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Senior Product Manager - iOS Job (London, UK, Europe)

Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.

Responsibilities:

The iOS team are responsible for the delivery and operation of Skype’s iOS clients, which are among the most popular products in the AppStore. In conjunction with the Principal Program Manager, you will develop and own the full product strategy and be responsible for translating complex requirements into highly user-focused releases.
Effective Program Managers must perform several key activities:
- Understand latest technology advancements and work with engineering in identifying optimal opportunities and solutions.

- Scope large complex requirements into manageable feature driven tasks for the engineering team to deliver value.

- Compose specifications, from user scenarios and flows, for a variety of audiences.

- Refine technical specifications into clear product requirements.

- Translate key opportunities into a prioritized backlog of functional and non-functional requirements.

- Define and characterise users and customers, tracking feature usage to determine success or failure.

- Track and analyse user/technology behaviour to identify highest value segments and opportunities.

- Agree on a release plan for each release including clear decision points for scope reduction, risk management and change control processes.

- Ensure the maintenance of appropriate, predictable cadence of releases in accordance with the release policy for each product.

- Agree with Quality Assurance and Product Engineering the prioritization of defects to be addressed prior to release.

- Agree with Site Operations appropriate plans for release to production.

- Ensure appropriate coordination with Customer Services to constantly monitor user feedback.

- Participate in usability tests by providing requirements and often driving research sessions.

- Generate and present concise status reports to track delivery of several products simultaneously to management.

- Act as the hub to align key stakeholders within the core library team and also externally on various priorities.

- Devise strategy for Skype Core Library by providing market insights, competitive analysis, audience opportunity for short, mid and long term initiatives.

- Care deeply about delivering relevant user experiences and be able to convince key stakeholders about new breakthrough functionalities and experiences using supporting data and analysis.

Qualifications & Skills:

- Extensive product management experience with proven track record managing complex roadmaps and delivering high quality projects on a timely manner.

- Strong development background, preferably as a developer in related disciplines.

- Demonstrable past results in managing projects from concept to end-of-life.

- Strong analytical skills and proven data-driven decision making attitude.

- Extensive experience working with partners.

- Commitment to always delivering the most relevant user experiences while growing revenue.

- Proven business acumen with experience in working with high different teams and partners.

- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

- Proven track record for product delivery and demonstrated ability to provide hands-on product management.

- Entrepreneurial drive and demonstrated ability to excel in a fast pace innovative environment.

- Experience working with products in a global setting and with a broad international user community.

- Demonstrated experience with Agile development processes with frequent release cycles.

- Experience in working with remote teams in a diverse international setting and different time zones.

- Experience championing new ways of working: assertive, bold and inspiring - both in stretching the team to deliver great services but also in being able to ‘sell’ new approaches, influence partners and drive high standards of achievement and delivery.

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