Senior Product Manager
We are recruiting for a Senior Product Manager on an interim contract for 6 months.
Our client is iteratively implementing a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Operating Model, delivering quality IT platforms, products and services. Based on industry best practice the insight-led approach will provide the organisation with the latest Digital, Data and Technology services, delivering ''value for money' to enable business capabilities.
The Product Function own the vision and strategy for multiple products, manage demand, communicate with stakeholder's community, work with the Architecture Function architecture in the development of new and existing products and services by defining and creating value for users. Ensuring enough capability and capacity is available (e.g. DevOps, Engineering, Quality Assurance (QA) and Test capabilities) to deliver business enabling products.
This role is responsible for the quality of products. The role is accountable for utilising knowledge of user needs and business goals to resolve problems and set priorities for the delivery teams.
As a Senior Product Manager, you will need to have/be:
- Life cycle perspective. Ability to successfully lead teams through the full product life cycle. Ability to identify which tools and techniques should be used at each stage. Ability to identify and deal with potential risks across or between all stages of the product life cycle.
- Problem ownership. Ability to anticipate problems and provide preventative and resolution measures. Ability to articulate the problem and help others understand and implement changes.
- Product ownership. Ability to define and create approaches, as well as new ways of working.
- Strategic ownership. Ability to develop and communicate appropriate strategies.
- User focus. Ability to give direction on which tools or methods to use to ensure products meet the needs of the business and the end user.
- Knowledge of Product development and administration
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of delivering roadmaps
- Experience of vendor management / managing suppliers
- Experience of working with stakeholders within a products function
Details:
- Rate: £450 - £700 per day (inside IR35)
- Working Hours: Full time Monday - Friday (hybrid 2 days office based per week)
- Location: Birmingham
- Duration: 6 months
Role of Senior Product Manager:
- To be accountable for providing leadership and direction for delivery teams, with responsibility for products in their remit.
- To be responsible for providing day to day management of suppliers who will deliver various product development capabilities.
- To be accountable for defining and maintaining product strategy and vision, supporting the business to define future strategy for products, and subsequent product requirements.
- To be responsible for discovering opportunities to sustain initiatives, features and functional enhancements, working with delivery teams and 3rd party suppliers to effectively deploy these.
- To be accountable for development and maintenance of product roadmaps.
- To be responsible for leading and assisting in elements of programme management activity.
- To be responsible for establishing and managing stakeholder relationships relating to products within remit.
- To be responsible for budget management and developing business cases to demonstrate how product outcomes will add benefit and value.