Product Manager

A Product Manager is responsible for managing a set of products or product lines over the life of the product from ideation through development, launch sale, and finally discontinuance. They interface between the market and the product team during development representing the voice of the customer. This role is to jointly lead the future product evolution for the Public Safety RMS product(s). Home based with travel to Nottingham, Hemel Hempstead, London, other NECSWS offices and customer sites.

Responsibilities

Identifying potential products for the Public Safety sector; Conducting market research and developing suitable product strategy documentation; Generating product requirements at Roadmap and EPIC levels; Determining specification, product life cycles, pricing, and time-integrated plans; Ensuring that products maximise revenue opportunities in terms of modularity; Developing marketing strategies in collaboration with the Public Safety marketing team; Arranging, booking and running and or attending User Groups; Maintaining the User Community, ensuring regular product communications are shared that keep people excited and engaged; Proactively managing the Product Lifecycle, communicating it regularly to the company and customers; Building relationships with NECSWS colleagues to ensure that, where appropriate, our products are capable of being joined up at both business process and technological levels; Understanding technology and keep abreast with the latest technology; Researching competitors, relevant products, market trends and regularly updating the product strategy to meet the best commercial outcome; Getting to market fast by ensuring we create the smallest amount of technology possible by using open source and available technology where appropriate

Requirements

A demonstrable track record of working in the Public Safety sector (e.g., ex or retired Police Officer, Police Staff, Forensics Service or other Public Safety supplier); Ability to hold an audience with customers, technical people, partners and colleagues fully engaged and excited in furthering the product strategy and delivery; World class product insight. Ideas that inform direction and prioritisation; Commercially savvy. Able to conduct accurate return on investment calculations to steer the products and deliver desired commercial outcomes; Excellent research skills. Research competitors, markets, customers, requirements and use it to inform the very best product strategies; Decision maker. Able to make tough decisions in the best interests of the product, market, customer and company; Pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK; Subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks; National security vetting clearance at Security Check (SC) level or higher, Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) Level 3, or ability to gain Enhanced Security Clearance in addition to Baseline Personnel Security Standard

Benefits

Above average pension scheme; 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 (FTE); 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost); Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions; Selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs; Free access to LinkedIn Learning with over 15000 courses