICT, Business, or a related discipline

Ferramentas

Agile/DevSecOps methodologies

APIs

CI/CD

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization? Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO’s leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance.

We are looking for a passionateProduct managerwho will provide remote support to ACT's digitaltransformation initiativesby ensuring that productstrategies and delivery are aligned with the mission objectives and user needs. You will manageproduct backlogs, maintain roadmaps, and collaborate with development teams to ensure incremental,user-centric, and value-driven delivery. The role requires strong communication with stakeholders,technical fluency to align with Agile/DevSecOps teams, and the ability to translate complexrequirements into actionable product goals. Product Managers will also facilitate product informationcampaigns and promote the adoption of best practices to ensure our client'ssystems remain innovative,relevant, and mission-focused.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the product direction provides value to the end user and aligns with organizational goals.
• Manage product backlogs, including writing acceptance criteria and ensuring proper prioritization.
• Drive the product vision and communicate it effectively to stakeholders and development teams.
• Collaborate closely with Agile/DevSecOps teams to ensure incremental and user-centric delivery.
• Lead iterative planning meetings to ensure stories are accurately estimated and prioritized to best fit user needs.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps that support both short-term objectives and long-term strategies.
• Translate user needs into business value and balance priorities between user requirements and organizational benefit.
• Facilitate product information campaigns using modern communication channels (e.g., Twitter, blogs, community forums).
• Coordinate and lead productive meetings (standups, retrospectives, demos, reviews) that drive product outcomes.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices for product management and apply lessons learned to ongoing projects.
• Provide technical fluency when collaborating with development teams to ensure alignment onarchitecture, APIs, CI/CD, and other delivery pipelines.

We are happy to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in designing innovative digital products/systems in a national defense institution.
• Proven experience managing product roadmaps, backlogs, and prioritization.
• Deep understanding of customers, technology, competition, and the ability to execute product strategy.
• Experience collaborating with high-performing Agile/DevSecOps development teams (standups, retrospectives, design reviews, user research, demos).
• Experience with planning and execution of product information campaigns using modern communication channels (Twitter, blogs, etc.).
• Experience driving product vision and effectively communicating this vision across Agile teams.
• Ability to translate user needs into business value and ensure user-centric prioritization of features and backlog.
• Knowledge of industry best practices for Product Managers and commitment to continuous professional learning.
• Ability to facilitate productive meetings that drive product outcomes.
• Familiarity with technical concepts to effectively communicate with development teams (APIs, architectures, CI/CD, cloud-native basics).
• Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) or equivalent certification.
• University degree in ICT, Business, or a related discipline.
• Willingness to work in EST time zone

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.