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Product Manager, Agile/Roadmaps - North East/North West England (hybrid working with some travel)
6 months initial, with extensions
BPSS Clearance may be required.
Excellent communication skills in English
Public Sector Experience highly desirable
Excellent Rates *Urgent 6 Month contract - Role hiring now!* This is a *North East/North West England* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Public Sector organisation working on *Creating and maintaining product roadmaps* The Product Manager will own and develop multiple prioritised technology and technical backlogs based on user needs, value, and effort, working with a range of specialists in multidisciplinary teams, applying Agile methods and product mindset for delivery of digital services in a complex technical environment for progressive value realisation. The ideal candidate will come with a Public Sector or Government background due to the sensitivity of the projects - please share your CV & motivation for immediate consideration to Javaid. We are shortlisting for interviews now. Key Responsibilities: - Creating and maintaining product roadmaps
- Collaborating with the Lead Product manager to create and establish the product visions
- Prioritising backlogs based on value, effort, and alignment to strategic goals
- Communicating and rationalising priorities to a wide range of stakeholders
- Engaging with stakeholders and users to illicit requirements and needs
- Influencing cross-organisational priorities by advocating for the Health Platform
- Facilitation of agile events and collaboration across disciplines to ensure a well refined backlog
Technical Skills Required: - Experience applying product management principles and methods to technology products
- Able to communicate and explain complex technical product issues to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience collaborating with the team, stakeholders, and users to create and prioritise/order technical/software product backlog items-based value, effort, and the overall strategy and business outcomes
- Experience creating and communicating product roadmaps, receiving, and acting upon challenge from stakeholders
- Understanding of the tools, terms and principles used to deliver outcomes and how they can be adapted and applied to a variety of discoveries and test and learn work
- Experience creating and communicating product roadmaps, receiving and acting upon challenge from stakeholders
- Able to ensure the team delivers outcomes and value aligned to strategic goals which may include undertaking delivery/analysis activities when needed
- Experience defining/refining visions based on broad range of factors and considerations
- Able to confidently communicate and justify prioritisation decisions to a broad range of stakeholders and users
- Able to effectively manage stakeholder relationships and influence stakeholders across departmental and functional boundaries to secure support for priorities and gain vision buy-in
- Able to work in a fast paced, evolving environment and utilise an iterative method and flexible approach to enable rapid delivery
- Able to set direction and ensure colleagues and stakeholders have a clear understanding of objectives, activities, and timeframes
Please send your CV or call Javaid to discuss further.
We are an equal opportunities employment agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - ALL applicants are welcome to apply.  |
