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This job is situated within NEC Government which manages a diverse range of products. These products currently include NEC Revenues & Benefits and Citizen Access (online services). As Product Manager you will be a product champion on one or more of these product areas, reporting to the business lead on a day-to-day basis and liaising with senior management with regards to new product areas.
Job Responsibility:
Liaison and communication with customers (and prospective customers) in respect of your products
Producing a roadmap for your products
Understanding the needs of users and wants of the customers for your products so that you can champion them during the delivery phases
Working across all areas associated with these products: business analysis, development, testing, support, technical authors, and pre-sales
Understand the current and future needs of our customers
Establish and document the detailed business requirements and/or user journeys for each deliverable
Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting user research supported by on-going visits to customers and potential customers
Assist in the setting of your product and service roadmaps and ensure that development priorities align to NEC commercial opportunity, customer needs and other market drivers
Act as the ‘product champion’ to relevant teams ensuring that they continue to focus on the delivery of product solutions that meet the needs of the marketplace
Undertake day to day management and administrative tasks
Provide support to sales via up-to-date product content, undertaking internal briefings and supporting responses to tenders
Provide regular product updates to support business strategy and decisions
Provide a point of contact for internal teams and customers for product enquires
Write guides and other documentation for internal and external audiences
Requirements:
Previous experience working within the UK Public Sector, with a good knowledge of local government services, specifically the area of Council Tax from a business and legislative perspective
A good working knowledge of public sector organisations, where you have shown the ability to understand legal, commercial, and technical literature and communicate this clearly to other team members
Excellent inter-personal and communications skills capable of exploring and articulating complex concepts across the various stakeholders of any project.
Some knowledge of the end-to-end software development lifecycle
Knowledge of a system or solution used by local authorities
The ability to liaise and communicate with customers
information gathering, presentations, dispute resolution etc.
Flexible, adaptable and used to working in an environment where solutions need to be delivered in challenging timeframes
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK.
What we offer:
Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell
4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
employee assistance programme
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