Position
: Product Manager
Contract Duration
: 6 months (ASAP start)
Hours
: 37 hours per week
Location
: Edinburgh - Hybrid (based on work needs)
Pay Rate
: £500 per day
Disclosure
: Basic disclosure required (cost £25)
IR35 Status
: Outside IR35
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Manager to join our client's team for a 6-month contract. This role requires a motivated individual who can manage one or more products within their area to ensure they deliver value, realise intended benefits, and meet roadmap objectives. The Product Manager will collaborate with Associate and Senior Product Managers, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders to deliver outcomes that maximize value and meet customer needs.
Key Responsibilities
:
- Responsible for one or more products within their area to ensure they deliver value, realise intended benefits, and meet the roadmap objectives.
- Work with Associate and Senior Product Managers and cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes.
- Focus on outcomes and maximising value delivered, using an evidence-based approach to manage products and competing priorities.
- Possess strong stakeholder management skills, developed through working in a multi-stakeholder environment.
- Possess highly developed analytical skills, making evidence-based, data-focused decisions.
- Take a global view of their domain, considering the wider context of the work and its impact on the overall user experience.
- Triage live issues and balance the need for adjustments against in-flight commitments.
- Build relationships with customers and stakeholders, placing them at the centre of the decision-making process.
- Prioritise spend based on ROI and strategic intent.
- Participate in the product community of practice.
- Represent the client at Scottish, UK, and international events, as required.
Essential Skills and Qualifications
:
- Previous experience in a Product Management role with knowledge of Agile and Lean practices.
- Demonstrable success in prioritising work in a complex problem space using data to inform this prioritisation.
- Experience translating customer needs into product requirements.
- Understanding the wider context of the work and able to recognise and communicate risks and issues early.
- Actively seek out feedback, especially when things have not gone as expected.
- Manage scope of product iterations, knowing what good looks like with a sharp eye for viability.
- Communicate product vision as a narrative with the customer at its heart.
- Collaborate widely to agree on priorities, values, and outcomes of the problems in their space.
- Constructively challenge accepted thinking and are comfortable having difficult conversations.
- Think beyond their domain to consider the broader impact of their work and manage dependencies effectively.
- Identify and manage key relationships, especially with business sponsors, customer representatives, technology leadership, and end-users.
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical colleagues, bringing people together to define problems.
- Manage risk and value in a balanced way, informed by strategic objectives.
- Take ownership and accountability for the contents of the product backlog, working closely with the Senior Product Manager.
- Work with technical teams to manage Technical Debt, balancing the need for enhancements against the cost of maintaining existing products.
If you are a passionate and experienced Product Manager ready to take on a new challenge, we would love to hear from you!