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- are effective decision makers
- are advanced practitioners of Product Management practices, principles and approaches
- engage, initiate and lead work within the community of practice, coaching and mentoring others
- display the Senior Product Manager DDaT competencies and SFIA Level 4 Behaviours
- display the Senior Product Manager DDaT competencies and SFIA Level 4 Skills and Behaviours


## Practice
Applies the following practices as Senior Product Manager, within an engagement:
- identifies value for users, services and organisations using research and analysis
- prioritises work that delivers increments of value to users
- makes sure engagements have measurable outcomes
- negotiates product governance by guiding the definitions of ready and done, and developing success criteria
- foresees and troubleshoots issues, using appropriate methods to identify and manage issues and risks
- works with stakeholders, challenging assumptions, leading and making decisions to ensure successful outcomes
- understands the roles of related disciplines, influences team operations, anticipating issues, and initiating collaboration and continuous improvement
- works with the delivery manager to track progress and show our work to clients and colleagues
- when necessary, coaches client teams to instil product-thinking
- applies the agile mindset to enable best practice and realisation of value
- enables teams to be effective by fostering a culture that supports psychological safety

Agile working
- coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this through the life of a project
- think of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes
- act as a recognised expert and advocate for the approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team

Consultancy
- provide advice and recommendations to stakeholders based on your significant specialist knowledge and experience
- lead on the definition of guidance and inform how the organisation can use business analysis services more effectively

Financial ownership
- understand the marketplace
- realise the benefit of a product and persuade others that it's the right one to use
- integrate a product with other services
- ensure that products get used
- realise benefits by linking work in progress back to the business case
- build business cases based on user needs

Government Digital and Data Perspective
- demonstrate an advanced understanding of design, technology and data principles
- identify and implement solutions for assisted digital
- apply knowledge to work with other roles and groups in Government Digital and Data

Life cycle perspective
- able to work comfortably in multiple parts of the product life cycle
- recognise when it is right to move forward and when it is right to stop
- recognise the appropriate deliverables and the right people to meet them
- work with other Agile delivery operations throughout the product life cycle
- plan and engage with the appropriate stakeholders at a particular stage in the project

Operational management
- keep abreast of industry best practice and can cascade ways of working
- make operations efficient
- act as the escalation point for major operational issues and champion operational management across the community
- work closely with leaders of operational delivery teams in Government Digital and Data

Problem management
- anticipate problems and defend against them at the right time
- understand how the problem fits into the larger picture
- articulate the problem and help others to do so
- build problem-solving capabilities in others

Product ownership
- guide others
- implement new ways of working
- show an awareness of what other sectors are doing
- apply tools, terms and concepts in a variety of ways
- be flexible, consider new ways of working and adapt to change

Strategic ownership
- effectively get buy-in from the client organisation
- work with scant information and explain it in abstract terms
- develop a strategy

User focus
- give direction on which tools or methods to use
- demonstrate experience in meeting the needs of users across a variety of channels (Eg. Assisted digital support)
- bring insight and expertise in how user needs have changed over time to ensure they're met by the business
- apply strategic thinking to provide the best service for the end user

Working within constraints
- work with and challenge senior stakeholders
- know when to escalate a constraint
- prioritise and mitigate constraints, and turn them into an advantage
- adapt the approach depending on the constraints


## Community of Practice (CoP)
Engages and participates within the Made Tech and client communities of practice to:
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## Salary and location

We mainly work remotely but you may need to visit clients or go to the office occasionally. We have offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, and Swansea.
We work in a hybrid manner with on-site requirements for in-person presence when considered most beneficial for the activity (team meetings, workshops, onboarding for example). You may also need to visit clients where on-site requirements are necessary and/or beneficial. We have offices in London, Bristol, Manchester, and Swansea.

The salary for this role is location dependant:
* UK: £38,250 - £72,250
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