Product Manager

Vacancy at The Felix Project

Product Manager

Salary £ 32,000 - £35,000

Hybrid with onsite presence in London or Sheffield

Details

The Felix Project and FareShare have recently merged to form the UK's largest food redistribution charity. Its vision is a UK where good food is never wasted, and nobody goes hungry. 

The organisation rescues high quality edible surplus food, from across the food industry and gets it to over 8,000 organisations across the UK who are working to strengthen communities and improve lives. 

The charity manages seven depots across London, Suffolk, Merseyside and Hampshire and works with 16 network partners who operate a further 26 regional depots across the UK. 

Over the next year our ambition is to rescue enough food nationally to provide nearly 200 million meals, turning an environmental problem into social good with measurable impact for people, planet, and the economy.

Responsible for overseeing the development of our product while ensuring its technical feasibility and alignment with organisational goals. Through close collaboration with third party tech providers, product excellence is driven to ensure the platforms continue to meet the needs and challenges of the FSGo programme management team. 

• Lead the relationship and governance with key stakeholders in third party tech providers, ensuring ways of working are effective and drive continuous improvements of the service
• Engage with and understand third party tech provider structure and processes to ensure continuous updated knowledge regarding current projects and product developments, to effectively contribute and collate feedback in a timely manner
• Influence both internal and external stakeholders on priority areas of development, based on evidence, to inform meaningful improvements
• Collaborate and coordinate key internal stakeholders on the product deployment plan to ensure that proposed changes to the platform are tested, understood and communicated appropriately
• Lead a range of internal ‘tech-facing’ projects, which will further enhance platform usage and experience through the delivery of continuous improvements and enhancements to meet the future requirements of the organisation
• Creation and maintenance of product documentation and training material regarding product features and usage
• Identify potential risks during development process and work proactively to address them

• Demonstrable delivery and understanding of technology and software development processes
• The ability to analyse data and market trends to make informed decisions
• Extensive experience and successful delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder projects, with an exceptional level of attention to detail
• Experience and confidence in holding senior stakeholders to account, managing upwards and sideways
• Experience of change management in a technology environment, being aware of implications for delivery and development teams
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of change management principles and techniques and agile methodologies
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate credibly with senior internal stakeholder and external partners and the ability to effectively convey complex technical details to non-technical stakeholders

At FareShare, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything we do. We value the unique contributions of every individual and strive to create a respectful, inclusive environment free from discrimination or prejudice. Our commitment extends to all employees, and volunteers, ensuring equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of background or characteristics. 

Once you apply, you will be directed to our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and make sure that they are both uploaded before submitting your application. After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access your application and make edits. We will only consider applications with both CV and cover letter submitted. 

We reserve the right to close advertisements early and we might assess candidates and arranging interviews as applications comes in, so please apply as soon as possible, to avoid missing out on this opportunity. 

Due to the anticipated large number of applicants, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of your application, we regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. Consequently, will not be able to provide feedback. 

Benefits

28 days annual leave per annum (+ bank holidays) plus up to 2 days additional leave for length of service
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
Birthday Day off
Access to discounts for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends
Training and development opportunities
Employee assistance programme including 24 Hour GP helpline
Cycle to Work Scheme
Opportunity for free meals whilst working at our depots
After work activities such as Felix’s softball team, running club and cycling club