Scaled Agile Product Manager 7 Months Contract

JR-38220 - TD (English proficient)

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead the development and delivery of large-scale software solutions in a scaled agile environment. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and prioritizing the product vision and roadmap, managing multiple themes in an Agile Release Train (ART), and ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs. You will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization, drive continuous improvement, and lead the product through the full lifecycle from ideation to release. You will collaborate closely with Release Train Engineer and Solution Architect(s) forming the backbone of the agile transformation program core team.

Key responsibilities include participating in Program Increment (PI) planning, managing the solution backlog, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring that features and enhancements deliver maximum value. You will be a strategic leader with the ability to manage competing priorities and navigate complex enterprise environments.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in shaping our innovative software solutions while driving business success.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize the program backlog.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, architects, release train engineer and Agile delivery organization teams.
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) planning sessions and sprint ceremonies.
• Make decisions about product roadmap, product initiatives, releases and enhancements.
• Communicate product vision, roadmap and goals to the team.
• Ensure alignment with the business’s strategic goals

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner in a SAFe 6.0 or similar Agile environment.
• Certified SAFe 6.0 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) or similar (or willingness to obtain).
• Solid understanding of scaled Lean-Agile principles and practices.
• Strong skills in defining product roadmaps, managing backlogs, and facilitating business capability creation including producing user themes/initiatives/epics/features/stories.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in large-scale enterprise Agile environments.
• Hands-on experience with tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally.
• Extensive experience with Continuous Delivery and DevOps practices.
• Domain-specific knowledge relevant to the product or industry – manufacturing of mechanical and electronic process -products and -systems.

Key Competencies

• Ability to manage competing priorities and make timely decisions.
• Strong design-thinking, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Business acumen and understanding of business capability definition and identifying customer needs.
• Excellent hands-on experience of agile ceremonies and principles

Work Environment

• On-Site with 20-40% hybrid option – location middle Jutland.
• No travel needed.
• Program team of 15 members with an agile delivery organization of 70+ developers, scrum masters and product owners.