IT Product Manager - Web Technologies

at  CIPD

THE ROLE

This role sits at the intersection of technology, business, and design – balancing the needs of the customer with business interests and technical viability. You’ll be responsible for every aspect of the product(s) success and life cycle, and working with the business, digital and technology functions to achieve this.
You’ll manage a portfolio of digital and technology products by owning the support and maintenance, financial accountability, customer (internal and external) relationships, supplier and vendor relationships, backlogs and development, and providing leadership and matrix management as part of product development and product life cycles. Products maybe internally facing, customer/consumer facing, supplier/provider facing and any combination.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Being a subject matter expert for Optimizely suite of products - roadmap and backlog management for the Content Marketing Platform
• Transforming the product portfolio ensuring suppliers are engaged at the right time and BAU changes are balanced with customer need and the transformation roadmap
• Responsible for development of products not part of the transformation programme from working with stakeholders (users, customers, business, digital, technology and vendors).
• Ensuring that product design meets the needs of the users and business in partnership with UX and service designers in Is responsible for the product(s) financials, and understand the value to the organisation.
• Managing product releases by working with technical team, suppliers, and the business to ensure all aspects of change, testing and business process are delivered.
• Writing product specifications and requirements, appraising new product ideas, creating user stories and acceptance scenarios/criteria.

IF THIS ROLE DESCRIBES YOU AND YOUR CAREER ASPIRATIONS, THEN CLICK APPLY.

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