Product Manager

Whitehall Resources Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Product Manager

Whitehall Resources are currently looking for a Product Manager.

This role will be Inside of IR35, so you will be required to use an FCSA Accredited Umbrella Company.

Key Requirements:

1. Senior Product Manager will take on a leadership role in managing the complete product lifecycle.
2. This includes conceptualising, defining, delivering, monitoring, refining products and optimising business outcomes.
3. The Senior Product Manager must exhibit a high level of leadership skills, guiding cross functional teams to success while maintaining a strategic focus on business objectives.
4. This role requires a seasoned professional who can bring a depth of insights and experience to drive innovation and ensure the continued growth and success of our product portfolio.
5. Product Manager will manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, which encompasses the conceiving, defining, delivering, monitoring, refining, and withdrawing of products from the market to maximize business results.
6. The right candidate will be an experienced Product Manager who is able to demonstrate the balance between technical mastery and strong leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Have a clear value proposition, strategy, and roadmap for the product/family of products.
2. Ensure solutions are fit for purpose and address customer needs.
3. Ensure delivery milestones are realistic and achieved.
4. Have a robust and cost effective support model in place.
5. Perform governance and quality risk management activities including ownership of testing activities and accreditation inline with audit requirements.
6. Ensure product team is committed and adept, supporting recruitment and onboarding activities.
7. Deliver against finance metrics.
8. Planning resourcing needs based on programmes of work that product lifecycle needs (e.g. design sprints, solution build, marketing).
9. Facilitate workshops and Subject matter experts/stakeholder interviews to capture and frame business challenges.
10. Deliver effective presentations of findings and recommendations to multiple levels of stakeholders.
11. Champion Agile practices, and empower your product teams to deliver solutions of the highest quality.
12. Act as a bridge between engineering teams and stakeholder groups, ensuring technical design and build standards are met alongside meeting business and stakeholder requirements.
13. Report on the agreed product OKRs and status.
14. Comfortably hold conversations with senior leadership internally and externally.
15. Build and maintain strong relationships with other parts of our internal technology function.
16. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders of all levels (inc. third parties to assess partnerships where applicable).
17. Coach peers and junior colleagues for skills advancement and product management education.
18. Adhere to and promote the Client’s values.
19. Adhere to and promote accessibility standards and ethical design principles.
20. Adhere to and promote Information Security related processes, Software Audit Tools accreditation requirements, procedures, and role based responsibilities.
21. Contribute to the successful adoption of the product by driving promotional efforts and support and guidance.

Key Experience/Skills:

1. Strong business acumen (e.g. understanding business strategy, commercial thinking, portfolio prioritisation).
2. Strong leadership and people development skills.
3. Strong self motivation and teamwork skills, with the ability to build momentum and pivot if needed.
4. Strong technical mindset with an ability to understand complex technical concepts and align these with business priorities.
5. Internal and external senior stakeholder management and strong verbal and written communication skills.
6. A history of building solid relationships with customers and teammates. Knows how to bring people together to form motivated teams.
7. Focus on achieving business outcomes that drive value in an agile iterative way – doesn’t let perfection get in the way of good.
8. Ability to design user centric solutions, which respond to user needs.
9. Familiarity with audit, finance/professional services and related delivery model experience is desirable, but not essential.
10. Experience in managing client engagements/project workstreams, working with and influencing senior stakeholders.
11. Significant knowledge of automation / technology landscape to manage business processes.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.