Product Manager

About You Are you... Pro-active and able to complete tasks independently? Commercially minded and able to articulate complex subjects simply? Able to build strong working relationships across departments to ensure positive collaboration and influence people? Organised and able to deliver results? Able to be the driving force behind new business opportunities? If so, you could be just what we are looking for… The Role As the Idiom Product Manager at Heywood, you will own all aspects of the proposition of our low code/no code decision engine called Idiom. Combining customer insight, commercial thinking and cross-functional coordination to deliver Heywood’s strategy and growth. You will do this by aligning Idiom’s vision, strategy and marketing plan to Heywood’s business goals and collaborating with our sales teams to identify and realise growth opportunities.

Key roles and responsibilities are: Define the long-term direction of Idiom, aligning it to Heywood’s business plan Discover customer needs, market trends and competitive landscape Translate customer needs into a clearly defined and easily understood Idiom solutions Create compelling pitch decks and demonstrations to effectively communicate Idioms features and benefits Collaborate with key stakeholders to stay aligned and communicate progress Work with Business Development Directors to identify and exploit opportunities Prioritise and sequence potential software developments and deliveries Advocate for customers by gathering user feedback to gain a deep understanding of how they are using Idiom Liasing with our team in New Zealand as and when required (some early/late meetings may be required) Experience working within pensions or financial services is advantageous but not essential. Legal stuff https://www.heywood.co.uk/privacy-notices#jobapplicantprivacynotice EDI statement As an equal opportunities’ employer, Heywood is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Heywood.