Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret
DUTIES AND ROLE
Strategic planning
* Develops, communicates, implements and reviews the processes which embed strategic management in the operational management of the organization.
* Leads and manages the creation or review of a strategy that meets the requirements of the business.
* Sets policies, standards, and guidelines for how the organization conducts strategy development and planning.
Specialist advice
* Provides detailed and specific advice regarding the application of their specialism to the organization's planning and operations.
* Actively maintains knowledge in one or more identifiable specialisms.
* Recognizes and identifies the boundaries of their own specialist knowledge.
* Where appropriate, collaborates with other specialists to ensure advice given is appropriate to the organization's needs.
Organizational facilitation
* Facilitates workgroups to deliver defined goals and outcomes.
* Provides support, guidance and suggestions to workgroups and teams to learn collaborative problem solving and improve their team performance.
* Creates shared responsibilities and sustainable agreements with the team
* Implements and improves agreed team principles, practices, processes & ceremonies.
* Recognizes and works with the strengths and constraints of team dynamics.
Resourcing
* Plans and manages the acquisition and deployment of resources to meet specific needs and ongoing demand.
* Defines and manages the implementation of resourcing processes and tools.
* Advises on available options and customizes resourcing approach to meet requirements.
* Adheres to standards, statutory or external regulations and codes of practice and ensures compliance.
* Engages with external parties in support of resourcing plans.
* Measures effectiveness of resourcing processes and implements improvements.
Stakeholder relationship management
* Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.
* Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
* Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders.
* Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
* Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding.
* Facilitates business decision-making processes.
* Captures and disseminates technical and business information.
Financial Risk Management
* Updates and implements improvements to risk assessment and management methods.
* Evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of alternative risk management approaches.
* Recommends risk assessment procedures and techniques based on organizational need.
* Consults on a variety of risk assessment approaches and applications.
* Evaluates, recommends, and justifies optimum risk management scenarios.
* Advises others on a variety of risk and reward factors and their relationships.
SKILL, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* NATO Secret security clearance.
* A Master's degree at a nationally recognized/certified University in a related discipline and 5 years post-related experience. Or a Bachelor's degree with 8 years post related experience.
* A minimum of 4 years' experience in managing products.
* A minimum of 2 years' experience in managing projects or services.
* A minimum of 2 years' experience in line management of product, project or service managers.
* Experience in customer engagement within large, complex organizations.
Training/Certifications:
* Product manager/product owner certification.
* Training of agile ways of working like Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, LeSS, and DaD.
* Experience in sourcing and vendor management.