Product Manager – RTE(Run Time Environment)
Based in Cheadle – with occasional travel to Templecombe and Crawley - Hybrid role with 3 days a week in the office
Do you want to be a part of a team transforming a key pillar of the Thales UWS business critical to maximising naval days at sea for the RN and international navies? Are you a goal-oriented person who can engage and contribute within multidisciplinary teams? Then look no further……..
What the role has to offer:
Working with key capabilities and innovative world beating technology
Great opportunity for career development
Great opportunity to join a growing business where you can really add value
What we offer you?
We offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
Performance Related Bonus
Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
Pension Scheme
28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
Life Cover
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts
Career Development
Our Opportunity
We have a really exciting opportunity for a Product Manager to join Thales Underwater Systems who provide technology to enhance and secure the future of our world leading Sonar Capability to UK and International Navies.
You will be responsible for managing and enabling a product Building Block (BB) based delivery approach, managing the development life cycle and delivery of the UWS RTE product into multiple UWS Sectors and projects.
You will work with the UWS Product Delivery Director to establish a strategy for a product based approach (including hardware and software), aligning goals and monitoring commonality across a suite of products in the UWS domain and then to move into execution to deliver to one or more UK and Export customer(s).
This role is likely to grow in scope and responsibility as UWS moves towards a more embedded product based delivery organisation across all sectors.
Security Clearance statement - Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
About You
You will have strong leadership, professional project management expertise, excellent stakeholder management, team building skills, and a proactive approach to identifying and managing risks and opportunities.
You will need a proven track record of delivering successful products or projects in a context relevant to Thales together with the following:-
Leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams
Managing customer and supplier relationships
Leading the process of structuring and planning complex products or projects and the tailored deployment of best practice product or project controls
Directing product or project activities with reference to the baseline and critical path, with a focus on proactive risk and opportunity management and controlling variance to time/cost/quality
Product or project financial and contractual management
Working across functional boundaries to achieve alignment and support for product or project objectives
Demand/business planning principles in a product or project context with a focus on the reliable forecasting of resource requirements (including critical skills) and working with adjacent functions to schedule those appropriately
Representing products or projects through established governance, giving an evidence-based account of progress and distilling key risks/opportunities/support needed for Senior Management
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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
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