Associate Product Manager at Hanmak Technologies Ltd

Job Description

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Hanmak Technologies was formed with an inspiration to offer custom-made software solutions and customer tailored services to businesses and other organizations in Kenya and around the region. Its birth was as a result of the need in the market for local software solutions that would solve local business problems. With its entry in the market with a locally developed advanced Hospital Management System as one of its major products, Hanmak Technologies is emerging as the face of modern innovation and techno – savvy, empowering business and operations. With the company’s ability to understand customer need, develop and master latest technology, it is therefore accordingly positioning itself to be a major provider of IT solutions to organizations. The future looks rosy as the company is creating a niche for itself in the software industry. The reasons why we believe that Hanmak Technologies is the most optimal choice for outsourcing you software development and other IT solutions to are numerous, so below we provided just a handful of examples of what sets us apart from the competition

Summary

The Associate Product Manager will work closely with the Product Manager in leading crossfunctional teams and for the success of software products or features from their conception, development, marketing and support, to their end-of-life. This means creating synergy among the different teams to achieve the overall goals of the organization.

Responsibilities

Management of the software development, marketing, implementation and customer success teams and processes Overseeing and management of the software development lifecycle Translating business goals into specific software requirements Prioritizing software features based on market need analyses and company strategies Management of software project scope by making tradeoffs between competing software requirements, such as time vs. cost and software security vs. speed Prioritizing feature requests from customer success team Crystallizing the product vision and working closely with software engineers to define its specifications Ensuring that the software solution successfully meets business goals and users’ needs Making tradeoffs between features, schedule, and costs based on their relationship to business goals, company policies, software architecture constraints, and software development team capabilities Setting product vision and roadmap and identifying which customer pain point to target Articulation of business value of company’s solutions Technical and user documentation of software products Rolling out products with the rest of the teams Advocacy for the end-user and shaping customer experience with the company’s products

Requirements and Skills

Proven work experience in software product management Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful software product throughout its lifecycle Proven ability to develop software product and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management Solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies Strong problem solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done Skilled at leading and effectively working with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent preferred