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Title: Product Manager - Software

Company & Team Overview

HP’s vision is to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere — every person, every organization, and every community around the globe. With the heart, creativity, and energy of a startup, and the brain, muscles, and determination of a Fortune 100 corporation, we continue to deliver ground-breaking new technologies to build on our 80+ year legacy of innovation.

As we look at the future, HP's expansion will increasingly hinge on high-growth countries, necessitating a tailored approach with local product and technology solutions. The mission of the India & Growing Market Development Center is to develop products and solutions geared towards fuelling rapid growth in India. Our team's overarching objective is to create solutions tailored specifically for India and in India!

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Product Manager to join our team. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to define, develop, and deliver innovative hardware and software experiences tailored for the India market. The candidate will contribute to creating user-centric solutions and ensuring smooth execution of software initiatives as part of a larger team effort.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the process of gathering user insights, analyzing market trends, and identifying pain points to define and refine product requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and marketing teams to ensure alignment on product vision, objectives, and deliverables
• Collaborate with engineering services and partners/ISVs to ensure seamless technical integration and alignment with product requirements
• Develop and maintain comprehensive product documentation, including roadmap, feature specifications, and detailed use case scenarios, with a focus on software product design
• Define and track product success metrics, user engagement, and adoption post-launch to ensure continuous improvement
• Conduct usability testing on prototypes or design mock-ups to gather user insights and validate product concepts
• Drive brainstorming sessions and strategic workshops to identify and evaluate new product opportunities, enhancements, and potential feature sets
• Conduct competitive analysis to benchmark potential features, usability, and positioning within the market landscape
• Create and deliver insightful presentations for stakeholders, focusing on proposed strategies, frameworks, and progress updates to influence decision-making

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or related field
• 5-8 years of experience in product management, with a focus on software experiences for hardware products, and a strong understanding of the Android ecosystem and its integration with hardware
• Strong understanding of system software, UI/UX principles, and app ecosystems
• Proficiency in data-driven decision-making, including experience with telemetry and analytics tools
• Thrives in studying and analysing complex data, drawing data-driven insights and decisions, and transforming it into simple user experiences
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse teams.
• ‘Entrepreneurial’ mindset and ability to adapt and navigate heavily matrixed organizations and thrive within a fast-paced environment

Knowledge & Skills
• Agile Methodology
• Automation
• Change Management
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement Process
• JIRA
• Kanban Principles
• Lean Manufacturing
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Process Improvement
• Product Management
• Project Engineering
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Project Schedules
• Risk Management
• Scrum (Software Development)
• Software Development
• Sprint Planning

Cross-Org Skills
• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
• Impacts function and leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.

Complexity
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

Disclaimer
• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

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