Applications Product Manager

Applications Product Manager

Overview

Specialist role Product manager

Summary of the work

To evaluate and implement the applications catalogue and develop the deployment administration of the existing applications, and any future migrations to/from these applications.

Latest start date 01/08/2016

Expected contract length 24 months, but may be shorter/longer, depending on how the project develops and the needs.

Region London

Organisation the work is for Department for Business, Innovation & Skills [Digital Directorate, Common Technology Programme]

About the work

Who the specialist will work with

You will be required to interface with all parts of the programme including major stakeholders, suppliers and IT Leads within BIS and its partner organisations but will work most closely with technical delivery manager and applications technical lead.

What the specialist will work on

• Lead applications discovery work and make strategic decisions on best approach to take with the application(s) going forward
• Multiple stakeholder management across partner organisations
• Making decisions on new applications to be adopted and allocating resources to perform discovery, migrations, deployment and acceptance into service
• Overseeing license management and Configuration Management Database adoption
• Overseeing contracts management, procurement of applications and solutions
• Interface with technical delivery and programme management to deliver the applications as and when agreed as part of a multi-staged programme
• Develop an application’s delivery strategy and roadmap
• Develop strategy for the incorporation of assistive technology into the application catalogue.
  

Work setup

Address where the work will take place Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, London

Working arrangements Monday to Friday on site. A professional working day, hours and working pattern as needed to deliver the service in an efficient way. Mainly based from our office in Westminster, London.

Security clearance Minimum Baseline Personnel Security Standard but able to undergo Security Clearance (SC)

Qualifications

Skills and experience

Essential skills and experience

• More than 3 years' experience successfully evaluating and implementing applications catalogues and portfolios
• Experience working with applications catalogue processes
• Previous experience configuring or implementing applications deployment solutions (SCCM Casper).
• Have demonstrable experience of working in a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.
• Have proven experience using agile project management methods
• Have experience of being part of a multidisciplinary team

Nice-to-have skills and experience

• Have previous experience in a government transformation programme
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.