Product Manager (contract)
Ready for a new challenge?
Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?
If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.
The role
We’re looking for a Product Manager to help our major clients transform.
Working within an agile technical team, the role will involve working with stakeholders to develop digital solutions aligned with clients’ strategic goals. You will help to deliver the vision, decide the features of products and manage backlogs to meet client preferences.
Delivering discovery and ideation workshops across diverse groups of stakeholders will also be important.
Essential experience
To succeed as a Product Manager at Opencast will mean showing depth of experience working on complex projects across the product life cycle.
Good knowledge of software development and familiarity with agile processes and user-centred design is also needed.
In your CV and the interview, we would like to see 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.
· demonstrated excellent communication and relationship management skills.
· contributed to constructive and trusting team environments.
· demonstrable experience working with the UK Government's Service Standard.
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
In the interview we’ll ask you questions that demonstrates this experience as well as values based questions.
Contract
Fixed-term contract lasting between 3 to 12 months. All roles will be inside IR35.
Salary
Consultant salary range: £48,000 - £59,000
Senior Consultant salary range: £60,000 - £80,000
Where you’ll work
Your working time at Opencast will be split between multiple locations, including from our HQ and hub locations, client site or home. Travel across the UK is part of life at Opencast. This varies in frequency, and takes into account requirements of your work, our clients and your team.
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.
Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you. The recruitment process for this role includes pair programming, a values interview, and a technical interview.
Want to know more?
Visit our website or email careers@opencastsoftware.com.
We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy. If you are interested in this position, please apply directly with Opencast.
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