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We're looking for an experienced Product Development Manager to lead and develop a Product Development team working across multiple digital feature teams at AJ Bell.
This is a key leadership role focused on helping our teams turn product strategy and customer needs into well defined, high quality digital products and experiences. You'll provide clarity and direction to the team, establish effective product development practices and ensure work is ready for successful delivery.
Working at the centre of Product, UX and Technology, you'll bring teams together, resolve ambiguity and help navigate competing customer, commercial, technical and regulatory priorities.
What you'll be doing:
You'll lead, coach and support a Product Development team working across multiple agile feature teams, creating clear ownership and helping colleagues develop the capability and ways of working they need to perform at their best.
You'll also:
- Set and maintain high standards for product definition, requirements, acceptance criteria, refinement and Definition of Ready.
- Ensure work is clearly understood before entering development, with customer, business, technical, regulatory and operational considerations identified early.
- Support teams in resolving ambiguity, managing dependencies and unblocking decisions.
- Work closely with Product Managers to translate product strategy, customer needs and business objectives into clear, deliverable outcomes.
- Partner with UX and Technology to ensure customer insight, design, technical constraints, APIs, architecture and dependencies inform product decisions from the outset.
- Facilitate constructive challenge and decision making across multidisciplinary teams.
- Build strong relationships across Product Development and the wider business, influencing stakeholders at all levels.
- Ensure priorities, decisions and outcomes are clearly communicated and understood across affected teams. xgikmsk
- Work closely with Project Management to align product development activity with wider programme plans, dependencies and delivery commitments.
What we're looking for:
You'll have significant experience within product development, product ownership, digital delivery or a related discipline, with a ...
Product Development Manager in Wandsworth employer: AJ Bell Careers
AJ Bell is an exceptional employer, recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years. With a strong focus on employee growth, a collaborative culture, and a range of benefits including generous holiday allowances, a robust pension scheme, and tailored learning opportunities, we ensure our team members thrive both personally and professionally. Our hybrid working model and commitment to inclusion make AJ Bell a rewarding place to build a meaningful career in the financial services sector.
