Strategic Thinking Jobs in the North of England

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Strategic People Partner

Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
TalkTalk
TalkTalk is embarking on a large-scale cultural transformation, moving from a Telco to a Techco. To help shape our future, our People and Culture Team requires highly experienced Strategic People and Talent Business Partner with visionary minds to join our transformative journey. These are senior, yet hands-on, high impact and influential roles, requiring proven experience in strategic … our People strategy and services to enhance our colleague and customer experiences, you will be a trusted and credible advisor to our Executive Committee members and their teams. Providing strategic thought leadership and challenge, you will proactively identify and deliver strategic people solutions that drive organisational effectiveness, in key areas such as simplifying our organisation, through effective end … planning. You will also help to power our leaders, acquire and grow our talent and build a high-performance accountable and engaged culture. This requires a strong balance of strategic thinking, business and financial acumen as well as proactive solutions, and data and insight led operational delivery, in anticipating and meeting our ever-changing requirements and ensuring that More ❯
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Strategic People Partner

bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
TalkTalk
TalkTalk is embarking on a large-scale cultural transformation, moving from a Telco to a Techco. To help shape our future, our People and Culture Team requires highly experienced Strategic People and Talent Business Partner with visionary minds to join our transformative journey. These are senior, yet hands-on, high impact and influential roles, requiring proven experience in strategic … our People strategy and services to enhance our colleague and customer experiences, you will be a trusted and credible advisor to our Executive Committee members and their teams. Providing strategic thought leadership and challenge, you will proactively identify and deliver strategic people solutions that drive organisational effectiveness, in key areas such as simplifying our organisation, through effective end … planning. You will also help to power our leaders, acquire and grow our talent and build a high-performance accountable and engaged culture. This requires a strong balance of strategic thinking, business and financial acumen as well as proactive solutions, and data and insight led operational delivery, in anticipating and meeting our ever-changing requirements and ensuring that More ❯
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Strategic People Partner

warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
TalkTalk
TalkTalk is embarking on a large-scale cultural transformation, moving from a Telco to a Techco. To help shape our future, our People and Culture Team requires highly experienced Strategic People and Talent Business Partner with visionary minds to join our transformative journey. These are senior, yet hands-on, high impact and influential roles, requiring proven experience in strategic … our People strategy and services to enhance our colleague and customer experiences, you will be a trusted and credible advisor to our Executive Committee members and their teams. Providing strategic thought leadership and challenge, you will proactively identify and deliver strategic people solutions that drive organisational effectiveness, in key areas such as simplifying our organisation, through effective end … planning. You will also help to power our leaders, acquire and grow our talent and build a high-performance accountable and engaged culture. This requires a strong balance of strategic thinking, business and financial acumen as well as proactive solutions, and data and insight led operational delivery, in anticipating and meeting our ever-changing requirements and ensuring that More ❯
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Assistant Director – IT, Data & Information Governance

York Business Park, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Compass
work smarter, faster and more effectively. You will oversee our Managed Service Provider and small internal team, ensuring excellence in service delivery, cyber security and user experience , whilst providing strategic leadership at senior level. As part of the senior leadership team , you will have a voice at the top table, influencing decisions that will shape the way we support … children, young people and families for years to come. This offers you the chance to combine your technical expertise, leadership skills and strategic thinking to create systems that not only keep us safe but also help us to thrive. If you are looking for a role that will enable you to lead change on a national scale, build … IT leader. You are someone who sees the bigger picture and knows how to use technology to create real change. We are looking for a candidate who can combine strategic vision, technical expertise and inspiring leadership to guide Compass into its next chapter. You will bring: Proven senior IT leadership experience , with success in shaping and delivering large scale More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £64394.00 - £76766.00 a year
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Continuous Improvement Manager

Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Escode, Part of NCC Group
Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager with a focus and specialty in Continuous Improvement to lead the design and delivery of cross-functional initiatives aimed at delivering strategic business priorities, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for designing and implementing robust processes with business leaders, managing … business outcomes. Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities: Project Delivery/Programme Management: Design and scope project/programme initiatives with senior leaders and operational stakeholders, ensuring a strong focus on strategic alignment, quality of solution, clarity of business case, and organisational agreement/acceptance. Lead the end-to-end management and delivery of high-impact programmes/projects. Establish effective … understanding customer expectations/experience, gathering internal stakeholder inputs, process mapping, and data analysis. Design and scope process improvements using appropriate frameworks and methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Systems Thinking) Ensure a high degree of organisational consensus and stakeholder acceptance for all improvements prior to and following implementation. Drive a change management agenda to embed improvement and innovation into More ❯
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Continuous Improvement Manager

bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Escode, Part of NCC Group
Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager with a focus and specialty in Continuous Improvement to lead the design and delivery of cross-functional initiatives aimed at delivering strategic business priorities, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for designing and implementing robust processes with business leaders, managing … business outcomes. Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities: Project Delivery/Programme Management: Design and scope project/programme initiatives with senior leaders and operational stakeholders, ensuring a strong focus on strategic alignment, quality of solution, clarity of business case, and organisational agreement/acceptance. Lead the end-to-end management and delivery of high-impact programmes/projects. Establish effective … understanding customer expectations/experience, gathering internal stakeholder inputs, process mapping, and data analysis. Design and scope process improvements using appropriate frameworks and methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Systems Thinking) Ensure a high degree of organisational consensus and stakeholder acceptance for all improvements prior to and following implementation. Drive a change management agenda to embed improvement and innovation into More ❯
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Continuous Improvement Manager

warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Escode, Part of NCC Group
Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager with a focus and specialty in Continuous Improvement to lead the design and delivery of cross-functional initiatives aimed at delivering strategic business priorities, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for designing and implementing robust processes with business leaders, managing … business outcomes. Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities: Project Delivery/Programme Management: Design and scope project/programme initiatives with senior leaders and operational stakeholders, ensuring a strong focus on strategic alignment, quality of solution, clarity of business case, and organisational agreement/acceptance. Lead the end-to-end management and delivery of high-impact programmes/projects. Establish effective … understanding customer expectations/experience, gathering internal stakeholder inputs, process mapping, and data analysis. Design and scope process improvements using appropriate frameworks and methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma, Systems Thinking) Ensure a high degree of organisational consensus and stakeholder acceptance for all improvements prior to and following implementation. Drive a change management agenda to embed improvement and innovation into More ❯
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Sr. Business Development Manager (12 month FTC), Pickup and Return Points (PARP)

Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Amazon
segments. As a Sr. Business Development Manager, you will work on the development and execution of strategies to enhance Amazon's last-mile delivery solutions. This pivotal role combines strategic vision with hands-on execution to revolutionize how millions of customers pickup and return their Amazon packages. Your responsibilities will include: • Developing and implementing expansion strategies for our PARP … network • Building and nurturing strategic partnerships with location providers • Working with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless network growth • Analyzing performance metrics and driving continuous improvement • Managing complex, customer-impacting projects from conception to completion The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational excellence, possesses strong analytical and relationship-building skills, and thrives in a fast-paced … location network. The main tasks will be: - Generate and implement partner specific expansion plans in DE, AT and NL to grow our PARP network. - Creating long-lasting relationships with strategic partners and own our network expansion strategy end-2-end. - Work with location partners to ensure Amazon awareness, exposure, and ultimately growth increases. - Actively monitor partner's location performance More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Business Analyst

Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Strategy Analyst

manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Product Analyst

manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Business Analyst

warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Strategy Analyst

warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Product Analyst

warrington, cheshire, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Strategy Analyst

bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Business Analyst

bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Product Analyst

bolton, greater manchester, north west england, united kingdom
Landmark Group
you will be the cornerstone of decision-making, providing the analytical firepower that guides our product roadmap and business strategy. You'll go beyond reporting—you'll be a strategic partner, using data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and tell the story of where we should go next. If you have a consultant's problem-solving skills and a … to tech, data, or AI projects. Analysts from product-first organizations (e.g., tech-enabled consumer companies, SaaS businesses) who are skilled at partnering with product teams. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Your analysis will directly inform key product and business decisions, giving you a front-row seat to our strategy. Skill Growth: Hone your technical skills while developing deep … business acumen and strategic thinking in a high-impact environment. Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, intellectual rigor, and data-driven debate. About Us- Landmark Group Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value More ❯
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Optimisation Manager

