Product Manager (Fixed Term Until 31 December 2020)

Reference Number 60030856
Location Northampton Square
School / Service School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering
Department Department of Computer Science
Contract Duration Fixed Term
Hours Full-time
Salary Range (£) 45361 to 62727

Background

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research.

Led by President, Professor Sir Paul Curran, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realising its vision of being a leading global university.

The School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering is a multi-disciplinary centre of research and education located in the heart of London’s vibrant design community. It is proud of its research advances and of educating thousands of undergraduates and postgraduates in STEM subjects.

We are looking for a Product Manager with transferrable experience for one of our projects, ‘Citydefend_protecting your data online’. Citydefend is a searchable encryption technology that has been developed at the University. We have received additional funding to further develop the technology and form a spin out.

Responsibilities

The Product Manager would play an important role through the lifecycle of the project, beginning with developing the core concept all the way to going live with the client. This would include involvement in defining the scope of the project; defining roles and responsibility of different partners; managing expenditure; managing the deliverable and the deadline; business development and launch events. The successful candidate would also be required to contribute to strategy and business development working with the project leads.

Person Specification

The appointed candidate must have the ability to understand requirements and translate into scoping documents; use project management tools; put together project plans; effectively communicate with key stakeholders; effectively manage time and finances, in addition to having relevant knowledge of software development in cyber security domain. They must also have a Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or another related field with relevant experience in a transferrable context in either computer science, research, project management or business management.

Additional Information

City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm 16th June 2020

Interview date: 26th June 2020.

Please note that this role is fixed-term till 31st December 2020

Actively working to promote equal opportunity and diversity.

Academic excellence for business and the professions.