Product Manager (Public Sector)

• 1-year contract, renewable
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Government project

The successful candidate will work closely with our internal Product Owners and external development team to translate stakeholder requirements into actionable user stories/scenarios. They'll be managing both PM responsibilities and, for smaller initiatives, taking on additional project management duties.

Responsibility

• Work with stakeholders to identify & understand the requirements of software systems and innovation trials
• Plan and participate in product conceptualisation sessions and innovation trials with stakeholders for eliciting requirements.
• Elicit and documents business/user requirements and translate them into user-stories for development.
• Manage requirements by continuously clarifying and reviewing them via walkthrough with stakeholders.
• Work with developers to interpret requirements leading to technical implementation.
• Analyse requirements to drive the design or review of test cases/business model/processes
• Work closely with Product Owner on project schedule, issues and escalation
• Work closely with Product Owner to manager business owners and project sponsors expectations
• Drive business process change requests on gaps identified and manage a projects scope and acceptance.
• Provide inputs to development team for implementation.
• Work with user experience designers (UXDs) and business users to plan for UAT, coordinates and monitor progress and acceptance of UAT.
• Ensures completion of documentations and filings to facilitate software development.
• Continuously finds means and ways to improve operations, security, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly with various users' departments to provide quality service.
• For smaller projects, double hat as Product Manager with following responsibilities
• Create project status report and other communication materials
• Craft project proposal to secure project funding and justify resource allocations
• Manage project scope and stakeholders expectations
• Issue escalation to the right people in timely manner
• Maintain and continuously refine Product Backlog and follow up on action items
• Ensure that cybersecurity requirements and best practices are incorporated throughout the product lifecycle, including threat modelling, security testing, and compliance with relevant security standards

Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Business Analysis, Product Management, or Project Management in software development environments.

• Experience eliciting and documenting business/user requirements and translating them into user stories or functional specifications.

• Experience working with stakeholders, Product Owners, and development teams to clarify requirements and support implementation.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, backlog management, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) coordination.

• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations, project scope, and project documentation.