Overview
Talent Partner at Opencast (Interim) via SyncD | Founder & Freelance Talent Consultant @TiboTalent.
Ready for a new challenge? Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together? If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We’re a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.
The role
As a Senior Consultant Product Manager, you will work on complex business challenges to help deliver solutions that meet our clients’ goals. You will understand these goals to define products and prioritize features. You’ll design, support and lead discovery and ideation workshops with clients and internal teams to devise innovative and impactful solutions. You’ll manage relationships with stakeholders and development teams. You’ll ensure work aligns with Opencast’s quality, environmental, and information security policies and with applicable customer policies and procedures while working on client projects.
Location and clearance
Applicants must be based within a 40-mile radius of Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds due to collaboration and travel requirements. Applicants must either hold active Security Clearance (SC) or meet eligibility criteria to obtain it (UK citizenship, five years of continuous UK residence, and no single absence from the UK exceeding 28 days).
Experience profile
To succeed as a Senior Consultant Product Manager, you should demonstrate breadth and depth of experience in product management on complex projects, across the full product lifecycle in different sectors. You will have in‑depth knowledge of software development, with experience in agile and user‑centred design.
What to show in your CV and interview
* Developed product visions, minimum viable products and roadmaps, understanding business problems and contexts
* Communicated objectives, plans and progress to a range of stakeholders
* Used boundary objects to synthesize diverse perspectives
* Facilitated conversations to align large groups of stakeholders
* Cultivated high-performing, constructive and trusting team environments
Other essential skills
* Methodically solved complex problems across contexts and environments
* Took the lead on projects, setting tasks and objectives to get the best out of others
* Adapted ways of working to project needs
* Coached and/or mentored others
Desirable but not essential areas
* The Service Standard (UK Government)
* Active contribution in wider product community events and workshops
* Experience or knowledge in business analysis and/or agile delivery management
In the interview we’ll ask you to demonstrate this experience and discuss these topics.
Salary
Senior consultant salary range: £60,000 - £80,000
What our offer includes
* A competitive pension, health cash plan, share options and discretionary bonus
* Flexible hours and 25 days’ holiday
* Support from colleagues and mentors
Where you’ll work
Your working time will be split between multiple locations, including our HQ and hub locations, client sites or home. Travel is part of life at Opencast, and is arranged to fit work, client and team requirements.
We include you
We welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for diversity to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, helping create a fairer society for all.
Interview
Job interviews are on Microsoft Teams. We’ll make any adjustments to help you.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology and Consulting
Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting
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