Senior Product Manager - Navigation Systems

This 12-month contract, based in Somerset with two to three days on-site, seeks a Senior Product Manager - Navigation Systems. Reporting within Network IT, the postholder directs strategy, performance and lifecycle management for a portfolio of new offerings. Central duties involve interpreting emerging market-wide legal regulations, then shaping customer propositions that generate growth, innovation and value. Applicants should bring prior exposure to aerospace, automotive or maritime sectors. Responsibilities cover leading a small group of Product Managers, collaborating across functions, and owning the strategic roadmap so it aligns with the Corporate Plan. Remuneration is £675 per day. This engagement suits someone adept at guiding navigation products from concept through delivery. Senior Product Manager 2-3 days in Somerset £675 per day 12 month contract initially.

The Senior Product Manager will lead the strategy, performance and lifecycle of a portfolio of new products. The Senior Product Manager will be tasked with translating how our clients new products address new market wide legal regulations and defining a customer proposition to drive growth, innovation, and customer value. The role will be working on Navigation Systems so experience working in aerospace, automotive or maritime is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• You will lead a small team of Product Managers and work cross-functionally to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Own and deliver the strategic direction and product roadmap for your portfolio, ensuring alignment with the Corporate Plan and wider organisational priorities.
• Take full commercial accountability for portfolio performance, including revenue, margin, growth, pricing strategy and investment prioritisation.
• Define and execute the portfolio strategy, managing products across the full lifecycle to maximise customer value and sustainable growth.
• Develop robust, insight-led business cases to secure investment and support strategic product decisions.
• Build a deep understanding of customer needs, market trends and competitor activity to identify opportunities and shape priorities.
• Use customer insight, performance data and experimentation to continuously improve products and guide investment decisions.
• Partner with the Head of Product and Services and other senior stakeholders to agree strategic themes, assumptions and constraints.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Product Managers, strengthening capability in product thinking, commercial decision-making and customer-centric delivery.
• You will need to be able to demonstrate experience considering a wide range of factors – supply costs and legal agreements, regulatory requirements, production costs, costs of sales, competitor products, value to customer and ROI - Maintaining a clearly differentiated set of products and services in an increasingly competitive and cost sensitive market - Experience working in an environment with a high degree of regulation and strong commercial pressures - Review a portfolio of legacy products to maximise their value to the business, developing strategies to extend their productive life and determine the right time and mechanism for their retirement