Octal Philippines, Inc. | IT Consultancy & Custom Solutions

Product Manager – Backoffice Systems

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of product team leadership experience – ideally in an ecommerce and web-to-product setting
  • Education: 4-year degree or equivalent work experience with a strong track record of success building and delivering software systems, functions, and features
  • Success in recruiting, training, developing, mentoring, and retaining teams
  • Ability to manage resources and processes across multiple locations and time zones
  • Working knowledge of business/financial planning and budgeting
  • Experience with problem-solving within multi-faceted and complex systems
  • Experience negotiating with third-party providers of products and services
  • Demonstrated proficiency in business and technical writing
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and working with technical and non-technical teams
  • Desire to be part of a fast-growing, dynamic, and entrepreneurially-minded team
  • Experience and success working with software engineering and creative staff in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Ability to prioritize, focus, and operate with the requisite sense of urgency
  • Knowledge of how to collect qualitative data to validate assumptions
  • Strong R&D and Tech understanding
  • Solid problem-solving skills with the ability to create a clear plan of action to simplify complex issues
  • Must be hands-on and willing to roll up sleeves
  • Must be a self-starter and be able to self-direct
  • Competent operator within and across teams – teamwork is an essential dimension of Company’s ongoing success, and there are few roles in which teamwork is as critical as is the case for Product Management
  • Scrum/Agile experience and success is a must