SC cleared Product Manager - 6 month contract INSIDE IR35, 2 days per week on site in London, £420 per day via an FCSA accredited Umbrella company.

Job responsibilities
*Overseeing and owning the overall of product development and delivery of foundational and advanced capabilities in the Azure ecosystem
*Define KPIs for product success
*Partner with different stakeholders for roadmaps, technology and marketing support etc.
*Own the VoC for various features on Azure and take go/no go decisions based on feature complexity
*Conduct product discovery to identify and prioritize opportunities for product development that are in-line with Azure capabilities and overall business goals
*Define product strategy and roadmap based on continuous analysis of user feedback and market surveys
*Collaborating effectively with Supplier SMEs and Supplier Engineering Teams to drive outcome

Essential qualifications, skills, and capabilities

*Minimum 12-15 years of product management experience.
*Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
*Working knowledge of product management techniques
*Knowledge of process modelling techniques and ability to communicate value
*Experience identifying opportunities, building a Enterprise Data Platform strategy, and influencing delivery against a multi-year roadmap.
*Participate in and /or lead the strategic direction, feature design, business and IT user interaction, requirements, and outcome based roadmap of one or more products and solutions.

Desirable qualifications, skills and capabilities
*Industry standard Product Manager certification or equivalent
*High level technical Azure Knowledge, certification is a plus
*Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field , Masters or MBA preferred.
*Experience using Agile/Scrum methodology
*Product owner certification is a plus and knowledge of sprint planning, project management tools like Jira, Zoho, Rally etc is a plus
*Outstanding written and oral communication skills


Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

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