Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager

Pay up to £77,740, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for Senior Product Manager to help us to shape, steer and delivery on our cloud-based data strategy, leading the design and development of our next generation platforms.

Our teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, the problems we have to solve are rich and complex, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• A good understanding of modern data architectures e.g. Data Warehouses and Data Lakehouse, and an understanding of ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience of leading technical and non-technical stakeholder engagement to represent the user in all product and prioritisation decision making.
• Experience of working in an agile team with a focus on iterative engineering development.
• Strong communication skills for engaging with customers, engineering, stakeholders and senior executives.
• Proven ability to coach and develop multidisciplinary teams, manage performance, and build a collaborative high performing environment aligned with organisational goals.

You and your role

We're looking for a Senior Product Manager who can make a big difference in DWP.

We're looking for someone with experience of getting results from product teams for a large and complex organisation, major programme or core service.

You will be leading a team of digital professionals, setting direction and enabling the creation of products that meet user needs and DWP's strategic aims. You'll have a deep knowledge of product management techniques.

Here you'll be developing product strategy and meaningful, value-driven roadmaps that guide your teams and your stakeholders.

The choices we make and the work we do become the experience of millions of users, often a key times in their lives. We're looking for people with experience of using customer insight and a commitment to User Centred Design to develop digital services.

And you need to be a leader. You'll provide leadership and direction to the product team, working with Product Managers to shape the vision, scope and high-level roadmap for critical products and services.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and sometime collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer pay of up to £77,740

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.