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Are you ready to lead strategy and delivery on projects that reach large audiences?\nIf 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, healthcare and purpose-driven businesses. As a Product Manager, you’ll lead product strategy and delivery, balancing user needs and business goals across sectors, to create services that are used by millions of UK citizens.\nThe role\nYou’ll work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop solutions that deliver our clients’ strategic goals. You'll work in agile teams alongside people in a range of roles spanning design, development, and research.\nYou’ll help deliver the vision, helping to decide the features that each product needs and manage backlogs to meet our client preferences. You'll deliver discovery and ideation workshops across diverse groups of stakeholders.\nEnsure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards, and procedures while working on client.\nRequirements\nThis role involves weekly on-site working. Applicants should be able to travel, as part of their daily commute, to client sites in one of the following locations: Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester.\nWe’re looking for people who value in-person collaboration, enjoy building strong relationships, and are passionate about delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients.\nDue to the nature of this role, you must either hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process.\nSC clearance is granted in line with UK Government security vetting requirements. Typically, applicants must have UK citizenship and have lived continuously in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days. Nationality and immigration status may also be considered as part of the vetting process. We are unable to progress applications from candidates who do not meet these requirements.\nIf you are unsure whether you meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to review the guidance or discuss this with us before applying.\nWe are recruiting for multiple positions, with opportunities available immediately and in the coming months. If you are interested in joining Opencast, we encourage you to apply.\nEssential experience\nTo succeed in this role, you will need to show a depth of experience working as a product manager, on complex projects across the product life cycle. You will need a good knowledge of software development and be familiar with agile processes and user-centred design.\nIn your CV and the interview, you should show how you have:\nRecent government (public sector) experience and/or experience of delivering complex digital services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.\nDeveloped and gained buy-in for product visions and minimum viable products\nUsed service design tools to map and articulate the wider ecosystems around products\nTranslated product roadmaps into backlogs to prioritise delivery\nBalanced the needs of senior stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes\nExcellent communication and relationship management skills\nContributed to constructive and trusting team environments\nAs well as product management skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be a great consultant.\nIn your interview, please show how you have:\nTaken a methodical and considered approach to solving complex problems\nPlanned your own tasks, to achieve the objectives of your project\nPositively challenged decisions or solutions you don’t agree with\nWith a significant proportion of our client base in the public sector, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience working in central or local government and/or the NHS.\nExperience working to the GOV.UK Service Standards, including passing service standard assessments at different stages, is a key requirement. If you have this experience, please demonstrate this on your CV to discuss at interview.\nEssential consulting skills\nIn addition to business analysis skills, there are essential core skills you’ll need to be an Opencast consultant. You’ll need to demonstrate how you:\nContribute to improving ways of working and driving continuous improvements within your teams.\nShare knowledge and best practice with fellow product managers and other disciplines, including proactively engaging in client and Opencast communities of practice.\nPositively challenge decisions or solutions you don’t agree with, striving for the best client outcomes.\nCreate lasting value in the projects you work on, ensuring a user-centric, sustainable approach.\nEngage with Opencast in a meaningful way, supporting the growth of your practice and wider capability.\nSupport Opencast's growth plans, by providing case studies and updates into the relevant forums of your project work.\nDuring the interview process, we’ll ask questions to explore your experience across these areas.\nIn the interview we’ll ask you questions that demonstrates this experience. We’ll also ask you questions based around these topics.\nSalary\n£50,000 - £59,000 per annum.\nWhat we offer\nA competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus. You’ll also benefit from 25 days’ holiday and access to 3 annual “life happens” days to support unexpected situations. We provide wellbeing support, ongoing professional development, volunteering opportunities, and the chance to be part of a genuinely supportive team.\nWhere you’ll work\nThis role requires regular on-site attendance at our HQ, hub offices, and client sites, as well as the ability to work from home. Applicants must be able to travel to offices and client sites across the UK as part of their normal working arrangements, as travel is essential for fulfilling the responsibilities of the role.\nWe include you\nWe welcome candidates from all identities, attributes, ways of thinking and backgrounds to thrive in a career at Opencast. Our aim is for the diversity of our people to be reflected in the solutions we deliver, to help create a fairer society for all.\nInterview\nInterviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams. 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