Product Manager (Scrum Master)
CipherSecIO
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
01.2024 - Current
- Led capability discovery and feature definition for a finance-focused technical product, ensuring alignment with company OKRs.
- Defined and prioritized product roadmaps, collaborating with engineering, UX, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality features on schedule.
- Developed and refined user stories with detailed BDD acceptance criteria, improving cross-team collaboration and testing efficiency.
- Managed competing priorities and resource allocation, optimizing sprint velocity and team productivity.
- Implemented Agile best practices, increasing team efficiency by 35% and improving on-time project delivery from 65% to 90%.
- Coached and mentored teams on Scrum and Agile methodologies, resulting in 25% sprint velocity improvement.
- Spearheaded Kanban adoption, reducing cycle time by 72% and increasing throughput within 16 weeks.
- Introduced data-driven dashboards (Tableau) for real-time project tracking, reducing the need for status meetings by 43%.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement) to ensure smooth product execution.
- Partnered with key stakeholders to identify pain points and drive product innovation, leading to a 25% increase in customer satisfaction
