Launch and Integration Product Manager

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To manage and improve products, and the effective execution of these products.  

Accountabilities

• Management and improvement of products using agile methodologies to support the monitoring of metrics such as usage, adoption, and customer satisfaction, and to support the development of roadmaps that aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a product.
• Collaboration with stakeholders including traders, salespeople, risk managers and technology teams to align the product vision and development process.  .
• Utilisation of market research, analysis of customer feedback and monitoring of industry trends to identify new products, features or enhancements.  .
• Development and execution of reports and presentations to communicate product updates, features, requirements, acceptance criteria and success stories to relevant stakeholders, including developers.  .
• Execution of user acceptance testing to validate product concepts, identify areas for improvement, and iterate on design prototypes.  .
• Development and execution of go-to-market strategies for a smooth launch of new products or features in collaboration with marketing, sales, and customer support teams.  .

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Embark on a transformative journey as a "Launch and Integration Product Manager" at Barclays, where you will help spearhead the evolution of our digital product landscape, driving innovation, operational excellence and consistently strong customer outcomes. You will partner across product, technology, operations, risk and business stakeholders to shape high-value digital capabilities, translate strategy into execution, and ensure teams deliver customer and business value with pace, quality and control.

The role sits within the US Consumer Bank, supporting a Product Team in a Tribe. The team is focused on strengthening product ways of working, managing product backlogs, improving PI Planning readiness, and delivering shared services capabilities across APIs, services and tools that support key customer and colleague journeys. As a Senior Product Owner, you will operate as a bridge between strategy and execution, helping align roadmaps, dependencies, delivery priorities and product practice standards across squads.

To be successful in this role as a Launch and Integration Product Manager, you should possess the following skillsets:

• Lead product ownership across complex Agile delivery environments, including discovery, feature definition, backlog prioritisation, sprint refinement, sprint planning, acceptance of completed work and PI Planning readiness.

• Translate business strategy and customer needs into outcome-led roadmaps, business cases, measurable product features and clear delivery priorities across multiple squads and stakeholder groups.

• Bring strong stakeholder management, risk and control awareness, dependency management, communication and decision-making skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and delivery teams.

Some other highly valued skills include:

• Knowledge of APIs, shared services, digital servicing journeys, data analysis and service-oriented product capabilities.

• Experience using product management practices such as customer journey mapping, story mapping, empathy maps, market research, metrics-led prioritisation and value tracking.

• Familiarity with SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager practices, Jira, Confluence, AI-enabled product tooling and continuous improvement of product standards.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, stakeholder leadership and job-specific product ownership skills.

This role is based in our Pune office.