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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    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. Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.  Requirements This role involves weekly on-site working. Applicants must be willing and able to travel to client sites in Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds for up to three days per week. Due to the nature of this role, applicants must either currently hold active Security Check (SC) Clearance or be eligible to obtain it. Eligibility typically requires UK citizenship and continuous residence in the UK for the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. As a result, we are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements.   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   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   There are some areas of experience which are not essential, but they are relevant to this role. If you don’t have this experience please do still apply, as we can coach you in these areas when you join us.   If you have any of the following relevant experience, please show it on your CV and talk about it in the interview:   • The Service Standard (UK Government) • 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. We’ll also ask you questions based around these topics.   Salary   Consultant salary range: £50,000-£59,000 What we offer A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options and a discretionary bonus. You’ll also benefit from flexible working hours (aligned to client commitments), 25 days’ holiday, and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We also offer wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.  Where you’ll work  This role requires regular on-site attendance across our HQ, hub offices, client sites and home. Applicants must be able to commute to offices and client sites as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential to fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. 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  Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. We’re happy to make adjustments to support your needs. 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.