Position: Director of BA/PO Department
Company: SPD-Ukraine
Category: Product Manager
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2023-04-01T00:00:00+03:00

As a Manager, Product Owners in PitchBook’s engineering division, you will own and develop the product owner function and the role, leading a team of Product Owners (PO) who are responsible for enablement of a decision-making with building a variety of PitchBook’s products. You will work closely with organization leaders to identify multiple opportunities and leverage this knowledge to improve business outcomes, develop strategies for identification of the most optimal way of incremental shipping value to customers by our cross-functional teams. You’ll guide PO professionals in building trustful relationships, delivering insights and recommendations that enable the product management to make informed and well-thought-out product decisions.

You will build the team structure, train, and mentor PO, create a high performing, product- and quality-oriented function through the process adjustments, development, maturing and upskilling of the team who currently are on different levels of adoption of the target expected state of PO role.

Your ability to communicate with stakeholders on all levels, work collaboratively with the Senior Leadership team to align with strategic objectives, provide leadership across multiple locations, set a high bar for our team members, and hire, train and retain exceptional talent in the organization will be critical to your success. You will solicit feedback, engage others with empathy, build leaders on your teams, inspire creative thinking, and help create a culture of belonging, teamwork, and purpose.

If you are passionate about driving business success, love building customer-centric solutions, strive for excellence every day, are adaptable and focused, and believe work should be fun, come join us!

**About project:** PitchBook — a platform for investment professionals with comprehensive functionality which can help to make the right decision. Our software provides access to data and analytical tools to get answers fast and discover promising opportunities. Uncovers actionable insights and trends hidden within the financial data of more than three million companies. Worldwide usage includes large corporations, start-ups, venture capital and private equity firms, investment banks, and many others.

**Outline of Duties and Responsibilities**

Build and maintain the team of product owners: hiring, suspending, performance & compensation reviews, provide career opportunities, etc.
Lead the team by providing feedback, guidance, training, and mentoring as required.
Oversee the entire product owner function: setup and implement data and requirement analysis processes, tools, and techniques to support the business in achieving its objectives.
Work closely with product management, engineering communities, and other stakeholders to ensure that proposed business solutions are well understood, decomposed, described, explained, and delivered on time and to the required standards.
Constantly collect feedback and conduct regular reviews of product owner processes, develop, and implement strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the product owner team.
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to data and requirement analysis, product development practices, and drive innovation and continuous improvement in related processes and methodologies.
Ensure that the product owner team adheres to established Agile standards and best practices in their roles.
Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and provide timely and relevant insights and options for helping to reach their goals.
Guide the team in conducting data analysis, drawing insights, and developing recommendations that support business goals.
Provide regular status updates to the senior management on the progress of product owner team performance, execution of strategic initiatives, etc.

**Experience, Skills and Qualifications**

Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., business, mathematics, statistics, computer science) required; advanced degree preferred.
7+ years of experience in business analysis, product management or product ownership, including at least 2 years of people management experience (team of 10+ is preferrable)
Excellent communication and presentational skills, written and verbal, with the ability to interact with stakeholders on all levels and present complex data analysis concepts to less technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead a team in developing and implementing data analysis processes and methodologies.
Superior analytical, interpersonal and project management skills, including the ability to effectively articulate multiple mental product/project tracks simultaneously.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

**We offer:**

Financial support for your and your family’s relocation and financial support for EU tax/residence advice.
Medical Insurance yearly budget to obtain insurance plan in Ukraine / financial reimbursement of expenses on medical services outside Ukraine;
20 business days of paid vacation, unlimited sick leave, 4 days of emergency leave.
Sports program: 50% reimbursement for gym, sports events and equipment, massage services within budget limit.
Wellbeing program: individual consultations with professional psychologists, psychiatrists, and coaches.
Budget for personal learnings, conferences, certifications, courses, subscriptions etc. and language classes (Ukrainian, English).
Family events presents and financial help in emergency cases.

**Does this sound like the kind of place you want to work at? We look forward to hearing ’hi’ from you.**