**About the Role:** **Grade Level (for internal use):** 09 **Product Manager** The Role involves working with thinkFolio product team in the S&P Global Market Intelligence Division. Within that team the role involves working as a Product Manager in the Continuous Improvement scrum. The thinkFolio Continuous Improvement scrum contains personnel from Development, QA and Product. The team are geographically located across Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and North America. Intra-team communication takes place mainly over Microsoft Teams calls.The team is responsible for the management of thinkFolio software from a Business As Usual (BAU) perspective. There is a single version of thinkFolio software. New thinkFolio software updates are delivered monthly **Roles and Responsibilities:** + Scheduling and planning the scope of a monthly delivery from a Continuous Improvement scrum upto 3 months ahead of time + Ensuring that all of the development items making up that content meet the team Definition of Done + Setting the expectations of any customers planning to take that software update as to the content of that software update + Ensuring there is sufficient Dev/QA resource to complete the software update in a timely manner, escalating where there is not enough time + Managing against scope creep where possible, re-planning for late important items where necessary + Ensuring that the other thinkFolio scrum teams can keep to the monthly schedule, escalating where it becomes clear that they cannot + Occasionally supporting QA by testing items + Co-ordinate the completion and delivery on the monthly software update and associated documentation In addition to scheduled monthly software updates the team is also responsible for delivering unscheduled, customer specific software updates to remediate, agreed Priority 1 production issues ('Hotfixes') at customers, these follow the same process as the monthly delivery updates but are delivered ad-hoc Within the team the role necessitates the ownership (together with the team scrum master other product managers of the team) of the following agile ceremonies + Backlog management/grooming + Planning/Scheduling of scheduled monthly deliveries Weekly/Ad-hoc Refinement and Replenishment sessions + Triage of newly raised items and discussions as to their Feasibility with senior members of the thinkFolio team + Review and Retrospective of the monthly deliveries and the team's performance **What we're looking for:** + Understanding of the full product lifecycle + Understanding of the delivery of a product through an agile development process + Ability to prioritise, plan and schedule work + Ability to multi-task in a challenging environment + Must be organized and able to manage multiple projects and relationships in parallel + Technical writing skills for writing release notes + Prior financial services industry experience + Demonstrated track record working across technology, data and information systems software + SQL + ADO/JIRA + Familiarity with thinkFolio or a similar front office system **About S&P Global Market Intelligence** At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence . **What’s In It For** **You?** **Our Purpose:** Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world. Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress. **Our People:** We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference. **Our Values:** **Integrity, Discovery, Partnership** At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. 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It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all. ----------------------------------------------------------- **Equal Opportunity Employer** S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to:  EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com  and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  **US Candidates Only:** The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf   describes discrimination protections under federal law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------- 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), PDMGDV202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning) **Job ID:** 309107 **Posted On:** 2024-11-12 **Location:** London, United Kingdom