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
NHS Business Services Authority
support them in using the system more effectively and ensuring accurate data to inform better business decisions. As the Optimisation Manager, you'll lead and champion this workstream, providing strategic direction and supporting the team to deliver successful projects. You'll also be responsible for planning, reporting, and managing budgets, working closely with the Optimisation Senior Management Team. You … future-state business processes 7. Ensuring change management and implementation enables maximum alignment across our Workforce systems and services. 8. Understanding and interpreting business requirements, risk management standards and strategic initiatives, and lead on projects on behalf of Workforce Services Directorate relating to further development of workforce systems and services. Liaising internally and externally on suggested and required changes. … customer experience, managing the impact on service delivery teams whilst maintaining positive working relationships throughout. 12. Leading on a range of large scale, complex improvement projects addressing longer term strategic planning, performance and service issues across the Workforce Service Directorate to improve our end to end service for customers. 13. Developing and maintaining the appropriate agile environment to support More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year
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Principal Cloud Engineer

Skipton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Skipton Building Society
We are recruiting for a Principal Cloud (Azure) Engineer to provide a key role in the development, implementation and optimisation of our Azure Cloud infrastructure. If you are a strategic but hands on technical leader, who thrives working in a fast paced and agile environment where technology is at the centre of our organisational goals, then this may be … and mentoring capabilities, capable of driving technical excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Strong solution architecture skills capable of designing scalable, high performance and resilient cloud solutions. Strategic thinking and the ability to work across teams to build a shared vision empowering engineers to achieve technical excellence. A passion for learning and innovation, driving continuous improvement More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Solution Architect

Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Astro Studios, Inc
in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts … PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world. Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a … architectural domains with a specialism in at least one: Business, Data, Application, Technology, and Security. Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development. You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment Certifications in appropriate methodologies and cloud technologies are advantageous. We're technology agnostic, using the right tools for More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Product Manager

Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
TransUnion
relevant quality product and effective sales enablement. Own product strategy for Affordability, Proposition and Business Case development, Market requirements and Prioritisation of high-level opportunities to create and maintain strategic product roadmaps. Co-create with external customers & internal teams so we can solve today's problems and enable tomorrow's experiences. Day to Day You'll Be: Make the … product development and product management activities May train/mentor junior staff Essential Skills & Experience: Credible, authoritative and able lead and deliver strategy Strong intellect, capable of analytical and strategic thinking and complex problem solving and prioritisation Commercially astute with track record of delivery of numbers based on forecasting and budget requirements, build strong business case and deploy … priorities Educated to degree level Experience working in lending, financial services or aggregators is a plus Impact You'll Make: At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business. As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with: 26 days' annual leave + More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Test and Release Lead (FTC)

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
WRK DIGITAL LTD
opportunity to own the entire testing lifecycle - from strategy development to implementation - whilst leading a talented team in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. What You'll Be Doing Strategic Leadership: Own and develop comprehensive test strategies for large-scale projects and business deliverables Create, review and implement detailed test plans covering functional, integration, regression and performance testing Define … assurance function end-to-end Team: Join a collaborative IT department focused on excellence Ready to Lead the Way in Quality Assurance? This role offers the perfect blend of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery for an experienced testing professional looking to make their mark. You'll be instrumental in ensuring secure, high-quality solutions whilst developing your More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000
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Senior Technical Product Manager

Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Verge
databases (e.g., MySQL), cloud infrastructure, and deployment processes Skilled in agile methodologies and product lifecycle management Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills A passion for using creativity and technology to deliver meaningful impact Perks Mentorship from a leadership team with decades of combined More ❯
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Senior Technical Product Manager

Bradford, south west england, united kingdom
Verge
databases (e.g., MySQL), cloud infrastructure, and deployment processes Skilled in agile methodologies and product lifecycle management Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills A passion for using creativity and technology to deliver meaningful impact Perks Mentorship from a leadership team with decades of combined More ❯
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Senior Product Manager

Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid / WFH Options
Crown Commercial Service
Location: Liverpool/Newport/Norwich/Birmingham Strategic Product Management - Proven experience in setting the vision and strategy for a digital product. You can demonstrate how you've created and managed a product roadmap to deliver measurable outcomes throughout the product's lifecycle. Implementing user-centred design (UCD) & Research - A deep understanding of user-centred design. You can … your product's goals. Commercial Acumen & Data-Driven Decisions - Strong commercial awareness with experience in securing investment. You must show how you use data and evidence to guide your strategic thinking and decision-making.You will be assessed against the following Technical Skills Competitive salary Generous pension scheme A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus Working remotely in addition More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Strategic Thinking
the North of England
10th Percentile
£25,000
25th Percentile
£53,750
Median
£70,000
75th Percentile
£85,000
90th Percentile
£90,100