Product Manager – Remote working role

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Hays Skilled

I am proud to be working in partnership for a Not-For-Profit organisation who are looking to recruit a Product Manager to join their team which is a key and pivotal appointment.
You will be responsible for a small team of Product Developers project-managing the development of new and existing products, to ensure that these meet the requirements of the organisations strategic objectives and the needs of industry.
You will be responsible for establishing processes and best practice within the team and setting consistent standards for Product Development across the wider Product Management department. Communicating with stakeholders and managing product development groups are key elements of this role, so advanced written and verbal skills are essential.
You will continually monitor processes, both developmental and operational, to ensure that all projects are managed with consistency and meet project requirements. You will be responsible for embedding these processes and for robust project governance. Work with the Product Development Manager and other senior developers to recruit and assign resources to projects as required, and take on horizontal team management responsibilities. Build and maintain key relationships with external and internal stakeholders as required for product development, managing contracts and payments as required. Organise and facilitate product focus groups and ongoing development groups to shape new product development as appropriate with both industry and suppliers. Provide leadership and guidance to development teams in other product areas to ensure consistency across the organisation.
Essential skills:

• Experience of successfully managing the product lifecycle end to end
• Experience of delivering multiple projects in a commercial environment, demonstrating strong project governance.
• Project Management professional qualifications such as APM (PMQ) or Prince2.
• Clear, confident and persuasive communicator and presenter at appropriate levels, as stakeholder management is key to this role.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate both internally and externally.
• Experience in line management and cross-leadership responsibilities.

In return, they are offering a competitive salary up to c 50,000 + a 6,799 car allowance and generous benefits including remote working.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact me for an informal discussion.

First stage interviews will take place w/c 25th March via Teams
Second stage interviews will take place in April after the Easter holidays.

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