Summary: The role of Product Manager/Project Manager at Synechron involves leading a major digital transformation project within the insurance industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the product life cycle, aligning product goals with business strategies, and enhancing user experiences through detailed user stories and wireframes. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders is essential to ensure effective execution and delivery of customer-centric products. The position requires a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and a user-centric mindset to drive product innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the product life cycle for a major digital transformation project, from discovery through delivery and deployment, ensuring alignment with client objectives and user needs
• Strategic Visioning: Align product goals with overall business transformation strategy and long-term objectives
• Conduct thorough Market Research and competitor analysis to identify trends and opportunities
• Map user journeys to identify key touchpoints and opportunities for improving user experiences, translating insights into clear product requirements - for the digital experience and Back Office processes
• Write detailed user stories and develop wireframes conveying new product features' vision and functionality to development teams and stakeholders
• Create and manage product backlogs in an Agile environment, ensuring the highest-value items are prioritised for delivery
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and business stakeholders, to ensure seamless execution and delivery
• Stakeholder Management: Employ strong communication and collaboration skills to work with various stakeholders, including leadership, developers, and customers
• Build and deliver training materials to help business users fully adopt and maximize the benefits of the new digital tools
• Agile Methodology Expertise: Utilise agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) to manage sprints, backlogs, and iterations effectively
• Coordinate with other product managers to manage interdependencies and solve impediments
• Support risk measurement and issue resolution impacting production scope, schedule, and quality
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyse data, metrics, and KPIs to guide product development and measure success

Key Skills:

• Insurance experience focusing on improving user journeys and driving product innovation
• Product roadmap management and proven track record of creating product roadmaps that balance strategic vision with near-term execution
• Product strategy/vision
• Working within Digital Team (Design + Dev)
• Extensive experience with Jira/Confluence tools
• Extensive experience in Agile environments, including backlog management, writing user stories, and close collaboration with development teams
• Understand technology stack, digital platforms, and architecture to facilitate discussions and make informed decisions
• User-Centric Mindset, focusing on delivering value to end-users by understanding their needs, pain points, and behaviour through research and feedback
• Ideally familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in the insurance space

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other