Senior product managers manage multiple products or a single product that is especially complex, high-risk, or sensitive.

At this level, you:

* will line-manage associate product managers and product managers

* have expert product management skills.

* may be involved in elements of programme management activity

* will be involved in hiring associates, product managers and contractors Skills needed for this role Agile working. You know how to coach and lead teams in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this through the life of a project.

You can think of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes.

You are able to act as a recognised expert and advocate for the approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team. (Relevant skill level: expert) DDaT perspective. You can demonstrate an advanced understanding of design, technology and data principles.

You know how to identify and implement solutions for assisted digital. You can apply knowledge to work with other job families. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) Experience of working within constraints.

You can work with and challenge senior stakeholders. Y

ou know how to prioritise and mitigate constraints and can turn them into an advantage. You can adapt the approach depending on the constraints. (Relevant skill level: practitioner)

Financial ownership.

You understand the marketplace, realising the benefit and persuading others that a product is the right one to use. You can integrate a product with other services. You can ensure that products get used.

You know how to realise benefits by linking work in progress back to the business case.

You can build business cases based on user needs. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) Life-cycle perspective. You know how to successfully lead teams through the full product life cycle.

You can identify which tools and techniques should be used at each stage. You can develop sustainable support models. You can identify and deal with potential risks across or between all stages of the product life cycle. You know how to coach others. You can contribute to the assessment of other teams, providing guidance and support as they move through the stages of the product life cycle. (Relevant skill level: expert)

Operational management. You keep abreast of industry best practice and can cascade ways of working. You know how to make operations efficient. You can act as the escalation point for major operational issues and champion operational management across the community. You can work closely with leaders of operational delivery teams in digital, data and technology (DDaT). (Relevant skill level: expert)

Problem ownership. You know how to anticipate problems and how to defend against them at the right time. You understand how the problem fits into the larger picture. You can articulate the problem and help others to do it. You know how to build problem-solving capabilities in others. (Relevant skill level: expert) Product ownership. You can start to define and create approaches. You know how to coach others. You can implement new ways of working. You are aware of what other sectors are doing. You understand what is most important and applicable. (Relevant skill level: expert)

Strategic ownership. You know how to get buy-in from the organisation. You can work with scant information and explain it in abstract terms. You can develop a strategy. (Relevant skill level: practitioner) User focus. You know how to give direction on which tools or methods to use. You are experienced in meeting the needs of users across a variety of channels. You can bring insight and expertise in how user needs have changed over time to ensure these are met by the business. You know how to apply strategic thinking in how to provide the best service for the end user. (Relevant skill level: expert)

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.