Product Owner/Manager - Newcastle - 6 Month Contract

Product Owner/Manager - Newcastle - 6 Month Contract

Square One are looking for product Owner/Manager to come on board for an initial 6 month contract based in Newcastle.

A Product Manager will provide day-to-day leadership for multi-disciplinary digital delivery team to create and run outstanding digital services. You will be responsible for evaluating end-user requirements and ensuring that the product being developed is aligned with their expectations whilst delivering business value and you will perform a critical role in the agile team working closely with Service Managers responsible for one or more large-scale digital services

Responsibilities:

Work with the team to create and run one or more outstanding digital services that meet well-defined user needs.
Work with the Service Manager to develop and communicate the overall vision of the product being developed.
Work with business analysts, user researchers and designers to turn usage data, user research outputs and user feedback into actionable insights that drive service design and prioritisation of service improvements for digital and assisted digital channels.
Use agile methodologies to identify near-term and long-term priorities, work with your Agile Delivery Manager/Scrum Master to maximise visibility of those plans, and enable your team to release frequent service improvements that deliver real value for users Direct the development of user-driven prototypes to test potential new features with users in order to explore potential improvements to the existing service Prioritise and maintain the Product backlog, collaborating with Business Analysts and Developers to create and refine user stories that deliver valuable digital services Ensure the maximum possible take-up of your digital service and specify/manage the requirements for assisted digital activity to supplement this. Keep continually abreast of changes to user habits, preferences and behaviours across various digital platforms, and their implications for successful delivery of digital services.

Essential skills:

Demonstrable experience of current agile project management practices Proven leadership in the design, delivery and operational management of high quality, user-focused digital services (whether in the private, public or third sector). Proven ability to challenge and remove any unnecessary barriers to service delivery. A demonstrable understanding of the digital landscape and the opportunities for service improvement and innovation offered by digital technology. Proven ability to manage stakeholders, prioritising and managing business expectations and requirements Highly articulate and credible at a senior level, consistently delivering inspiring, engaging and meaningful messages about the future direction of your service(s). Strong negotiation skills and the proven ability to influence external partners, stakeholders and customers to secure mutually beneficial outcomes

This is a 6 month contract role looking to start on 2nd March based in Newcaslte paying excellent day rates.

Product Owner/Manager - Newcastle - 6 Month Contract

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to years of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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