Salt Recruitment is looking for a Senior Product Manager holding an active SC Clearance, to work for our Central Government client on a 1-year contract offering rates of £700-£750 Umbrella. You will be required to work in Croydon one day per week with other travel as per business needs.

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• Active SC Clearance
• Strong background in Central Government
• Experience leading teams

About the role:

Your role entails overseeing the overarching vision and quality of the product, often collaborating with a Lead Product Manager or portfolio/program director. You'll pinpoint chances to enhance business results and maximise benefits, aiming for ongoing enhancements in product quality, capability, and efficiency. You'll hold the ultimate decision-making authority on quality and readiness for production release. Your responsibilities might include overseeing a single, intricate, sizable product or multiple interconnected products.

Moreover, you may provide managerial support, coaching, and guidance to Associate Product Managers and Product Managers, and participate in recruitment-related activities.

Your main responsibilities:

• Forming the vision for the product(s) you own and engaging teams and stakeholders in the development of that vision over time.
• Leading the production of roadmaps, release plans, and life cycle plans for the delivery and maintenance of the product(s) from inception right through to retirement, as well as contributing to the departmental-wide approach to road mapping/life cycle planning.
• Taking a product through its life cycle (eg, discovery, Alpha, beta, live) including service assessments.
• Representing users and focusing on their needs throughout the delivery process.
• Leading the prioritisation process for the work that needs to be done by the development team by creating and maintaining a product backlog which balances immediate user needs with the long-term investment in development and overall business benefits.
• Providing final sign-off on any completed functional development prior to deployment to a production environment for your product(s).
• Taking the lead in using product or service usage data and user feedback to devise new ideas for functionality or new ways of working with a continuous improvement mindset and taking a lead in promoting such evidence/data-driven design across the wider department.

Essential skills:

* Extensive experience in product management, with a strong preference for expertise in cloud security or related fields.

* Capable of working with both SAFe Agile or Waterfall Delivery Methodologies. SAFe Agile for platform delivery and Waterfall for reporting to senior management.

* Requires a broad technical IT delivery background, including involvement in migration activities or the development of new products, including proof of concept. Recognising patterns and trends, identifying and resolving problems.

* Experience in technology-based project delivery.

* Proficiency in budgeting and financial control, as well as commercial awareness.

* Effective communication skills across various mediums (written reports, verbal feedback, presentations, etc.), applying the appropriate method to each scenario/audience, typically large groups at this level.

* Leadership in advocating for the needs of the team and the product, understanding how these may vary throughout the different phases of a product life cycle.

Applicants are welcome to send their CV to (see below) who is the Consultant leading the recruitment for this position.