The Company

We are Malta’s largest independent financial services firm, boasting a rich heritage dating back to 1971 delivering a comprehensive financial ecosystem connecting capital raising, wealth management, online trading and payments which provides an ISO-certified customer service. Our success has garnered many prestigious accolades in Malta and gained international recognition, featuring prominently on Bloomberg TV and in Microsoft’s Customer Stories.

We provide a premier digital payments and investment platform seamlessly integrating payment and investment services, providing both Indivduals and businesses with highly competitive exchange rates, global payment capabilities, multi-currency card management, and access to over 20,000 investment opportunities across a wide range of asset classes via both mobile and desktop platforms. For businesses, we offer swift on-boarding within 48 hours and an extensive suite of liquidity management tools designed to optimise interest income.

The Role

We are looking for a Product Manager with a solid experience in facilitating the development of enterprise applications and experience with leading teams. This position forms part of an agile development team, building and working on enterprise-grade software systems on top of the Microsoft .NET development stack. The Product Manager will provide technical and team leadership to our App Services team members. Attention to detail, structure and quality as well as mentorship are important aspects of this role.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Accountable for the on-time and quality delivery of software projects
• Own the product roadmap
• Conduct appraisals, 121 meetings, identifying training needs, motivating and performance managing the team in collaboration with the Team Lead
• Decide and act upon any urgent issues
• Review and report project progress following each sprint
• Implement mechanisms to monitor, manage and provide progress on all software development activities within the team
• Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized product backlog for the team
• Support in understanding and facilitating transition from business specifications to tasks and development work for team members
• Work with UX/UI designers to design an effective user experience
• Perform high level UAT to verify that the solution is in line with the vision
• Collaborate closely with other teams to understand the requirements and propose solutions that meet such requirements to ensure delivery against agreed priorities
• Ensure effective internal communications both within the respective team and across other teams
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to analyze the needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals
• Assess value, develops cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with a maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally and as the primary contact for queries related to the product
• Liaise with Customer Support team in a proactive manner to avoid or minimise customer impact
• Proactively drive innovation with new ideas and options made available by new technologies
• Ensure that software development and other related processes are adhered to

Experience & Education

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Must have technical and business knowledge of investments
• Technical and business knowledge of payments/banking would be considered an asset
• Strong understanding of the Agile/SCRUM software development cycle
• Demonstrable and substantial experience in leading and managing teams of software developers
• A background in software development would be considered an asset

Skills Requirements

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Ability to envision and deliver solutions that meet user needs and/or solve business problems
• Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Experience of people management and the ability to lead and influence others
• Able to influence and drive projects to meet key milestones and overcome challenges
• Proactive and highly organised, with strong time management and planning skills
• Analytical and inquisitive, with excellent attention to detail

Benefits

• Great Remuneration (Paid in EUR) 💰
• Remote Work / Work From Home 🏦
• Accelerated Career Growth 📚
• Latest Tech Exposure💻
• International Exposure 🚀