Product Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Perform market analysis on legislative, regulatory, competitive, and economic trends as well as emerging market drivers.

• Serve as the subject matter expert for the product area, providing guidance to customers and internal stakeholders.

• Engage with customers through collaborative design workshops, user groups, and meetings.

• Gather insights and develop product requirements.

• Identify customer business needs and objectives.

• Create requirements, user stories, and wireframes for new developments.

• Collaborate with development and QA teams to implement customer-centric solutions.

• Work alongside Technical Authors to produce and review product documentation.

• Develop business cases, including market uptake, pricing, and margin analysis.

• Identify and manage third-party requirements with suppliers and integrators.

• Establish and maintain the product roadmap.

• Assist Pre-Sales and Sales teams with bid responses, proposals, and quotations.

• Present to both internal and external audiences.

• Participate in product launch activities.

• Influence NEC Housing products and direct customers towards best practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in UK Social Housing, whether as a customer or a software solution provider.

• In-depth understanding of project life cycles, methodologies, and delivering projects on schedule and within budget.

• Experience in defining product enhancements, UI/UX design, and Agile new product development.

• Familiarity with housing management systems or similar software.

• Experience working with Document Management, Case Management, and/or Customer Engagement solutions.

• Excellent presentation and communication abilities.

• A full, valid UK/EC driving licence for travel purposes.

• Proven track record in building relationships and comprehending client perspectives.

• Effective time management and resource allocation skills.

• Strong decision-making capabilities.

• Experience managing the end-to-end product life cycle.

• Expertise in designing digital solutions for the social housing sector, including mobile applications and web platforms.

• Proficient in tools such as Figma and JIRA.

• Pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK.

• Documentary proof of the right to work may be necessary.

• Successful vetting and reference checks required.

• A DBS check may be needed based on the role's nature.

🏝️ Benefits

• Private Medical Cover provided by NEC for Employees, with an option to include family members at an extra cost.

• 25 days of paid vacation, with the option to buy or sell days.

• 4 x basic salary life assurance coverage funded by NEC, with an option to increase coverage at an additional cost.

• Group Pension Plan with employer contributions of up to 8.5%.

• Flexible benefits tailored to individual requirements.

• Opportunities for future growth and advancement within the Product Team or the broader business.