IFS Product Manager

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to oversee the ongoing optimisation and evolution of core enterprise systems, with a strong focus on IFS and associated finance and operational platforms. The role is responsible for maximising product value, supporting business-critical processes, and delivering a positive, efficient user experience across multiple business functions.

The Product Manager will work cross-functionally with Finance, Projects, Commercial, Procurement, Construction, and IT teams, owning the product roadmap from requirements through to deployment and support.

Product Roadmap & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to and maintain a rolling improvement roadmap to maximise product value

• Ensure core business processes are fully supported and continuously improved

• Drive enhancements across systems such as:

  • IFS

  • Reporting platforms

  • Adjacent enterprise applications

Functionality & Requirements Management

• Review and analyse requests submitted by the business, assessing:

  • Viability

  • Cost

  • Timescale

• Produce initial functional specifications for technical development

• Manage requirements through the full lifecycle:

  • Design

  • Development

  • Testing

  • Deployment

• Test “as-is” processes during upgrades and new releases to ensure business continuity

• Identify opportunities to introduce new functionality to improve efficiency

• Review, develop, test, and deploy:

  • Reports

  • Lobbies

  • Custom objects

• Review UI elements (profiles, customisations, modifications) to improve usability

• Produce and maintain supporting documentation for new functionality

Reporting & Data

• Define and document operational reporting requirements

• Ensure reporting needs are met via:

  • Lobbies

  • SSRS

  • Power BI

• Work with stakeholders to ensure reporting supports decision-making and operational visibility

Support & Documentation

• Ensure business processes are mapped to support new developments and enhancements

• Maintain current and accessible user documentation and training materials

• Manage and support 2nd & 3rd line application support issues in collaboration with support teams

Specific System Responsibilities

• Maintain and update core system data, including:

  • Currencies (monthly)

  • Expense and mileage VAT rates (quarterly)

  • Sales objects

  • Bank accounts

  • VAT and CIS tax setup

• Support Product Owners and wider teams with ad-hoc system and process requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Product Manager or Application Manager role

• Strong experience working with IFS or similar enterprise ERP systems

• Background supporting Finance-led systems (AP, Expenses, Projects, Cost Reporting)

• Strong understanding of:

  • Business process mapping

  • Requirements management

  • Change and release management

• Experience working cross-functionally with business and IT stakeholders

• Comfortable owning systems in a complex, multi-user environment

Nice to Have

• Experience working in regulated or large enterprise environments

• Exposure to reporting platforms such as Power BI or SSRS

• Background supporting large-scale ERP or finance transformation programmes