Head of Product Management

My clients are looking for a dynamic Head of Product Management to lead and mature our team of customer-focused product managers, customer and user experience researchers and managers, and market and customer insight. Since we launched our strategy "Discover your future" in 2020, we have been focusing on embedding a truly customer centric, product focused approach to put our customers at the heart of what we do.

Having embarked upon that journey we are now seeking someone to drive the clients product management strategy and function to ensure end-to-end conception, design, and delivery of a broad portfolio of products that add value and ensure the success of our business. You will lead the team in defining and delivering our product road-maps, being able above all to articulate what our products are, who they are for and how they add value to our customers

This role requires working in close collaboration with a wide range of colleagues across the business, particularly Sales and Marketing, the product engineering teams and with external audiences.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of achievements in strategic product management and strategy development, which could have been gained one or more business sectors. Candidates should be highly commercially aware, outcomes driven, and innovative. This role requires working in close collaboration with a wide range of colleagues across the business, particularly the Head of Sales, Head of Marketing, the senior technology team and with external audiences.

Key Accountables

• Lead the strategic product management function, taking responsibility for the end-to-end conception, design, development and release of a broad portfolio of products that realise value for customers to ensure the future success of our business.
• Development and continuous improvement of effective product life cycle management, working with a wide range of functions and multidisciplinary teams across the business.
• Working with Executive and Board (where applicable) to guide and define the strategic direction for products, taking account of market opportunities and customer expectations and alignment to the Corporate Strategy and Operating Model.
• Overall ownership of the clients portfolio of products - ensuring that products are well defined and that there is a clear understanding of how they serve our customers and deliver value for them.

Skills and Experience

• A proven leader, able to demonstrate empathy where required and the ability to build collaborative, collegiate working relationships.
• Demonstrable experience of having introduced a new product management approach or changed how product management is delivered within an organisation.
• A strategic thinker, with a proven track record of problem solving and analytical skills.
• A thorough understanding of strategic product life cycle management and good practice.
• Demonstrable experience of taking products from idea through to development, successful market adoption, and demonstrable experience of optimising existing products to improve reach and revenue.

If you would be interested in hearing more about this opportunity, apply below or contact Jon Hurry (Head of Public Sector - UK South) on (see below) to discuss further.