HIH - Agile Product Management Lead Analyst

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Agile Product Managers / Advisors
• Establish clear role expectations, performance goals, and development plans for team members
• Provide regular feedback, mentoring, and career guidance to build strong product talent
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team

• Own one or more product portfolios or capability areas, accountable for value delivery, product health, and long-term roadmap
• Ensure consistent and high-quality product management practices across the team
• Guide teams in decomposing business vision and process flows into MVPs, Epics, and Features
• Balance delivery of new capabilities with non-functional requirements and technical debt reduction
• Advocate for product investments using value, cost-of-ownership, and risk-based data

• Oversee backlog health, prioritization, and readiness across multiple teams
• Ensure effective sprint planning, refinement, and release execution
• Proactively manage cross-team dependencies and risks
• Ensure teams deliver outcomes on-time and on-budget, with predictable velocity
• Track and review delivery metrics (throughput, WIP, aging, predictability) and take corrective actions

• Act as the primary escalation point for product-related risks, delivery concerns, and prioritization conflicts
• Partner with Business, BAT, Architecture, and Engineering leadership to align on strategy and execution
• Communicate product plans, risks, milestones, and outcomes to senior leadership
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and establish a shared understanding of product vision and priorities

• Drive adoption and maturity of Agile and Product Management best practices
• Use data and metrics to identify improvement opportunities across teams
• Support enterprise initiatives such as tooling adoption, AI enablement, and operational efficiency
• Champion a “product-first” and outcome-driven mindset across the organization

• Strong experience in people management within Agile/Product organizations
• Deep understanding of Agile / Scrum (SAFe preferred) delivery models
• Expertise using JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, MS 365
• Strong AI literacy, with the ability to guide teams on responsible use of AI in product and delivery workflows
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including executive-level presentations
• Proven ability to resolve complex issues and navigate difficult discussions using data

• 5 to 8 years of experience in Product Management, Software Delivery, or related roles
• 5+ years of experience managing product or agile teams
• Prior experience owning or managing complex enterprise product portfolios
• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business-related field (or equivalent experience)
• Development or solution design background preferred
• Product Management or Agile certifications (SAFe, POPM, AI Product Management, etc.) preferred but not mandatory

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Hybrid model: 3 days WFO / 2 days WAH
• Location: HIH Office, Hyderabad

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