Product Delivery Manager

Department:
IT

Location:
London, UK

Description
Oxford Economics, a leading economic forecasting and consulting firm, is looking to hire a Product Delivery Manager, based in our London office.

As Product Delivery Manager at Oxford Economics, you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering our software product delivery strategy. You'll be responsible for turning ideas into tangible products that deliver measurable value to our clients and the business. This includes working with economists and software teams to develop new products, enhancing existing ones, and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation. Your job is to understand the 'why' to ensure we build the right product for our stakeholders and clients.

You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders to define product goals, prioritise initiatives, and establish clear success metrics. Acting as the link between business, design, data, and technology, you will ensure our product direction aligns with both commercial objectives and client needs.

This role requires a proactive, strategic leader who can drive clarity, make decisions confidently, and champion a customer-centric approach to product development.

Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of product strategies that align with Oxford Economics' business goals.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define product vision, objectives, and measurable outcomes.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps and ensure alignment across teams.
• Identify and validate new product opportunities through market research, competitor analysis, and customer engagement.
• Foster a strong product culture by promoting collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
• Provide thought leadership on how technology can enhance our economic data, models, and client value propositions.
• Work closely with Software Team leads to ensure the development teams remain on track.
• Mentor and support team members, helping build product management capability within the organisation.

Planning & Delivery

• Define clear product requirements, user journeys, and success metrics in partnership with design, engineering, and data teams.
• Work closely with the development to implement the product delivery, stand ups, refinements, Client/Stakeholder demos
• Prioritise product enhancements based on business value, customer impact, and technical feasibility.
• Maintain a backlog and drive business priority through the sprint cycles
• Oversee product development cycles, from concept through launch, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.

Business & Customer Focus

• Build a deep understanding of customer needs and business drivers to guide product decisions.
• Partner with commercial teams to align roadmaps with market demand and client requirements.
• Maintain awareness of competitor offerings, market trends, and emerging technologies.
• Communicate product direction and results to stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

Key Working Relationships
Internal

• CIO / Dev Teams / Product Lead
• Economists / IT Liaison
• Business Stakeholders

External

• Clients / Prospects
• Software / Platform vendors

Required
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Background in economics or a closely related field.
• University qualified with over five years of experience in product management, business analysis, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience as a Product Owner with advanced experience in Scrum or Agile, with professional qualifications such as Certified Product Manager or Agile Certified Product Manager
• Project management skills to develop schedules for each phase of the development program and monitor progress against targets to ensure objectives are met as work progresses from concept to specification, design, development and launch
• Strong communication skills to liaise with senior management teams to agree strategic development objectives and gain budget approval for projects
• Ability to coordinate the work of different specialists within the development team and ensure that individual members keep the rest of the team informed on progress
• Experience of working closely with QA on acceptance testing, and Product Marketing teams on product launches
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to quickly understand, simplify, internalise, and communicate complex or technical concepts

Desired

• Strong user/business/customer-facing qualities
• Economics domain experience or demonstrable interest in economics-related fields
• Ability to define and refine working processes in order to maximise efficiency in constantly evolving environments
• Skilled in understanding customer needs by reviewing research reports, undertaking competitor analysis so product initiatives reflect market needs
• Experience with waterfall and agile methodologies, and an understanding of product management's role in various development methodologies.
• Experience of using and leveraging agile tools (e.g. Azure devops / Jira / Trello)
• Strong analytical thinking that supports clear decisions based on data and evidence.
• Adaptability and comfort working in fast-changing environments
• Technical curiosity with a willingness to understand how products and systems work.

Job Benefits
Here are some of the benefits we offer in the UK to ensure you feel valued, supported, and thrive at work:

• Private Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Hybrid/Flexible Working
• Team Gatherings and Connection Boost

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Oxford Economics is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.