Product Manager

Role Overview

As a Product Manager for the client , you will lead the complete product lifecycle—from initial concept and delivery to ongoing performance and eventual retirement. You will combine technical expertise with strong leadership to guide cross-functional teams, align solutions with business goals, and drive product growth.

Key Responsibilities

  1. End-to-End Ownership: Manage the full product lifecycle, ensuring a clear value proposition, product strategy, and roadmap.
  2. Delivery & Quality: Set realistic milestones, ensure solutions meet customer needs, and maintain robust governance, risk management, and testing standards.
  3. Team Leadership: Support recruitment, onboarding, and team development while championing Agile practices and empowering high-performing teams.
  4. Financial & Resource Planning: Deliver against financial metrics and plan resourcing needs across all stages of product development.
  5. Stakeholder & Workshop Facilitation: Lead workshops and stakeholder interviews to capture business challenges and present actionable recommendations to diverse audiences.
  6. Technical Bridge: Act as a connector between engineering and business stakeholders to ensure technical designs meet business requirements.
  7. Performance Tracking: Report on agreed product OKRs, status updates, and financial metrics.
  8. Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong internal technology partnerships and collaborate effectively with external third parties.
  9. Mentorship: Coach peers and junior colleagues to advance product management skills across the client .
  10. Standards Compliance: Adhere to and promote the client 's values, accessibility standards, ethical design principles, and information security processes.

Experience:

  1. Business Acumen: Strong commercial thinking, strategic mindset, and experience with portfolio prioritization at a senior level.
  2. Leadership & People Development: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams.
  3. Adaptability & Motivation: Self-motivated team player with the ability to build momentum and pivot strategically when needed.
  4. Technical Mindset: Ability to grasp complex technical concepts and align them with broader business priorities.
  5. Stakeholder Management: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present, defend, and iterate on work with senior stakeholders.
  6. Collaboration: Proven expertise in building strong customer and team relationships to foster motivated, collaborative environments.
  7. Agile Focus: Pragmatic, results-driven approach focused on achieving business value iteratively.
  8. User-Centric Design: Expertise in designing user-focused solutions that directly address user needs.
  9. Client Engagement: Track record of managing client workstreams and successfully influencing stakeholders from C-suite to process leads.
  10. Technology Knowledge: Significant familiarity with the automation and technology landscape to manage business processes effectively.

Job Details

Company
Vallum Associates
Location
London, UK
Posted