Product Manager

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

Our team
The Eversheds Sutherland IT Delivery and Operations Team offers a highly rewarding experience for IT Professionals joining the firm.  As a department we maintain systems and ensure our data is secure, we deliver large scale projects and associated benefits, we provide the right technology solutions to our colleagues along with excellent support, service and training across all our office locations. 

Due to our growth and development, we are recruiting a Product Manager to join our Data & Analytics team.  This role, along with the IT function this position resides in, is crucial to our overall success as a department

Role and key responsibilities

The Product Manager will be accountable for ongoing strategic development of our key data and analytics products across the firm.  This includes managing the ongoing delivery, pipeline, quality and reliability improvements and maintenance of those solutions, as well as governance models and supplier management.

Day-to-day responsibilities and activities may involve, but are not limited to, helping to define and manage roadmaps, prioritising features, working with senior business stakeholders to understand the needs and delivering appropriate solutions that meet business objectives and drive value, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers, and helping to track and drive adoption across the firm through regular metrics/reporting as well as building appropriate “communities” to help evangelize and raise awareness across the firm. A large part of the role will be centered around delivering and embedding financial data and analytics products.

The role may suit someone with a background in product ownership and Agile methodology when delivering technology projects using dev ops, as well as excellence communication and enthusiasm driving ‘data driven’ decision making and self-service.

• Reporting to the Head of Data and Analytics the Product Owner will support the delivery of our data and analytics CoE strategy in line with the firm-wide strategy.
• Leads and supports on projects within the Data and Analytics workstream to both raise the profile of the team’s objectives firm-wide as well as ensuring it becomes embedded in day to day practice in line with the firm-wide strategy.
• Have a specific focus of internally driving the awareness and adoption of data and analytics solutions and ensuring that they are embedded in day to day practice and using that to enhance the overall product offering.
• Builds excellent relationships with key stakeholders, working collaboratively with them to understand their requirements alongside any challenges in order to deliver solutions that are fit for purpose.
• Takes a proactive role in upskilling stakeholders in data and analytics products across the firm to support in our self-service strategy

Skills and experience

We are looking for:

• Excellent academic qualifications from a reputable training institution
• Strong day to day self-management with a focus on service excellence and delivery whilst role modelling exemplary behaviour's in line with the firm’s purpose and values.
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of situations and when dealing with a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to influence senior business stakeholders.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Confident and credible in dealing with stakeholders with the ability to build lasting and strong relationships.
• Has a strong technical ability and proficiency with the ability to translate technology to an understandable manner for a variety of audiences to understand.
• Innovative and solution oriented with a positive outlook.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and present finding and analysis in an understandable format to stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

• We’re fair, transparent and equitable
• We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
• We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
• We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
• We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
• We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
• We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
• We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
• We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

Diversity & Inclusion

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.