Principal Product Manager

Join Spartez team in Gdańsk as the Principal Product Manager working on JIRA – the most famous Atlassian product used and loved by millions of people all over the world. Ideal candidate for this position must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, leadership qualities, and the drive to make that vision a reality.

What you will do:
– Evaluate and translate customer and partner data into product/service definitions and product plans that anticipate customers current and future needs
– Define key metrics for measuring product success
– Develop use-cases documenting specific instances of real-world product application and extrapolate detailed product requirements from these scenarios
– Define new product feature qualification criteria and help prioritize the product roadmap
– Assemble product requirements from multiple sources (e.g. research, usability, consumer feedback, competitive assessment) and communicate requirements to product development
– Work with the JIRA Development, Design, and QA teams, Project management, other Product Managers, Product Marketing, and Sales to drive software releases to completion and launch
– Collaborate with the development team to define features and work with the quality assurance team to fix defects and aid in testing
– Cooperate with the support team to investigate and resolve customer problems
– Ensure prompt resolutions for technical and business issues
– Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
– Act as a leader within the company and within the JIRA product management team
– Interview customers both pre/post sales for research and analysis of our current and future customer markets, defining user personas, and gathering feedback for feature planning

What we expect from you:
– Minimum 8 years of a relevant experience with at least 5 years previous experience in software product management
– BA/BS Computer Science or related technical degree preferred
– Experience directing the activities of multiple feature teams with and without day-to-day hands-on involvement
– Proven experience related to managing and mentoring other Product Managers
– Hands-on experience of driving a successful software product from scratch, or delivering multiple major software product releases
– Demonstrated success defining and launching successful, customer valued products
– Technical background, with experience in software development projects
– Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
– Excellence in written and verbal communication in English
– Excellent teamwork and organisational skills
– Decision making skills: ability to prioritise among competing opportunities, balance customer needs with business priorities, and articulate the rationale behind decisions
– Attention to details

What we can offer you:
– Tens of thousands of interesting customers including NASA, Sony and the United Nations
– A lot of opportunities to grow around awesome people from Gdansk, Sydney, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Saigon and other cities around the globe
– Impact! Atlassian tools are used by millions of users around the world
– Opportunity to build/grow your personal presence by speaking publicly at various events
– Education Bonus 5000 PLN/year (you are choosing on what kind of training you would like to spend it)
– Ergonomic and user friendly equipment (computers, standing desks and Aeron® chairs)
– Fully equipped kitchen (coffee, tea, yogurts, cornflakes, sodas, sweets at your disposal)
– Private medical healthcare fully covered by Spartez
– Life insurance fully covered by Spartez
– Multisport card 50% covered by Spartez

Remuneration:

22 000 – 33 000 PLN gross/ month
5 400 – 8 120 EUR gross / month