Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
You’ll work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop solutions that deliver our clients’ strategic goals. You’ll work in agile teams alongside people in a range of roles spanning design, development, and research.
You’ll help deliver the vision, helping to decide the features that each product needs and manage backlogs to meet our client preferences. You’ll deliver discovery and ideation workshops across diverse groups of stakeholders.
Essential Experience:
To succeed in this role, you will need to show a depth of experience working as a product manager, on complex projects across the product life cycle. You will need a good knowledge of software development and be familiar with agile processes and user-centred design.
In your CV and the interview, you should show how you have:
developed and gained buy-in for product visions and minimum viable products
used service design tools to map and articulate the wider ecosystems around products
translated product roadmaps into backlogs to prioritise delivery
balanced the needs of senior stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes
excellent communication and relationship management skills
contributed to constructive and trusting team environments
demonstrable experience working in UK central government, delivering services to GDS / UK Service Standard guidelines
As well as product management skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be a great consultant.
In your interview, please show how you have:
taken a methodical and considered approach to solving complex problems
planned your own tasks, to achieve the objectives of your project
positively challenged decisions or solutions you don’t agree with
Desirable Experience:
If you have any of the following relevant experience, please show it on your CV and talk about it in the interview:
use of remote collaboration and visualisation tools
attending wider product community events and workshops
demonstrated experience or knowledge in business analysis and/or agile delivery management
Contract Type:
Contract - Contingent Day Rate
Work Arrangement and Location:
Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, London
Travel across the UK may be required depending on work and client needs
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Culture overview
We want to provide our people with interesting work for organisations that matter to them – we give our people the best chance to grow with us.Our people are honest, hardworking, open and confident – we are smart self-starters. We strive to protect our family culture and we’re not big on hierarchy.Our internal working groups ensure progressive change to our processes and practices, covering:• Charity• Environmental action• Health and wellbeing• Inclusive change• Social committee• Tech sector engagementWe offer an extensive social and wellbeing calendar providing something for everyone who wants to get involved in Opencast life.We value and empower our people, doing right by them. We work flexibly and keep hierarchy to a minimum. Our benefits include generous annual leave, training and development, pension, and other financial perks.
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Employee benefits
Bonus Scheme
Company Car
Cycle To Work
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Free Parking
Laptop
Learning Allowance
Pension
Share Options
Office vibe

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