Product Development Manager
Foresters Financial, Shortlands, Bromley
Product Development Manager
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Foresters Financial, Shortlands, Bromley
- Full time
- Temporary
- Remote working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 22 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 455cfcc6b1e8401d9a128255c57bc928
Full Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager, who wants to get involved in helping shape and execute Foresters' product and proposition strategy.
You will responsible for shaping and delivering a new retail consumer facing mobile application proposition for Foresters. It involves defining the app's vision, developing its core features, and managing its end-to-end delivery to ensure a compelling, customer-centric digital experience.
The position requires close collaboration with internal teams and third-party partners, translating customer needs and business objectives into functional requirements and engaging user journeys.
You must have strong experience in mobile product development, particularly within financial services, and a solid understanding of regulatory frameworks such as the FCA Consumer Duty.
Your day to day will include:
Gathering and understanding customer needs, competitive landscape, and market trends to inform the application's development
New product/proposition development including initial life cycle management
Identifying priority problems to solve and customer needs to meet, ensuring propositions are commercially viable, technically feasible and usable for customers
Discover and prioritise optimisation opportunities that allow for continuous improvement of product outcomes and experience for customer
Collaboration with 3rd parties, technical product managers, designers, developers, and marketing teams. Ensuring adherence to contractual agreements and best practices and product requirements as set out by Foresters
Managing stakeholders with interactions at Board Level.
Work cross functionally with different teams of subject matter experts
Support the shaping and end-to-end delivery of the mobile application's vision and strategy
Identify special requirements/needs of vulnerable customers, recommending propositional features and supporting business practices to deliver good customer outcomes
Leverage data, customer insights, market research and regulations, to confidently pull out the 'so-what's to inform business decision making and continuously improving our products
Present updates, recommendations and where required, training, in an engaging and easily understandable way for colleagues
Work with our Compliance team in the identification and assessment of any risks that are identified
Champion good customer outcomes and a customer-focussed culture in the organisation
Working hours are 35 hours a week Monday to Friday. Start times can vary from 8am to 9.30am. After a successful training period there is flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week.
Experience in Financial Services
Experience in a similar digital product/ proposition manager role
Experience working with 3rd parties/ external agencies and product developers
Experience of new product development and relevant processes/principles
Ability to translate technical information into clear and concise messaging (for internal and external purposes)
Understanding of user interface/ user experience (UI/UX) principles
Evidence of a customer-focused mindset with proven ability to balance customer experience with commercial objectives
Strong communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated experience of applying strategic thinking balanced with delivery
Effective planning, organisation, analytical and problem-solving skills. Confident interpreting and working with customer and business data.
Collaborative team player
This is a 6 month fixed term contract. Salary will be dependant on experience up to £65,000 per annum. Sounds exciting? Don't delay apply today.
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