Description
Sopra Steria Recruitment are working in partnership with a public sector organisation to hire a Product Manager based in London. Role spec below. Many thanks.
Rate: £500 per day (inside of IR35)
Contract: 3 months (with possible extension)
Overview:
- As product manager you'll be responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of one or more digital products by providing direction to a multidisciplinary delivery team.
- You will create a vision for your products based on your understanding of user needs, working with the business Service Owner and key stakeholders.
- You will help your team build the right things in the right order by developing and prioritising product roadmaps and backlogs. Crucially, you will balance competing stakeholder demands against what is most valuable and beneficial for client to deliver.
- You will be responsible for engaging with stakeholders and users to ensure they are clear on the benefits of the product and that their feedback is being used to inform ongoing improvements.
- Product managers work on exciting products in support of services that are relevant to every household and business in the UK.
- It is an opportunity to work with committed and talented developers, designers, analysts and content teams who share a passion for making government better.
Main responsibilities
As a product manager you will:
- Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver the product and iteratively improve it through several delivery cycles
- Develop an expert understanding of the user's needs and champion these in the delivery of your product
- Define, explain and iterate a product vision that is compelling to your users, team and stakeholders
- Develop and prioritise a product backlog, writing good user stories and making decisions based on data
- Engage with users and stakeholders through a range of channels to encourage take-up and use of your product
- Set measurable goals for your product and report against these to demonstrate progress against stated benefits
- Ensure your product meets the Digital Service Standard and applies principles that help to maximise value and ensure a good user experience
- Play an active role in the government product manager community sharing your learning and celebrating progress made by other people and teams
Skills and experience
- Experience of product management with a passion for shipping and evolving great digital products by leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of creating, maintaining and prioritising product backlogs to direct the work of a delivery team
- Experience of engaging with users and turning user insight into product improvements
- Familiarity with setting, monitoring and reporting measurable product performance targets
- Familiarity with a range of agile delivery techniques and tools
- Have strong verbal, written and visual communication skills that you are able to tailor to the needs of the audience.