Senior Product Manager
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation based in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Product Manager for an initial 4 month contract on a rate of £480/day (Inside IR35).
Responsibilities:
– Experience implementing a product strategy and roadmaps for medium to
long term delivery and implementation.
– A strong background in technology delivery.
– A clear understanding of Agile development methodologies.
– Ability to facilitate negotiations with a wide range of individuals to ensure the delivery of initiatives at the highest possible standards
and in line with organisational aims.
– Effective communicator knowing how to make complex technical information
and language simple for diverse internal and external stakeholders (both
verbally and in writing).
– Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and to
meet strict deadlines.
Essential Skills:
– Expert knowledge and experience of developing, delivering and support for products, particularly in a similar environment.
– Experience of designing and presenting the vision for a portfolio of products and gaining organisational and team level adoption.
– Demonstrable track record of delivering products that return measurable value.
– Significant experience of Agile development methodologies.
– Experience of analysing requests for development and assessing the viability Points below
– Experience of communicating and influencing at senior level and of giving presentations at local/national/international levels.
– Ability to work with minimal supervision and to meet deadlines.
– Flexible approach to learning and problem solving.
– Commitment to personal and professional development.
– Strong influencing and leadership skills.
– Know how to get the best from people and lead multi disciplinary teams, giving them context of the problem/challenge form a business and user perspective and setting clear, prioritised objectives and constraints to work within.
– You can coach and develop the capability of others, leading by example.
– The confidence and presence to operate at a senior level and to engage with the organisation Board and senior staff.
– Specialist expertise in product management, preferably within similar sectors.
– Strategic thinker, with and understanding of the long-term vision of the organisation and define product strategy and long-term plan(s) that will achieve the vision whilst providing value and the best experience for the user.
– Delivery focussed, you are disciplined and able to define and prioritise what’s most important and how to achieve that in the most efficient and effective way.
– Management role including coaching and/or mentoring of team members.
Desirable Skills:
– Degree level qualification with in-depth experience and postgraduate or post registration study, such as that obtained through a master’s degree or
– SCQF Level 11 equivalence obtained via Professional Development Awards; Graduate or Professional Apprenticeships; and SVQs.
– Experienced in Agile Methodologies.
– Experience of working within a similar environment.
– Experience of complex environments where the parameters of the job are not necessarily clearly defined
– Experience of communicating and influencing at senior level and of giving presentations at local/national levels.
– Significant experience of managing large and complex projects/programmes.
– Writing proposals in response to commissions from the organisation and other public sector organisations.
– You can coach and develop the capability of others, leading by example.
– The confidence and presence to operate at a senior level and to engage with the organisation Board and senior staff across other public sector organisations.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Experience implementing a product strategy and roadmaps for medium to
long term delivery and implementation.
– A strong background in technology delivery.
– A clear understanding of Agile development methodologies.
– Ability to facilitate negotiations with a wide range of individuals to ensure the delivery of initiatives at the highest possible standards
and in line with organisational aims.
– Effective communicator knowing how to make complex technical information
and language simple for diverse internal and external stakeholders (both
verbally and in writing).
– Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and to
meet strict deadlines.
Essential Skills:
– Expert knowledge and experience of developing, delivering and support for products, particularly in a similar environment.
– Experience of designing and presenting the vision for a portfolio of products and gaining organisational and team level adoption.
– Demonstrable track record of delivering products that return measurable value.
– Significant experience of Agile development methodologies.
– Experience of analysing requests for development and assessing the viability Points below
– Experience of communicating and influencing at senior level and of giving presentations at local/national/international levels.
– Ability to work with minimal supervision and to meet deadlines.
– Flexible approach to learning and problem solving.
– Commitment to personal and professional development.
– Strong influencing and leadership skills.
– Know how to get the best from people and lead multi disciplinary teams, giving them context of the problem/challenge form a business and user perspective and setting clear, prioritised objectives and constraints to work within.
– You can coach and develop the capability of others, leading by example.
– The confidence and presence to operate at a senior level and to engage with the organisation Board and senior staff.
– Specialist expertise in product management, preferably within similar sectors.
– Strategic thinker, with and understanding of the long-term vision of the organisation and define product strategy and long-term plan(s) that will achieve the vision whilst providing value and the best experience for the user.
– Delivery focussed, you are disciplined and able to define and prioritise what’s most important and how to achieve that in the most efficient and effective way.
– Management role including coaching and/or mentoring of team members.
Desirable Skills:
– Degree level qualification with in-depth experience and postgraduate or post registration study, such as that obtained through a master’s degree or
– SCQF Level 11 equivalence obtained via Professional Development Awards; Graduate or Professional Apprenticeships; and SVQs.
– Experienced in Agile Methodologies.
– Experience of working within a similar environment.
– Experience of complex environments where the parameters of the job are not necessarily clearly defined
– Experience of communicating and influencing at senior level and of giving presentations at local/national levels.
– Significant experience of managing large and complex projects/programmes.
– Writing proposals in response to commissions from the organisation and other public sector organisations.
– You can coach and develop the capability of others, leading by example.
– The confidence and presence to operate at a senior level and to engage with the organisation Board and senior staff across other public sector organisations.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
