Digital Product Senior SME /Product Owner

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate strong expertise in product management practices, including strategic business analysis, customer-focused development, and operational and technical optimization.
• Independently lead initiatives to refine product strategies, analyze complex data sets, and drive technical improvements.
• Use advanced data-driven decision-making to ensure products meet customer and business needs.
• Guide teams through product lifecycles, resolve operational challenges, and maintain alignment with organizational goals.
• Prioritize global product portfolios to create customizable products that meet local requirements.
• Influence outcomes and mentor less experienced team members through comprehensive domain knowledge.
• Create product and portfolio roadmaps aligned with strategic objectives.
• Approve financial memoranda including detailed cost-benefit analyses.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 10+ years in product management with a proven track record of delivering successful products.

Business Focus:

• Apply analytical and commercial insight, using metrics and analytics to evaluate product performance and align outcomes with strategy.
• Clearly articulate the rationale behind product initiatives considering market, competitor, technical, and operational factors aligned with company strategy and vision.
• Understand economic value drivers such as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), unit economics, Net Present Value (NPV), Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and other commercial measures.
• Develop and implement strategic product roadmaps using agile methodologies in partnership with technical teams while managing cyber, operational, and regulatory risks.
• Manage and control product costs, analyzing cost-benefit data to maximize value delivery.

Customer-Centric Approach:

• Empathize with internal and external customers to innovate and reinvent product solutions.
• Integrate continuous customer and partner feedback to ensure product relevance and success.
• Coach team members and promote cross-disciplinary problem solving to achieve business goals.

Technology Orientation:

• Employ lean and iterative experimentation, including low-fidelity prototyping to validate hypotheses before scaling.
• Collaborate with partners to define and drive secure, scalable, and resilient technology architectures.
• Engage with data management partners on data processing, storage, access, and protection.
• Identify opportunities to reuse enterprise solutions and build scalable platforms.
• Maintain curiosity and stay updated on emerging tools and technologies.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Promote new ways of working to enhance collaboration and efficiency across teams.
• Balance customer insights, business goals, and market opportunities to drive transformational change.
• Influence and align with senior executives and partners to secure resources and overcome barriers in product delivery.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, STEM, or equivalent experience.
• Previous leadership experience with significant responsibility.

Travel Requirements:

• Negligible travel expected.

Relocation Assistance:

• Eligible for relocation within the country.

Remote Work:

• This role is not available for remote working.