Product Manager, zaizi
£56-70k
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Public sector data consultancy
Open for applications
Public sector data consultancy
101-200 employees
Open for applications
£56-70k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To design, build and sustain user-centred and secure digital services.
Role
Who you are
- Product ownership - as an expert in product management, be able to use a range of techniques to work with a multidisciplinary team and translate user needs into deliverables. This includes writing stories and acceptance criteria, and the ability to to work with a range of specialists in multidisciplinary teams
- Product management - able to develop and maintain product roadmaps, define minimum viable product, and make good decisions about priorities with sometimes limited information
- Agile working - strong experience working as part of Agile or Kanban teams
- Lifecycle experience - able to successfully lead teams through the full product lifecycle, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live and identify tools and techniques to be used at each stage
- User focus - understand users (who they are, what their needs are, how they behave and how they change over time) and deliver products and services that meet these needs. You can prioritise users’ most pressing needs, and are able to coach others to do the same
- Stakeholder management - able to facilitate buy-in from senior management, the wider organisation and multidisciplinary team. Also able to effectively partner with clients to understand their problems and ensure these are being addressed
- Analysis and research - be comfortable using a range of evidence, including performance data and user research, to support decisions. Able to concisely articulate evidence, and the rationale for decisions
- Communication - excellent written and verbal communications skills. Ability to concisely explain complicated things in plain english, create and deliver effective presentations, and write clear and effective user stories
- GDS service assessment experience is essential
- Discovery phase work is essential
- Healthcare experience will be an advantage
What the job involves
- Zaizi is looking for are looking for a Senior Product Manager, to join a growing and ambitious technology services provider. Previous Government experience and going through GDS service assessments is essential
- This role is remote for the foreseeable future with onsite client working where required and occasional travel to head office in London for workshops/meetings
- These are the expected objectives for this role. We are happy to discuss this further during the interview process and jointly agree it with the successful candidate
- Lead one or more multidisciplinary agile teams to deliver and continuously improve services that meet user needs and solve problems for clients
- Deliver results at all stages in the product lifecycle, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live
- Form an effective partnership with client product owners and stakeholders
- Improve the product management capability at Zaizi by mentoring and coaching others
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Digital data consultancy, zaizi, designs, and engineers secure user-centred digital services to help UK government departments and public sector organisations improve their data usage.
By aiding clients to overcome silos and focus on user-based decision-making, zaizi prioritise outcomes over output and aims to produce high-impact work that helps clients achieve their goals and in turn offer the best for their users.
Working with the UK government and Carbon Neutral Britain, zaizi is part of a campaign aiming to push zero emissions nationwide and hopes to become a B Corp company in the near future.
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Company benefits
- 25 days paid holiday, plus bank holidays
- BUPA medical insurance
- Workplace pension
- Group life assurance
- Cyclescheme
- Flexible working
- Team building away days
- Regular social activities
- Free lunches and free fruit and coffe in the office
Company values
- Be Open-Minded - Change when needed, be inclusive, think laterally and talk
- Think Selflessly - Work as a collective, benefit others and focus on the success of the group
- Show Passion - Go the extra mile, want better and always love to learn
Company HQ
Hammersmith, London, UK
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Leadership
Aingaran Pillai
(CEO)Has served as both CTO and CEO of zaizi, with extensive technical experience at companies like REDLINK, ArsDigita and APLAWS Project.
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