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About Scrumconnect Scrumconnect is a trusted digital delivery partner to UK government departments and public sector bodies. We specialise in building user-centred digital services that improve lives. Our multidisciplinary teams bring together experienced technologists, designers, researchers, and strategists to solve complex challenges and drive meaningful impact in the public sector. About the role: We are looking for a strategic and experienced Product Manager to lead the development and delivery of high-quality digital services. The role requires someone who can manage a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with key stakeholders and ensure that the product vision aligns with user needs and organisational goals. As a Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving product strategy, managing roadmaps and delivering digital services that are simple, accessible and effective. At this level you will: Shape the overall product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and user needs. Lead and support agile, cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality products iteratively, using agile principles to continuously improve delivery. Influence and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across policy, technical and operational teams to align on goals and outcomes. Promote a user-centred design approach, ensuring that services are built to meet the needs of users, with a focus on usability, accessibility and inclusivity. Provide clear leadership and direction, ensuring that the product roadmap and priorities are understood by your team and stakeholders. Drive performance metrics and analysis, using data to track the success of the product and make evidence-based decisions for improvement. Coach and mentor junior product managers, developing their skills and fostering a collaborative environment within the team and the broader product management community. This role requires a proactive individual who thrives in an agile environment and can drive the product process from research to execution. You'll be responsible for: Defining and delivering the product roadmap, ensuring it balances business needs, technical feasibility and user requirements. Prioritising the product backlog, making trade-offs between different features and enhancements based on user value, business goals and development effort. Engaging with stakeholders to gather feedback, clarify requirements and ensure that the product vision is aligned across teams. Leading product discovery and research, validating ideas through user research, testing and prototyping before committing to development. Managing the end-to-end product life cycle, from concept to delivery, including continuous iteration and improvement based on user feedback. Experience with and ensuring compliance with GOV.UK service standards, including performance, accessibility, security and legal requirements. Managing risks and issues, proactively identifying potential blockers and taking action to mitigate them in collaboration with the team and stakeholders. Skills needed for this role: Product management expertise: Proven experience in managing the end-to-end product life cycle, including strategy development, roadmap creation and delivery in an agile environment. Agile methodologies: Deep understanding of agile principles and hands-on experience leading cross-functional teams in an iterative product delivery process. Stakeholder management: Strong ability to engage, influence, and manage relationships with senior stakeholders across different departments and disciplines. User-centred design: Familiarity with user research, usability testing and incorporating user feedback to build products that meet the needs of diverse users. Data-driven decision making: Ability to use data and metrics to drive product decisions, assess product performance and inform future improvements. Communication and leadership: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas clearly and motivate teams. Problem-solving: Analytical mindset with the ability to think strategically and resolve issues that arise during product development and delivery. Governance and compliance: Knowledge of GOV.UK service standards and an understanding of accessibility, security and legal compliance in the public sector context. Mentorship and coaching: Ability to guide and mentor junior team members, fostering their professional development and growth  Diversity & Inclusion At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every individual is respected, valued, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and we actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, underrepresented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements.

Role Overview We are seeking an accomplished Lead Data Engineer (SFIA Level 5) to provide technical leadership, direction, and strategy across complex data engineering initiatives. This role involves leading teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and standards-driven data solutions, while engaging with senior stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data products and services. The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for setting engineering standards, embedding best practices, and ensuring delivery aligns with strategic principles. The role also carries line management responsibilities, helping to build capability within the engineering community. Key Responsibilities Provide technical leadership and set the direction for engineering teams and communities, ensuring delivery adheres to data standards and strategic principles. Engage with senior stakeholders to define requirements for complex and sensitive data products, pipelines, and platforms. Oversee delivery and user testing of requirements across teams. Lead the redevelopment of existing data journeys, enhancing performance, resilience, and scalability, while adapting to evolving systems, tools, and platforms. Translate user requirements and data designs into effective, reusable, and standards-compliant data solutions. Define, deliver, and embed engineering standards across multiple platforms, keeping them updated and ensuring adherence across teams. Champion data validation methods and standards to ensure data quality from source to consumption. Standardise code, product, and service quality across engineering teams by implementing best practices and governance. Design and promote reusable metadata libraries and cross-business standards in collaboration with other technical disciplines. Partner with Lead Data Engineers, Data Architects, and Technologists to design and develop innovative solutions. Continually improve data engineering, automation, and scaling capabilities. Provide leadership and mentoring, helping to develop the skills and capabilities of the Data Engineer community. Carry out line management responsibilities, supporting the growth and development of Data Engineers. Ensure alignment and collaboration with teams across Digital Group, Data & Analytics, and Data Practice for consistency and scalability. Skills & Experience Required Practitioner Level: Proven ability to lead development and delivery of complex data pipelines using big data technologies (Apache Kafka, Spark, or similar) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure). Technical leadership experience, setting team direction and ensuring adherence to data standards and strategic principles. Strong programming/coding expertise across Python, SQL, Proc SQL, and cloud technologies (Azure stack, AWS). Experience in designing and executing data/code quality assurance processes, troubleshooting, and resolving processing issues. Ability to apply standards and tools to design, code, test, correct, and document programs/scripts from agreed specifications. Knowledge of data modelling, with experience leading strategies for delivery to wider communities. Expert Level: Proven track record leading the development of ETL pipelines for large, complex, or high-volume datasets, with effective delegation and oversight. Advanced knowledge of data engineering standards, with the ability to establish, maintain, and enforce them across teams.

About the role: I am looking for a Senior Architectural Technologist to join a forward-thinking architectural practice with a strong reputation across commercial, residential, retail, and industrial sectors. This is an opportunity to take on significant responsibility, working with major clients and delivering technically challenging projects. As a Senior Architectural Technologist, you'll be part of a collaborative design team, leading on project delivery from concept through to construction. You'll be encouraged to bring ideas, manage junior staff, and contribute to BIM and digital workflow development. Key responsibilities: Lead the technical delivery of projects across a variety of sectors. Act as the primary Senior Architectural Technologist on complex schemes, producing detailed drawings and specifications. Oversee coordination with contractors, consultants, and multi-disciplinary teams. Support and mentor junior colleagues, sharing knowledge and technical expertise. Ensure compliance with building regulations, planning requirements, and client standards. Champion quality assurance and contribute to practice-wide standards and processes. The successful candidate will have: Proven experience as a Senior Architectural Technologist in a UK practice. Strong technical knowledge of construction, detailing, and building regulations. Strong knowledge of Building Regulations and the Building Safety Act Proficiency in Revit and BIM workflows. Ability to manage projects independently while liaising confidently with clients. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.