Practice Lead Product Management

Practice Lead Product Management

Responsibilities

• Testing/Infrastructure/Technical Application Management: Responsible for overseeing these areas and ensuring the creation and maintenance of frameworks and conditions for team success.
• Coaching and Development: Coach and stimulate a steep learning curve among practice members to balance professional development and added value for KVK.
• Expertise Development: Lead the development of work standards and methodologies in coordination with other practice leads.
• Knowledge Consistency: Ensure consistency in knowledge and quality across groups.
• Customer Value Focus: Encourage a focus on customer value in all activities.
• Balancing Interests: Weigh the interests of employee development and productivity in favor of KVK.

Expected Outcomes

• Functional and stable test and infrastructure environment with documented uptime and test results.
• Defined and communicated frameworks and work instructions for teams, including periodic evaluation.
• Training plans and coaching with demonstrable skill improvement and optimal balance between professional development and customer value.
• Developed and implemented work standards and methodologies, aligned with other practice leads.
• Consistent knowledge sharing and quality standards between groups, with measurable improvements.
• Demonstrable focus on customer value in processes and projects, supported by customer feedback.
• Balance reports where employee development and productivity align with KVK goals.

Candidate Profile

• Analytical Ability: Investigates, recognizes, and understands the key elements of issues and their interrelationships.
• Independence: Authentic in behavior, dares to maintain and defend personal viewpoints.
• Organizational Sensitivity: Insightful and alert to (in)formal relationships, positions, and conflicts of interest within and outside the organization, and can respond appropriately.
• Persuasiveness: Capable of creating support and persuading others to accept and/or adopt a viewpoint, idea, advice, or plan.
• Leadership Ability: Capable of providing direction and guidance to one or more employees to achieve departmental goals.

Note: Competencies will be assessed during the interview.

Screening: Screening is part of the procedure, including a social media check. For more information, see the privacy statement on the KVK website.