Product Development Manager
As a Product Development Manager in our Content Management System (CMS) & Google Tag Manager (GTM) team, you will work with a development squad to deliver additional features to our 3rd Party CMS tool as well as building GTM features on our customer facing sites. You’ll bridge the gap between technical complexity and business value, working closely with both our IT department and senior eCommerce leadership to turn technology into a competitive advantage. At NEXT, we value your growth; you’ll have the opportunity to lead a dedicated team in an environment that prizes pro-activity and collaboration.
In this role, you won't just be moving tickets; you will be driving end-to-end delivery and ensuring our systems provide real value to the business. Your day-to-day will involve:
- Team management
: Guiding a team of functional consultants and developers by setting clear sprint goals and managing resource allocation.
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Stakeholder partnership
: Acting as the primary liaison for senior eCommerce leaders, translating technical bottlenecks into clear business decisions.
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Governance
: Proactively managing project budgets, documentation, and risks to prevent "fire drills" before they happen.
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Product Delivery:
Ability to deliver MVP software in a fast paced retail environment, focusing on quality and value added.
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Product Ownership
: Work with the team to embed the philosophy of “We build it, We ship it, We Own it”.
We are looking for a sharp, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast paced delivery environment across multiple development and business teams. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- IT Project Management experience
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A solid grasp of core Agile principles and status reporting via ADO / Jira
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The ability to make the complex sound simple, whether you are talking to a developer or senior leadership.
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You don’t just find problems, you bring potential solutions to the table and stay resilient during busy periods.
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A proactive approach to teamwork and a commitment to maintaining high standards of delivery
Desirable skills:
- CMS development
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GTM management
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Rapid release processes
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Scrum / Kanban
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
