Delivering Deal Value - Technology - Technical Product Manager

The DDV (Delivering Deal Value) team is a specialised group of technology professionals with a variety of deep skills and experiences. We typically engage with private equity and corporate clients, working alongside financial, people, legal and operational specialists. Our focus encompasses pre deal IT and technology platforms due diligence, carve out / integration planning, technology enabled value creation and post deal execution. We are comfortable working with investment bankers, corporate finance houses, magic circle lawyers and C suite - our typical IT contact is the CIO or CTO.

We are looking for Technical Product Managers at Manager and Senior Manager Level who have industry experience with developing and implementing software products/platforms in either an advisory on an M&A Capacity.

What your days will look like:

• Playing a key role to drive our product technology area of work and work very closely with senior leadership to shape and develop the proposition and practice.
• Help mentor / guide junior members of the team.
• Cultivate relationships across PwC capability groups and externally; and drive our focussed alliance collaboration efforts in this space.
• Advising on the development and execution of a technology product strategy and roadmap.
• Scale the capability with practice build and team development in the UK and wider.

This role is for you if:

• A broad technical understanding of product management and / or software development processes, concepts (especially in an agile environment) roadmaps and timelines.
• Skilled in building the commercial picture - understand the customer need, monetisation and strategy for addressing this in the roadmap.
• Deep familiarity with the workings of development, engineering and infrastructure teams, along with proven ability to set out, change or evaluate product features/capability, technical specifications and solution architecture; and evaluate different technology options.
• Strong technical skills including areas such as:
  • Deep understanding of programming languages and software development methodologies.
  • Expertise in designing and managing complex system architectures.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure etc.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices to protect sensitive information.
  • Knowledge of database management and data protection.
  • Understanding of networking principles and infrastructure.
  • Ability to undertake competitive analysis and apply a user centric, business focussed mindset, leveraging their practical understanding of how the products are built and managed.
  • Expertise in defining or assessing engineering estimates and R&D budgets/ROI

What you'll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, ourare designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.