Senior Product Manager

The role of Senior Product Manager - Payroll, strategically and commercially manages the product line that they are responsible for. The Senior Product Manager leverages their advanced understanding of their products industry/domain and applies their in-depth understanding of customer needs and behaviours to inform a multi-year product vision, strategy and roadmap. With strong financial acumen, the Senior Product Manager leverages their understanding of finance principles and product metrics to drive ARR growth and COGS (cost of goods sold) reduction to achieve product contribution targets. The role suits someone with advanced understanding and experience of the concept to market process and product lifecycle management.

• Collect and translate Market, Sector, Customer & OneAdvanced team data into a central source to facilitate the fact base required to inform the product road mapping process
• Collaborate with customers via a variety of forums to ensure the solutions we deliver understand our customers Jobs To Be Done, the pain points to be addressed and outcomes to be achieved to deemed successful.
• Communicate the ongoing product roadmap on a regular basis to internal stakeholders and teams clearly demonstrating the value our planned initiatives deliver.
• Work effectively with the Product Owner for Payroll and Engineering team to ensure alignment on our desired customer outcomes and/or financial goals and hence deliver solutions that delight our customers and help us achieve our budgets.
• Driving overall go-to-market strategy, collaborating with all internal stakeholders, to deliver value to our customers, quickly via a smooth rollout process.
• Apply understanding of key financial terms, product metrics and understanding of leading/lagging indications to drive product contribution
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue (e.g. exploring new markets, implementing retention strategies) and to reduce costs
• Comfortable building business cases and performing ROI analysis
• Gather feedback during development and post release - both qualitative and quantitative.

• Excitement, creativity and the ability to communicate effectively through non-development tools, concepts, ideas and the art of the possible to generate discussion and feedback from internal stakeholders & customers.
• Strong communication skills to drive effective dialogue & clear messaging of the roadmap, the customer benefits & Advanced strategy to senior stakeholders around the business.
• Strong collaboration & facilitation skills – bringing multiple products, teams & functions together to drive innovation workshops & discussions.
• An analytical approach to problem solving, data analysis and insights driven
• Strategic thinking – can develop a big-picture view and link long term vision to daily work
• A desire to learn quickly and to learn about new products, markets, customer and associated challenges.
• Previous Product Management experience, and knowledge around the software development life cycle, agile methodologies and of SaaS solutions
• Extensive knowledge of Payroll processes, relevant UK compliance and legislation and the associated technology landscape. 

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Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave – 26 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Performance & Talent – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference – we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger