Role Overview:

A Lead Product Manager is required for our public sector client to work on a specific project which sits within their engineering area.  As the Lead Product Manager you will possess previous experience of working with a variety of large scale digital products as this is essential for this role.  You will have the ability to lead other Product Managers within a team and influence them to achieve best practice. You will be confident to take an ambiguous concept and turn it into a tangible delivery, having experience across the end-to-end process as opposed to one stage as you will need to possess knowledge and experience of the full life cycle.

Essential Skills & Experience required:

As the Lead Product Manager you will possess the following

Previous experience of working with the public sector/government sector

Agile

Extensive experience of working with a variety of large-scale digital products as experience of digital products is essential for this role.

Leadership experience - leading teams, colleagues or specific pieces of work.

Experience in having worked on a range of different products.

Product managing high-volume digital products in a fast-paced, agile environment, working with multidisciplinary teams from discovery through to delivery and continuous, data-led improvement of live services

Owning and evolving a product’s roadmap and priorities, ensuring a balance between new delivery and reliable, effective live service operation

Developing and improving a product’s operational maturity as well as ensuring a consistent approach to user and technical operational support

Comfortable leading and directing stakeholder engagement, able to align on needs, priorities and delivery decisions

Contributing to the development of product and commercial strategies, helping to secure funding and ongoing support

Previous experience of working in or with public sector organisations, including cross-organisational departments.

Responsibilities include:

As the Lead Product Manager you will be responsible for the following:

Own and be responsible for developing and articulating a clear vision, proposition and roadmap for your product area, aligned to the wider product strategy

Manage the prioritisation for your product, balancing live service needs with continual improvement

To lead matrix teams in assessing new information about the needs of potential users of the platform, and making decisions about which to meet

Coordinate product development with other products, disciplines and teams across the business

Maintain knowledge of the changing digital and technology landscapes, and the opportunities they provide to improve the delivery of services to the public.

Skilled in coaching and mentoring other product managers in your areas and support with development and implementation of  the wider product strategy

If this role is of interest, please email your CV to: joanne.stanley@certes.co.uk