Senior Digital Product Manager

Are you a passionate Digital Product Manager with a flair for creativity and a strategic mindset Do you thrive in dynamic environments where innovation meets consumer needs If so, we want to hear from you!

We are now looking for a talented Digital Product Manager to lead the development of our groundbreaking app, which will be the cornerstone of our growth and innovation strategy.

About SPD

At SPD and with the Clearblue brand, we are at the cutting edge of innovation and are fully engaged in the development of reliable diagnostic products to empower women on their reproductive journey. Clearblue has earned a global reputation for accuracy, reliability, and simplicity – features welcomed by consumers.

Your Role

As our Digital Product Manager, you will be overseeing the development of Clearblue’s new app, a pivotal platform for growth and innovation. You will be accountable for planning and delivery of this platform as well as future features and setting out the long-term vision together with the Marketing Director to ensure our product meet both consumer needs and regulatory requirements.

If this inspires you and you are someone who lives and breathes Agile and who can design and deliver top-notch digital app products, we want to meet you!

Position: Senior Digital Product ManagerLocation: Bedford, HybridContract: Full time, permanentSalary: Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Key responsibilities:

Execute the app platform strategy, as defined by the Marketing Director, ensuring the product addresses consumer and business needs.
Own the Product Execution Roadmap and Critical Path Schedule with accountability for delivery timings, bringing to life the MD’s Product Strategy.
Inspire and manage the digital product team, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and high performance.
Mentor team members, ensuring they are aligned with project goals and professional development.
Collaborate with the marketing team to incorporate consumer insights into app features and architecture.
Lead digital product organization and oversee day-to-day running of app development projects, ensuring progress is ‘on track’ within approved quality, time and budget requirements. 
Reports to Lead Team members on deliverables, timescales, risks and challenges at stage gate reviews and quarterly business reviews.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure correct mutual understanding of product requirements, specifications and compliance standards.
Develop business cases and prioritise features based on consumer needs, regulatory requirements, business goals.
Monitor product performance and user feedback to drive continuous improvement, ensuring all updates meet regulatory standards.
Translate development team’s technical needs for the Marketing Director(s).
Partner with the R&D Senior Director and Software Director to continually improve effectiveness of Digital Product delivery processes.

About You

As the Digital Product Manager, you have developed extensive experience as a Product Owner and Digital Product Manager, with proven track-record in digital product/app development and a proven ability to bring outside industry insights, and in-depth experience of managing the end-to-end lifecycle of digital products/apps in a wide range of products/sectors, including direct-to-consumer digital solutions (such as app and websites).

You are a highly organised and collaborative individual with a creative mindset and dynamic problem-solving abilities, who maintains a positive attitude and demonstrates a proven ability to influence and build strong relationships across departments. You know how to design and develop top-notch digital products that play an instrumental role in consumers’ lives.

You will also have:

Preferable to have some experience in healthcare or other regulated industries such as finance.
Ideally experience of working in a medical device company with experience of working with a Quality Management System.
Experience of Agile practices.
Dynamic, persuasive communication skills both verbal and written.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships at all levels to influence and persuade others to make significant impact across multiple departments.
Proven expertise in issue and project tracking software tools, such as JIRA.
Proven technical background in some of the following areas – Programming languages, Hosting environment (ideally Azure or AWS), Data modelling, Design UX/UI process.
Excellent organisational skills, with a proven track-record of digital project management.
Proven effective people manager experience, leading and managing a team.
Proven track record of successful product launches and management in compliance-heavy industries.
Strong analytical skills and data-driven decision-making with an understanding of regulatory frameworks.
Experience with testing hypotheses rapidly on digital platforms (e.g. A/B testing, User Testing, Google trends, Google Keyword Planner etc.).
A degree or equivalent experience in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
Fluent in English.

Benefits: 

Hybrid Working
25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
Competitive Company Pension
Private Medical Insurance
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
Free electric car charging
Life assurance and much more

How to apply:

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