Product Transformation & Adoption Specialist
Job Summary
Working Pattern:Typically 5 days in the office with core hours flexible between 8am-6pm.
The Role
Tired of the weekly grind endless email chains and manual admin that steals hours out of your day Were building a team dedicated to fixing those exact frustration points across NEXT and we need someone who actually knows how the product teams work to help us do it.
Sitting right at the heart of Productyour core role is to partner directly with product teams analyse how work gets done and eliminate time-stealers and inefficient practices across the business.
Once you spot a problem you get to figure out the fix:
- Is it an Asana workflow Youll learn to design streamlined centralised processes and help build modern workflows in Asana to keep teams aligned.
- Is it an AI tool tech build or Product Ops fix Youll identify where AI or system developments can strip out repetitive work and collaborate with our partners in ops and tech to bring those tools to life.
- Is it a training gap Youll direct it to the right people or step in to train the team yourself.
Youll own the journey end-to-endfrom walking the floor and mapping current practices to choosing the right solution mechanism rolling it out and supporting teams as they adopt better ways of working.
What Youll Take On
- Review Ways of Working: Work closely with Product teams across all functions to map out end-to-end workflows pinpointing bottlenecks and time-stealers.
- Drive Business improvement: Help replace outdated and silod practices with modern consistent and best ways of working with flexibility for teams still considered.
- Build the Right Solution: Evaluate pain points to determine whether the fix isAI automation anAsana workflow asystem development or a gap in knowledge and therefore build the righttraining.
- Build & Configure Workflows: Learn about Asanas capabilities to help build intuitive standardised project environments when workflow solutions are required.
- Change & Enablement: Roll out new practices across departments deliver hands-on training create clear guides and provide ongoing support to embed lasting change.
What Youll Bring
- Main Range Product Experience: Youve worked as an Assistant (or similar operational role) at NEXT so you know the product lifecycle critical paths and cross-functional hand-offs inside out.
- Efficiency Mindset: You naturally look at operational practices and thinkHow do we make this simpler faster and better for everyone
- Solution focussed: You arent tied to one way of doing things; you have an open mind you are excited by the different possibilities of how to make things better.
- Great Communicator: You can build trust with product teams ask the right discovery questions and guide people comfortably through change.
Ready to Apply
If you want to step out of your current role expand your knowledge and help shape the future of how NEXT product teams implement smarter ways of working Apply today!
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: encourage early applications for our roles as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position this advert may close earlier than planned.
At NEXT we believe the best work happens when there are no barriers to collaboration. Thats why we are a Google-powered workspace. From your very first day youll be using the full Google Workspace suite; Docs Drive and Meet to stay connected and move fast.
If your previous experience is rooted in other software suites dont worry! Well point you to a digital Google toolkit the moment you join packed with handy guides and insider tips to help you transition smoothly and hit the ground running.
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About Company
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possib ... View more