Tech Scale-Up Senior Product Manager

blueoptima
London
1 year ago
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Responsibilities

and tasks:  Developing and driving the product vision and strategy across BlueOptima with senior stakeholders Owning, defining, planning and communicating new product features, roadmaps, product backlog and success metrics. Understand markets, competition and user requirements in depth to identify market opportunities, new feature requirements, and build business cases. Empathising with users, conducting user research, and translating user insights into actionable product improvements as part of requirement collection initiatives.  Identify problems, analyse root causes, and develop creative solutions to drive commercial success of the product and feature delivery: increase revenue, reduce sales cycles and reduce manual work owned by the client facing teams. Being goal-oriented, focusing on outcomes: owning usage, retention and P&L. Stakeholder management: collaborating with senior management, customer facing teams, engineering and user experience teams, negotiating priorities, and providing clear direction. Working with Sales, Customer Success & Marketing to drive forward the feature launch and grow its impact on company revenue. Gathering, analysing and using data, weighing various options and metrics, considering risks, using data to drive product decisions and making choices that drive product success. Embracing new technologies, market shifts, and emerging trends, adjusting product strategies and plans accordingly.

Qualifications

Must Haves / Requirements (Technical requirements/ Previous experience) : 

5+ years of experience of Product Management within a scaling SaaS organisation, leading end to end product delivery of small to medium and complex features, involving multiple teams and stakeholders, driving product strategy forward by building roadmaps. Proven product development experience, making products commercially successful as well as delivering the desired impact. Demonstrable experience of driving product strategy  Background in Software Development, Computer Science, Data science, or Mathematics and a strong understanding of software development best practices, SDLC, users and decision makers. Strong sense of accountability and ownership and ability to work collaboratively in a result-oriented way. Experience working with internal and external senior stakeholders, and with cross-functional teams. Built prioritisation frameworks and roadmaps Experience in Product Development Lifecycle, product scoping, requirement gathering, backlog management, schedule and estimations, reviews and validations, execution, tracking and monitoring, documentation. Experience in conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs, and potential opportunities.  Proven experience in launching new products Worked on setting and applying KPIs and metrics to measure success and provide objective oriented results

Good to have (Technical requirements/ Previous experience):

Experience working with large complex dataset and generating actionable insights Experience leading software engineering team or product team Good Technical understanding of Product Analytics, JIRA and Figma Advocate for user-centred design practices, provide input on user research and usability testing, and ensure that the product's user experience aligns with customer expectations.

Additional Information

In BlueOptima, we strive to strengthen your skills, widen your scope of work and develop your career fast. For this role, you can expect to quickly build up your own team and gain more seniority and responsibility as the scope of your product increases. 

Join our team as a Senior Product Manager and unlock a world of limitless career possibilities. Our culture promotes continuous growth, allowing you to evolve as an individual contributor to a Principal Product Manager, where you can deepen your expertise and influence the direction of our entire product portfolio. Alternatively, if you have a passion for leadership, you can transition into a Lead Product Manager role, guiding and mentoring a team of talented professionals. Finally, as you continue to excel, you can ascend to the esteemed position of Group Product Manager, where you'll drive high-level strategy, inspire teams, and shape the vision of our organisation. 

Why join our team?
Culture and Growth: 

Global team with a creative, innovative and welcoming mindset. Rapid career growth and opportunity to be an outstanding and visible contributor to the company's success. Freedom to create your own success story in a high performance environment. Training programs and Personal Development Plans for each employee

Benefits: 

32 days of holidays (including 8 bank holidays)  Hybrid working - 2 days remote and 3 days in the office each week Flexible Work from Long Distance - 4 weeks a year Top of the line equipment (i.e. laptop, headset, desk gaming monitor) Office in Elephant and Castle with free drinks and snacks Cycle-to-work scheme 12 Weeks Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave Pet friendly office

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