Overview
We are seeking an Interim Product Manager to help streamline and prioritize technology initiatives and process improvements within a large housing association. This role focuses on building structured product management processes and governance, particularly for business-critical platforms like Salesforce and MRI. The contractor will collaborate closely with Product Owners, stakeholders, and technology teams to ensure strategic alignment and effective delivery of initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of existing technology backlogs across Salesforce, MRI, and associated business systems.
- Review, assess, and prioritise competing demands focusing resources on the highest-value outcomes.
- Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned to organisational priorities.
- Establish product management processes, governance, and delivery frameworks.
- Create clear mechanisms for stakeholder engagement, communication, and decision-making.
- Facilitate prioritisation workshops and roadmap planning sessions.
- Identify dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks across multiple workstreams.
- Support the ongoing development of the organisation’s product operating model.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Product Manager within a complex organisation.
- Strong experience managing competing priorities, product backlogs, and strategic roadmaps.
- Experience creating and embedding product management processes and governance frameworks.
- Ability to engage, challenge, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in Agile and Scrum delivery environments.
- Strong analytical and prioritisation skills.
- Experience bringing structure and clarity to evolving or newly formed product functions.