Senior Product Management Specialist

Ciklum is looking for a Senior Product Management Specialist to join our team in Spain.

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

As a Senior Product Management Specialist, you'll become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Product Manager to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will possess a robust foundation of product management skills and will be capable of executing their responsibilities without guidance. This role requires a deep understanding of product management best practices, effective research methods, and the ability to communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders and technical teams.

Work on Continuous Product Discovery:

• Product Owner is responsible for the entire product, maximizing the value delivered (functionality, quality, and performance)
• Works on the product backlog and is solely responsible for product prioritization
• Works on the product strategy and technological innovation, keeping it aligned with the tribe strategy
• Is responsible for the product roadmap
• Establishes product metrics to ensure objectives and value contribution to the user
• Has knowledge of the business processes that affect his product
• Has deep knowledge of the user and interacts with them to understand their needs
• Promotes that users collaborate and participate in the evolution and development of the product
• Ensures that the team knows and understands the product strategy
• Fosters product management, autonomy, and responsibility within the team
• Is available and accessible to the team
• Fosters the continuous development of all team roles to ensure that they can fulfill their responsibilities
• Collaborates with the tribe ensuring that his product is aligned with the needs of the users. users
• Proactively encourages the feeling of belonging to the tribe, with the user being the focus of all decisions and not exclusively the product

Execute Cross-functional Leadership:

• Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept to launch and scaling
• Understand and apply the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) effectively, communicating technical concepts clearly with the development team
• Inspire cross-functional teams to think creatively, ensuring product development is guided by customer feedback, market trends, and business impact
• Work independently with engineering, design, and other teams to ensure timely and high-quality product delivery
• Translate complex technical requirements into clear, motivating objectives for the team
• Facilitate discussions with technical teams to ensure alignment and understanding
• Demonstrate effective time management skills, consistently meeting deadlines

Leverage Essential Skills for Dynamic Product Management:

• Clearly articulate product vision, strategies, and technical concepts to diverse stakeholders, tailoring communication to different audiences and ensuring alignment across teams
• Make informed, data-driven decisions that align with company goals, even in complex or uncertain situations, ensuring that product development is focused on measurable outcomes
• Show initiative and solve problems independently
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills, inspiring and motivating team members
• Leverage effective presentation techniques and an ability to engage the audience with compelling storytelling and well-designed visual aids
• Demonstrate strong time management and teamwork skills, working collaboratively to meet deadlines and tackle product challenges, especially in complex situations
• Mentor junior team members and encourage continuous learning

• Sports book domain knowledge is mandatory, preferably with experience on feeds integrations
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field building/shipping technical products
• 5+ years of experience in product management, preferably in a technology-focused environment
• Proven ability to manage product life cycles and understand customer-centric product development
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience handling product management tools and methodologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus
• User and quality oriented
• Must work with UX in the conceptualization and subsequent design of the product screens

• Care: your mental and physical health is our priority. We ensure comprehensive company-paid medical insurance and 4 additional undocumented sick leave days
• Tailored education path: boost your skills and knowledge with our regular internal events (meetups,…