Product Management - Inside IR35

Product Management Coach (Contract)
Rate:  £750 per day
Duration:  6 Months (likely extension)
Locations:  Edinburgh, Leeds, Halifax, Manchester, Chester, Birmingham, Bristol
Headcount:  6
Overview
We're seeking a highly experienced  Product Management Coach  to help drive the adoption of modern product management practices across a large enterprise environment.
This is a senior advisory and coaching role focused on improving product management maturity, embedding product-led ways of working, and supporting the evolution of a product operating model. You will work closely with senior product leaders, Heads of Business Agility, Product Managers and Product Owners to enhance product capability, customer-centricity and value-based decision making.

Key Responsibilities
Coach Product Managers, Product Owners and product leadership teams on modern product management practices.
Drive improvements in product discovery, strategy, prioritisation and outcome measurement.
Support the adoption and evolution of product operating models and product-led ways of working.
Assess product maturity and recommend practical improvements across teams and functions.
Help organisations become more customer-centric and outcome-focused.
Work with senior stakeholders to improve governance, accountability and product decision making.
Influence leadership teams and challenge existing practices where appropriate.
Support alignment between Product, Technology and Delivery functions.
Essential Experience
Significant Product Management or Product Leadership experience.
Experience coaching and developing Product Managers, Product Owners and senior product communities.
Experience improving Product Management maturity and capability.
Product operating model transformation experience.
Strong product strategy, discovery and customer-centric product development expertise.
Experience influencing senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
Strong understanding of Agile, Product and Delivery operating models.
Experience working within large, complex and regulated organisations.
Ideal Backgrounds
Product Management Coach
Head of Product
Product Director
Product Excellence Lead
Product Practice Lead
Product Transformation Consultant
Product Operating Model Consultant
Principal Product Manager with coaching and transformation experience
Product Advisory Lead
Important
This is  not  a Product Owner, Delivery Lead, Project Manager or Agile Coach position. The client is specifically looking for individuals who have successfully coached product organisations, implemented product-led ways of working and driven measurable improvements in product management capability and maturity