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Nigel Wright
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Head of Product
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £70,000 per annum |
Overview
The Company I'm working with a market leading technology business based in the centre of Newcastle who are looking to recruit a Head of Product to help drive commercial direction and product strategy for their solutions. In recent years they have invested heavily in new features and functionality as well as updating the platform and back end technologies allowing them to provide mobile and web based software that provides real-time information to support business decisions. The Role Working alongside other Product Managers you'll need to help to define a company wide product strategy whilst also being responsible for the roadmap and commercial direction of your own product suite. This is a hands on product management role and your role will include; Market research including competitor and customer analysis Product launches and demos, working with sales and marketing teams explaining new features and benefits to the customers Gathering detailed requirements from customers, managing expectations on new functionality and passing on information to the development team Managing the relationship with internal stakeholders and sponsors, progress reports and on timescales for release Innovation and thought-leadership, internally and externally Identifying business opportunities and producing business cases Ensuring products are successful internally and externally Driving the overall product vision and strategy and ensuring developments are aligned to this strategy The Person Candidates will need to have worked in a technical product environment with a good understanding of the software development lifecycle. You should be very comfortable in a customer facing role, with a good level of commercial awareness, able to talk about new features and gather requirements. Experience should include working closely with sales, marketing and technical teams, helping to plan product launches, pricing strategies and product innovation. This is a senior role and you'll play a significant part in the future growth of the company. You should be able to work at a strategic level, understanding short and long-term impact of changes that you'll lead, comfortable building business cases and presenting to the board and senior management team. The role will come with salary of up to £70,000 and generous benefits package.