©2016 EdgeVerve Systems Limited 1 Role Overview Role Manager-Product Management Job Level 6 Job Objective To drive product design while balancing customer needs and business requirements to tap the existing market potential Experience & Experiences Qualification Preferred - MBA specialized in Systems / Marketing Any graduation (BE, B. Tech, BCA, etc.) Experience • 8+ years of proven Product Management experience in a software / product development organization (primary requirement) • Demonstrated competence in creating complex solutions / products • Strong Techno-Commercial/ Business Orientation and Cost Sensitive • Financial management experience: Estimating, Budgeting, Pricing, Risk assessment • Proven experience of interfacing with customers and understanding their needs • Experience of having led a high performing team Job Responsibilities Product Strategy Set budgets for product realization and drive teams to adhere to the cost plan to maintain profitability Assist in the commercial evaluation of ecosystem partners and recommend options Drive self and team to identify incremental / disruptive improvement for existing products / ideas for new products through in-person customer research Create a business case for product pricing and suggest means to guard the profitability of the product Product Roadmap Validate the templates / questionnaires / framework for collating market data and customer / user persona Commission market research, usability studies and focus groups to identify best benchmarks for solving customer problems Build out customer / user personas to drive identification of new product ideas / incremental or disruptive product enhancements Use customer and market feedback, competitive analysis and business metrics to provide inputs to make informed decisions on the product roadmap and shape the future of the product Analyse each enhancement / modification / new product to identify alignment with EV's portfolio of products and their product vision Develop and communicate new product / enhancement vision to the product realization team (Program Managers, Engineering Managers, Architects, etc.) Create the roadmap for the product with high level feature specifications to communicate the product vision ©2016 EdgeVerve Systems Limited 2 Suggest the most apt operating model (build/buy/partner/ ecosystem management) for the product / module Feature Roadmap Prioritization Evaluate and make trade-off decisions on the product roadmap while balancing customer needs and business requirements Use deep product expertise to anticipate risks and guide on suitable mitigation and management action Validate incremental launch targets and iterations thereof to seek alignment with the overall product vision / targets Feature Grooming Development & Testing Interface closely with the product realization teams to ensure product / feature launch and implementation of the product roadmap as per the set timelines and budgets. Monitor product backlogs to drive on time product realization as per the agreed roadmap Implementation & Support Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive successful product launches and product adoption Establish a standard framework / guidelines for product documentation, version management, etc. for the product Drive feature acceptance tests to ensure alignment between the product roadmap and the realized product Participate in demos at the end of the PI to evaluate business value achieved versus plan Own and drive post launch reviews and gather customer feedback to assess scope for improvement and drive associated action Analyze data to provide valuable insights to the Product / Portfolio Head on product enhancement, realization, adherence to launch targets, etc. Drive knowledge management practices and best practices sharing within the product team Participate in select win-loss reviews with the sales teams to gather inputs on product enhancements, product sell-ability, etc.; Drive internal customer forums to gather inputs for product / feature enhancements Product Marketing Collaborate with the Product Marketing teams to create a robust go-to market strategy that drives differentiation and high recall for EV's products Identify product positioning and go-to-market strategy for the product and drive successful product launches through the Product marketing teams