Product Manager - Senior Consultant (Fixed Term Contract)

Opencast; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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Open to a new challenge?

Do you enjoy shaping products and services which positively impact people?

Are you looking for empowerment to deliver for some of the most important services in the UK?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're an independent UK technology consultancy specialising in designing, building and running user-centred digital and technology solutions that make a positive difference to people's lives.

The role

You'll work on complex business challenges to help deliver solutions that deliver our clients' goals. You will develop an understanding of those goals to define products and their priority features.

You'll design, support and lead discovery and ideation workshops with clients and internal teams to devise innovative and impactful solutions. You'll be responsible for managing relationships with stakeholders and development teams.

This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract basis.

Essential experience

To succeed as a senior consultant product manager, you will need to demonstrate a breadth and depth of experience working in product management roles, on complex projects, across the full product lifecycle in different sectors.

You will have in-depth knowledge of software development, with experience in agile and user-centred design.

In your CV and the interview, you should show how you have:

1. led cross-functional, agile teams to deliver successful products
2. developed product visions, minimum viable products and roadmaps, understanding business problems and contexts
3. communicated objectives, plans and progress to a range of stakeholders
4. used boundary objects to synthesise many different perspectives
5. facilitated conversations to align large groups of diverse stakeholders
6. cultivated high performing, constructive and trusting team environments

As well as product management skills, there are other essential skills you'll need to be an effective senior consultant.

In your CV, please show how you have:

1. methodically solved complex problems across a range of contexts and environments
2. taken the lead on projects, setting tasks and objectives to get the best out of others
3. adapted ways of working to suit the specific needs of projects
4. supported the development of others through coaching and/or mentoring

Desirable experience

There are some areas of experience which are not essential but are relevant to this role.

If you don't have this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas when you join us:

1. The Service Standard (UK Government)
2. active contribution in wider product community events and workshops
3. demonstrated experience or knowledge in business analysis and/or agile delivery management

In the interview we'll ask you to demonstrate this experience. We'll also ask you questions based around these topics.

Salary

Senior consultant salary range: £60,000 - £80,000

What our offer includes

A competitive pension, health cash plan and discretionary bonus.

Flexible hours and 25 days' holiday.

People to support you every step of the way.

Where you'll work

Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel across the UK is part of life at Opencast. This varies in frequency, and takes into account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.

We include you

We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.

Interview

Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We'll make any adjustments to help you.

Want to know more?

Visit our website or email [e-mail].

We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.