Role: Product Manager, China

Reports into: VP Operations, Emerging Markets

Location: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Shenzhen

Department: Product

THE OPPORTUNITY

MiQ is looking for a Product Manager to focus on localising and developing products & solutions for China. The Product Manager will support in scaling MiQ’s product offering by researching, scoping and developing scalable solutions for MiQ teams and clients alike.

This role requires a good mix of internal team collaboration as well as stakeholder management. You will be required to stay up-to-date with relevant industry offerings, be comfortable working with technology teams, and recommend key features and approaches that the team should adopt to build a strong product offering. You will also need to coordinate with commercial and trading teams to understand local market needs and factor those into product specifications.

You will work closely with MiQ’s VP Operations, Emerging Markets, our central product teams, engineering, DnA, and data science teams to develop scalable products & solutions across China.

WHO YOU ARE

YOUR PERSONALITY

We love different personalities at MiQ and strive to build teams composed of diverse backgrounds and inclusive perspectives. That said, we firmly believe that our values bring us together and we look for people who align with our values below.

Passion – We love and live what we do.
Determination – We always find a way to ‘figure it out’.
Unity – We hold each other accountable. We win and lose as a team.
Agility – We anticipate the unexpected, embrace and adapt to change.
Courage – We dare to think unconventionally.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

The Product & Solutions Manager is tasked with building new and localising & enhancing existing MiQ products & solutions for the China Outbound and MENA markets.

DELIVERING PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

Ensure all Products under your Portfolio are delivering against product objectives and market OKRs – as per set timelines
Update timelines for Product & Solutions roadmap internally and externally periodically – based on pace set by VP Operations, Emerging Markets
Ideate and contribute to product localisation for the China Outbound market – including training, localisation of collateral (in collaboration with Marketing)
Cross-functional collaboration with product, marketing, sales, trading, account management and CoE teams
Relentlessly pursues adoption of best practices in product management across different work streams, continuously evaluates how teams are operating and ensures consistency & timely project delivery
Creation and regular updates on product best practices for Commercial and Operations teams at MiQ
Regular assessment of product & solutions “stability” and quality – including collecting internal and external feedback and improvement recommendations

PRODUCT & BUSINESS STRATEGY

Analyse product utilisation data and make recommendations related to regional product strategies and processes
Initiate and drive continuous improvements across products & solutions, including process improvement
Based on new / evolving industry trends, identify opportunities for new product development or enhancement of existing products & solutions
Where relevant lead on product training, monitor adoption and lead on continuous market feedback collection for implementation into future product development & enhancement
Where appropriate, support with key client pitches based on local market needs & priorities

PARTNERSHIP SCOPING

Identify/scope new partnership opportunities with relevant data and supply vendors for China Outbound – in alignment with Central Product and VP Operations for Emerging Markets
Where relevant, manage data partnerships with a view to constantly monitor value exchange and focus only on partnerships driving value for MiQ China and its clients
Contribute to contract negotiations with external vendors in alignment with VP Operations and market leads
In collaboration with VP Operations & Head of Trading, scope activation & operational nuances of product implementation/delivery