Job Description

Posting End Date: October 8, 2023

Join John Lewis or Waitrose today

If you\'ve ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you\'ll know there\'s something unique about us.

That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we\'re the success we are. They\'re our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.

Job Summary:

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At a Glance:

We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you\'ll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The role is based in Victoria.

The salary range for this role is set at \xc2\xa353,000-\xc2\xa380,500

There are multiple permanent positions available

About the role:

As a Digital Product Manager you are the intersection between business, technology and user experience.

You will be responsible for managing the product development process from product discovery and truly understanding the problems that are to be solved, to defining the area on which to focus and developing products that are desirable, feasible and viable from both a customer and business perspective.

Your success, and that of your product stream, relies on every team member understanding the vision and being passionate about the direction of travel. You will be responsible for shaping the product strategy for a product team, ensuring all teams can translate the strategy into prioritised and actionable units of work for the Development teams and deliver a best-in-class customer and user experience across multiple digital channels.

Solving customer problems is key to the success of this role and gaining a deep understanding of our customers through insight will enable you to develop the strategy and deliver our customer and business objectives.

You will be expected to lead by example, with a hands-on approach, coaching and developing a team of expert Digital Partners.

Primary Outcomes within this role:

Set the long-term strategy for your Product stream.

Translate strategic decisions and direction into a clear plan and set of objectives and key results (OKRs) for your stream to ensure customer and commercial targets can be achieved.

Establish a shared vision that is founded in market research, insight obtained through a deep empathy with customers and end users and a thorough understanding of the problems business stakeholders are trying to solve.

Develop and hold the overall plan for the Product stream that encompasses all elements of technical and non technical build.

Keep in touch with market and technology developments and trends in the specific product area and become a subject matter expert and go to person

We\'re looking for someone with:

Demonstrated ability in Product Management.

Deep knowledge of Agile methodologies (such as SCRUM or Kanban).

Comprehensive understanding of the market landscape, both through a technology and a competitor lens.

Experience leading cross-functional teams.

An excellent communicator and storyteller, presenting concepts and ideas in different formats, depending on context.

Strong analytical and commercial mindset.

Ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities while adhering to time-sensitive deadlines.

(Desirable) History of developing and growing Product Ownership talent

Benefits of the Partnership and the role

You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose

The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working (include wording on holiday/able to purchase) and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Health Care cover

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.

Next Steps

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

You\'ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we\'ll be sure to discuss it with you.

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Pay Range: \xc2\xa353,000.00 up to \xc2\xa380,500.00 Annual

Scheduled Weekly hours: 35

Worker Type: Permanent Partner

Job Level: Partnership Level 6

Hours of Work: N/A

At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you\'re at your best when you\'re free to be yourself.

Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It\'s why we\'ve set our own aim to become the UK\xe2\x80\x99s most inclusive business - for our Partners (employees) and our customers.

We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it\'s integral in our mission to build a happier world. \xf0\x9f\x8c\x8d \xf0\x9f\x92\x9a

We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you\'re a Partner, your differences will make all the difference.

Find out more about D&I in the Partnership .

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

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John Lewis Partnership