Senior Product Manager
12mth Contract/Hybrid working - National locations
Rate IRO of £650pd inside IR35
Security Clearance The RoleOur Government client is looking to recruit a number of Product Managers to assist in the delivery of a large scale digital transformation, replacing Legacy systems with modern, user centred digital products at different stages of the life cycle. These roles sit across a range of product spaces, from building and iterating transformed services to managing Legacy services as they move towards decommissioning.
We are looking for Product Managers who can connect their products to wider strategy and inspire and support teams to deliver effectively against it. Product Managers will work within an active product community and contribute to the ongoing development of product practice.
Key ResponsibilitiesDeep knowledge of Product Management techniques and developing expert skills
Experience overseeing multiple products and managing products through different stages of the product life cycle, including products taken to beta and live
Ensuring the quality and value of the work delivered by the wider multidisciplinary team
Leading assurance of scope and providing direction to meet user needs for multiple products and channels, aligned to strategy
Championing user needs with senior stakeholders and influencing change to enable those needs to be met
Acting as a strategic leader to ensure the scope and direction of product development and continual improvement align with wider business and digital strategies
Acting as an escalation point when needed and taking action to resolve issues that delay delivery
Working with senior product leadership to define product strategy across assigned products
Building strong interpersonal relationships and constructively influencing stakeholders to enable user needs to be met
Leading by example, supporting self development, and coaching and mentoring product colleagues
Supporting and inspiring the wider product community and delivery team, bringing others into the product vision and prompting difficult decisions when required
Defining user journeys where relevant and shaping the direction of user research, translating findings into action for teams and stakeholders
Essential skills Agile and Lean practices
Lifecycle Management
Applying User Centred Insights
Product Leadership
Product Management
Stakeholder Relationship Management
Strategic Ownership
People Leadership
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