Job Application

We are working with a leading consultancy that require a Head of Product to join them on a major project in London.

As a Head of Product you will play a strategic role as a trusted consultant across all stages of the product life cycle for our clients, from understanding business strategy and brand, customer needs and market context, formulating outcome-oriented hypotheses and concepts, using research and prototypes, validation and measurement, roadmap delivery and programme management.

You will be responsible for the activities and success of a team of Product Managers, ensuring they are set for success, guiding and mentoring, and delivering value for our clients.

You will be expected to maintain a keen interest in latest industry developments, supporting work to promote Cognizant, providing thought leadership, and supporting conversations with prospective clients.

You will have:

- at least 10 years of experience of digital product management

- Experience of working within the public sector and a strong understanding of its particular challenges and standards

- Demonstrable experience of delivering major digital transformation

You can:

• 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
• think of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes
• act as a recognised expert and advocate for the approaches, continuously reflecting and challenging the team

You can:

• understand the marketplace
• realise the benefit of a product and persuade others that it's the right one to use
• integrate a product with other services
• ensure that products get used
• realise benefits by linking work in progress back to the business case
• build business cases based on user needs