Early Years Product Specialist

Come join us and make a difference in the world! Discover more at www.necsws.com NO AGENCIES PLEASE Role can be remote or Hybrid, Subject to Location As a Early Years Product Specialist, you will help shape and deliver digital products that support Early Years Funding and related services within a regulated UK public-sector context. You will work across customers, product, design and engineering teams to understand user needs, interpret statutory and operational requirements, and translate them into clear, actionable and testable product requirements. The role combines strong business analysis practice with domain expertise in Early Years and local authority processes. You will play a key part in ensuring that solutions are user-centred, operationally effective, compliant with relevant statutory guidance, and aligned to product strategy and delivery priorities. You will contribute across the product lifecycle, from discovery and analysis through to delivery, validation and continuous improvement. Core Responsibilities Work with customers, users and internal teams to understand current processes, pain points, policy intent and desired outcomes. Analyse and document business processes, service workflows, business rules, data requirements and user journeys for Early Years Funding and related services. Translate statutory guidance, operational policy and local authority practice into clear product requirements, acceptance criteria and solution options. Break down complex problems into manageable features, stories and increments that can be delivered in an agile environment. Support product discovery by helping define problem statements, user needs, success measures, assumptions and options. Collaborate closely with Product Managers/Owners, Designers, Developers, QA and Support teams to ensure shared understanding of requirements and priorities. Facilitate workshops, interviews and playback sessions with stakeholders to validate understanding, align expectations and buil