Product Owner Team Manager
WTW · Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Financial Services · 10,001+ employees
About the role
You will lead and coach a team of Product Owners and Business Analysts while strengthening product management practices across programs. The role involves balancing people leadership with product strategy to ensure high-quality outcomes and effective stakeholder alignment.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in Agile software development environments and strong expertise in product management or business analysis. Demonstrated people leadership skills and the ability to work in a global, cross-functional environment are essential.
Full description
As a Product Owner Team Manager, you will lead and coach a team of Product Owners and Business Analysts while strengthening product management practices across one or more programs. You will balance people leadership and product leadership—ensuring teams deliver high-quality outcomes, work effectively with stakeholders, and continuously improve in an Agile environment.
The Role
Product & Delivery Leadership
- Lead and reinforce best practices in product ownership, including backlog management, roadmap planning, and product vision.
- Ensure Product Owners and Business Analysts clearly understand priorities, customer outcomes, and success measures.
- Foster consistent standards and best practices across Product Owners and Business Analysts, driving alignment in ways of working, artifacts, and metrics while allowing flexibility based on product or team needs.
- Guide teams in structured decision-making by evaluating options, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.
- Support effective release, sprint, and pre-planning activities to enable predictable and high-quality delivery.
- Drive continuous improvement by tracking key product and delivery metrics and implementing improvement plans.
- Evaluate emerging tools, technologies, and practices and recommend adoption where appropriate.
People Leadership & Coaching
- Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing team of Product Owners and Business Analysts, ensuring they consistently demonstrate strong product thinking, customer focus, and value‑driven delivery aligned to Employee Experience (EX) priorities.
- Provide regular feedback, performance management, and coaching to support individual growth and career progression.
- Build a collaborative, inclusive team culture that promotes accountability, learning, and a “One Team” mindset.
- Identify skills gaps and development needs; support upskilling across product, analysis, and delivery competencies.
- Partner with regional and global leaders on staffing needs, hiring, succession planning, and talent development.
Stakeholder & Strategic Leadership
- Partner closely with technology, business, and program leaders to ensure strong alignment and shared outcomes.
- Influence stakeholders toward outcome-focused and value-driven solutions.
- Contribute to regional and global product and delivery leadership discussions.
- Support multiple products or programs, helping teams prioritize effectively and manage competing demands.
