Senior Product Manager
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager who has experience in the full life cycle of a content product. Our client is based in central London and have a portfolio of both mature products and new products yet to be launched.
We are looking for someone who is obsessed by product management, someone who wants full ownership of a product who is passionate that their product reaches is potential from a user point of view. You will need strong data skills.
We will be looking for the following skills and attributes:
* Experience in developing products for specific markets, ideally Higher Education and corporate, and
working with customer feedback to inform development
* Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
* Strong planning and organisational skills
* Curiosity with excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills
* Experience in managing product budgets
* Experience of writing product requirements that can be easily understood by IT teams and developers
* Experience in working with other teams to achieve the product objectives and strategies
* Good at adapting their communication style to facilitate understanding of complex concepts to a
variety of stakeholders to articulate product value
* Highly effective cross-functional team management
* Exceptional written and verbal communication combined with strong presentation skills
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Team player
* Ability to prioritise in a rapidly changing environment and to work accurately to tight deadlines
* Computer skills: Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and ideally
Visio or similar diagramming tool
Our client is keen to hire this role before Christmas so don't delay and do apply ASAP!
For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills.
Closing Date: Early applications may be prioritised.
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