Job Information
* Date Opened: 24/12/2024
* Job Type: Permanent
* Work Experience: 5+ years
* Industry: Public Sector and Government
* Salary: 65-70K Inside IR35
* City: Staines
* Province: Surrey
* Country: United Kingdom
* Postal Code: TW18
About the role:
We are looking for a strategic and experienced Product Manager to lead the development and delivery of high-quality digital services. The role requires someone who can manage a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with key stakeholders and ensure that the product vision aligns with user needs and organisational goals. As a Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving product strategy, managing roadmaps and delivering digital services that are simple, accessible and effective.
At this level you will:
* Shape the overall product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and user needs.
* Lead and support agile, cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products iteratively, using agile principles to continuously improve delivery.
* Influence and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across policy, technical and operational teams to align on goals and outcomes.
* Promote a user-centred design approach, ensuring that services are built to meet the needs of users, with a focus on usability, accessibility and inclusivity.
* Provide clear leadership and direction, ensuring that the product roadmap and priorities are understood by your team and stakeholders.
* Drive performance metrics and analysis, using data to track the success of the product and make evidence-based decisions for improvement.
* Coach and mentor junior product managers, developing their skills and fostering a collaborative environment within the team and the broader product management community.
This role requires a proactive individual who thrives in an agile environment and can drive the product process from research to execution.
You’ll be responsible for:
* Defining and delivering the product roadmap, ensuring it balances business needs, technical feasibility and user requirements.
* Prioritising the product backlog, making trade-offs between different features and enhancements based on user value, business goals and development effort.
* Engaging with stakeholders to gather feedback, clarify requirements and ensure that the product vision is aligned across teams.
* Leading product discovery and research, validating ideas through user research, testing and prototyping before committing to development.
* Managing the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept to delivery, including continuous iteration and improvement based on user feedback.
* Experience with and ensuring compliance with GOV.UK service standards, including performance, accessibility, security and legal requirements.
* Managing risks and issues, proactively identifying potential blockers and taking action to mitigate them in collaboration with the team and stakeholders.
Skills needed for this role:
* Product management expertise: Proven experience in managing the end-to-end product lifecycle, including strategy development, roadmap creation and delivery in an agile environment.
* Agile methodologies: Deep understanding of agile principles and hands-on experience leading cross-functional teams in an iterative product delivery process.
* Stakeholder management: Strong ability to engage, influence, and manage relationships with senior stakeholders across different departments and disciplines.
* User-centred design: Familiarity with user research, usability testing and incorporating user feedback to build products that meet the needs of diverse users.
* Data-driven decision making: Ability to use data and metrics to drive product decisions, assess product performance and inform future improvements.
* Communication and leadership: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas clearly and motivate teams.
* Problem-solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to think strategically and resolve issues that arise during product development and delivery.
* Governance and compliance: Knowledge of GOV.UK service standards and an understanding of accessibility, security and legal compliance in the public sector context.
* Mentorship and coaching: Ability to guide and mentor junior team members, fostering their professional development and growth.
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