DAC-045 DP Product Manager

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Who Speclialist Work With A mixed team of civil servants and suppliers of business development services which will include data scientists, data engineers, architects. There will be close working with Product Owners and subject matter experts from the business. What Specialists Work On Delivery of a BI/MI platform which will enable access to data provided for data analytics, to automate and transform how MI is reported in the Home Office. The reports will be generated using modern Power BI visualisation software. The MI platform will initially be hosted in our Crown Hosting environment, but will eventually migrate over to a Microsoft Azure Cloud based solution. The candidate needs to have a technical understanding of Microsoft and/or Enterprise BI/ MI solutions and an understanding of the intricate details around data movement, insight generation, security and governance. Where the Work Takes Place Based in Croydon with some travel to headquarters in central London and various stakeholder teams in the UK Early Market Engagement None Working Arrangements The supplier is expected supply a resource working within an agile team. We expect the supplier to be flexible. Off site and remote working can be accommodated, however due to security considerations this would need to be discussed. Travel to regional sites to be agreed, expenses incurred from travel outside of the M25/Greater London will be subject to Home Office Travel and Subsistence Policy. Work Location Based in Croydon with some travel to headquarters in central London and various stakeholder teams in the UK Security Clearance All staff must be SC cleared. We will ask bidders for details of key personnel, if successful the bidder will be asked for confirmation of security clearance or we will initiate clearance process. Additional T&Cs Standard Contract Skills & Experience Demonstrate a strong understanding of the ways of working detailed in the Government Digital Service manual and standards (gov.uk/service-manual) – 7% 4 years proven experience as a product manager in the principles and application of agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban - 12% The proven ability to passionately pursue a vision and articulate it to a wide audience, from team members to Director General level -7% Demonstrable experience of evaluating and solving problems creatively and laterally when needed, using appropriate evidence and data over instinct wherever possible to inform product decisions - 7% Demonstrable experience in developing and communicating a coherent product roadmap and strategy – 7% Demonstrable experience of evaluating and solving problems creatively and laterally when needed, using appropriate evidence and data over instinct wherever possible to inform product decisions - 7% Proven and demonstrable customer and stakeholder engagement skills, particularly stakeholders at senior levels combined with experience communicating complex technical updates to different audiences – 6% Proven experience of Microsoft and/or Enterprise BI/ MI and Data Visualisation solutions and demonstrable understanding of the intricate details around data movement, insight generation, security and governance – 12% Nice to Haves Project Management qualifications Prince 2/Agile/MSP No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Have high integrity and values – 1% Proactive rather than re-active – 1% Understand Central Government – 1% Be able to work with mixed teams (civil servants/contractors/strategic partners) and be able to bring the best out of them in order to meet the deliverables – 2% Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 5% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £700.00