Lead Product Manager

Netcompany1; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

25 days' holiday

Private Medical Health care

Job summary

Netcompany, a leading digital partner to the UK public sector, is seeking a Lead Product Manager to deliver high-profile digital products for public sector organisations.

You will work with market leading technologies across user, technical and business operations to meet user needs, deliver impact, and benefit society. The role encompasses mentoring teams and delivering in agile, multi-disciplinary contexts with a focus on GDS standards.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as Lead PM working across multiple Government projects.
• Experience delivering in UK public sector including working to GDS standards and passing Service Standard Assessments.

Responsibilities

• Build strong stakeholder relationships with clients and act as a key point of contact in delivery teams.
• Own and develop product strategies and visions.
• Create product roadmaps and prioritise features for development.
• Manage product backlogs including elaboration, prioritisation and acceptance of user stories.
• Create strategies and plans to capture and track user feedback, benefits realisation and service performance and use these to optimise product design.
• Manage supplier performance.

Skills

Lead PM

Public sector experience

GDS standards

Job description

MUST HAVE UK PUBLIC SECTOR/CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING GDS

As a Lead Product Manager at Netcompany you will deliver high profile digital products and services for some of the UK's largest companies and Public Sector organisations.

You will work with market leading technologies and span user, technical and business operations to build solutions that meet user needs, deliver business impact and benefit society.

As part of the growing Netcompany Product and User Centred Design practice you are joining at an exciting time and will play an active role in developing Netcompany's Centres of Excellence and service offerings, support business development and client engagement.

Key Activities:

• Build strong stakeholder relationships with clients and act as a key point of contact in delivery teams
• Must have experience as Lead PM working across multiple Government projects
• Understand user, business needs and requirements and the wider operational and organisation context
• Own and develop product strategies and visions
• Create product roadmaps and prioritise features for development
• Manage product backlogs including elaboration, prioritisation and acceptance of user stories
• Create strategies and plans to capture and track user feedback, benefits realisation and service performance and use these to optimise product design
• Manage supplier performance

You are an experienced product manager with the ability to mentor and coach team members to deliver outstanding digital products

You work in agile, multi-disciplinary delivery teams and have experience delivering new products as part of large and complex transformation projects

You are adept at building strong client relationships and working collaboratively across teams and organisations to deliver challenging projects to tight timescales

You have experience delivering in the UK public sector including working to GDS standards and passing Service Standard Assessments

Experience in consulting roles is desirable

Benefits:

• Hybrid working model with some flexible working
• 25 days' holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment that celebrates every individual. Our recruitment processes are based on individual merit. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the interview process, please email Meena at [e-mail] for assistance.