Principal Product Manager

Lead/Principal Product Management Consultant

Who we are:

Nimble Approach are a rapidly growing Product & Tech consultancy who deliver value and enhance organisations. We pride ourselves on delivering great projects to multiple clients in different industries including Education, Government, Betting & Gaming, Utilities, Fintech, Manufacturing, Healthcare and more, so there is lots of opportunity to try out new things! We believe in delivering value at pace and enhancing the organisations that we work with.

We currently have offices in Sheffield (our HQ), Leeds & Manchester, however, a lot of us work remotely. We prefer for everyone to work however is best for them – all we ask is that people go into the office a few times a month and for team / client meetings when required.

As we grow, we are looking for brilliant Product Management consultants to join our existing teams and help lead our Product & Design Capability. We are looking for people with Lead or Principal level experience (SFIA levels 5 &
6), and this is a role for an experienced product professional across multiple industries or domains with 10 or more years’ experience. You will be passionate about your craft and have experience in delivering business value through software solutions, following the full SDLC lifecycle. We’re proud of our collaborative Product & Design capability that consists of Agile Business Analysts, Product Managers and User Centred Designers and would love for you to be a part of it.

A key part of the role will be working alongside our Head of Product & Design to shape our capability and provide the business with Product Management expertise into our business development process, creating propositions and contributing to client pitches.

• Deep understanding of Product Management as a discipline, methodologies, tools and best practice.
• Digital and/or Product Operating Model transformations:
  Experience in helping clients transition from existing project or waterfall mindsets to product and agile mindsets. Proposing new ways of working and design product elements of new target operating models.
• Background in consultancy and comfortable working with clients who need a lot of help or on high profile initiatives.
• Proficiency in coaching both executive level stakeholders and Product Management teams.
• Ability to initiate new engagements, be the first on the ground and set the shape and direction of the work.
• Strategic thinking - ability to understand business context, user needs and the market situation in order to define a product vision.
• Leadership. Ability to drive the direction of the products and services within scope and lead client stakeholders.
• Advanced stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Experience in pre‑sales and forming product responses to tenders for new work.

• Agile delivery leadership
• Knowledge of both private sector and public sector (GDS)

• Provide Product Management consultancy to key clients, this can be fulfilling a key role for them, leading their product teams or helping them shape the way their organisation works and applying Product Operating Model principles.
• Be a key go‑to individual within Nimble, working alongside the Head of Product & Design to grow and lead the capability.
• Strategic thinking – strong understanding of why projects are being done.
• Ability to ask tough questions and push back professionally and creatively.
• Confident at presenting at the senior executive level and explaining Product Management and the services we offer to potential new clients.

• Private healthcare for you and a family member through Westfield Health
• Multiple Qualified Mental Health First Aider’s with regular 1-1’s available
• £2k champion fund to spend as you wish on your own L & D
• Referral scheme (£3,000) for every successful applicant
• Dedicated time to spend on your L & D, including time to complete courses and qualifications
• Flat organisational structure with lots of career progression opportunities
• Laptop and any…