Product Manager – Farm Management System (FMS)

About the Role

The Product Manager for the Farm Management System (FMS) is responsible for translating strategic objectives and diverse stakeholder needs into clear, structured, and implementable software requirements.

This role operates at the intersection of:

Global product strategy

Regional commercial needs

Large grower requirements

Engineering constraints

Integration partners (machinery, satellite, APIs)

Approximately 70% of the role is focused on writing and maintaining high-quality software requirements, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment with long-term product direction.

This is a highly structured, detail-oriented product role with strong emphasis on prioritisation, scope control, and execution excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Feature Intake & Stakeholder Management

Collect feature requests from:

Commercial units (CUs)

Large growers

CP / Seeds business units

Customer success

Engineering

Integration partners

Clarify problem statements and expected business outcomes

Challenge unclear or misaligned requests

Identify overlaps, duplication, and local customizations

Deliverable:

Structured feature intake documentation

Clear problem framing before development discussion

Prioritisation & Strategic Alignment

Evaluate requests based on:

Strategic fit with FMS roadmap

Revenue impact

Adoption impact

Technical complexity

Global scalability

Regulatory / country constraints

Maintain and continuously refine prioritisation frameworks (e.g., RICE, Value vs Effort, Strategic Fit scoring)

Protect roadmap integrity against reactive feature creep

Deliverable:

Transparent prioritisation model

Quarterly roadmap aligned with global product strategy

Executive-ready justification of decisions

Software Requirements Definition (Primary Focus ~70%)

The core of the role.

Translate approved features into:

Clear functional requirements

Non-functional requirements

Acceptance criteria

User flows

Edge cases

Define system behavior across:

Web

Mobile

API

Integrations (e.g., machinery, satellite, telematics)

Collaborate closely with UX to ensure usability consistency

Ensure alignment with architecture and technical constraints

Maintain structured documentation (e.g., Jira, Confluence, PRDs)

Deliverable:

High-quality Product Requirement Documents (PRDs)

Detailed user stories with acceptance criteria

Reduced ambiguity for engineering teams

Minimal rework due to unclear specs

Success metric:

Low development rework rate

Clear estimation cycles

Predictable delivery

Cross-Functional Delivery Support

Work closely with:

Engineering

UX

Data science

DevOps

Integration teams

Participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and refinement

Clarify requirements during implementation

Validate feature behavior before release

Deliverable:

High implementation clarity

Reduced requirement interpretation gaps

Product Governance & Scalability

Ensure global consistency across countries

Avoid fragmentation of FMS core

Promote reusable, scalable feature design

Drive modular architecture thinking

Required Skills and Qualifications

Product Skills

Strong experience writing detailed software requirements

Experience in complex SaaS platforms

Ability to structure ambiguous inputs into precise specifications

Strong backlog management discipline

Advanced prioritisation and scope control capability

Technical Understanding

Understanding of:

APIs

Data flows

Integrations

Enterprise SaaS architectures

Ability to discuss technical trade-offs with engineering

Stakeholder Management

Comfortable handling conflicting requests

Able to say “no” with structured justification

Strong executive communication

Domain Knowledge (Preferred)

Farm Management Systems / ERP

Agronomy workflows

Machinery integrations

Telematics

Enterprise growers

The Company Offers

Opportunity to be a part of a best-in-class product that is used by thousands of companies around the world.

Annual performance bonus scheme.

Career growth opportunities.

An environment where you need to seek and implement unique solutions.

Training and development programs.

Young and dynamic team with a friendly and open culture.

Health and life insurance for employees and your family members.

32 working days of paid annual leave and sick leave.