Lead Product Manager

3 weeks ago


High Heaton, United Kingdom Department of Work & Pensions - Digital Full time
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 a Lead Product Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.
We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, 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, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?
Lead criteria: Customer Experience is a key aspect of this role, and we need someone who knows how to put users first as part of a commitment to user-centred design, and knows how to achieve this amongst competing priorities, including achieving value for the business*
Setting the direction of the product, rallying the team, owning the vision and roadmap of the product and be that trusted voice
Able to draw on insight and expertise to make decisions, often in a time pressured situation
Experience of applying influence and challenging the status quo so you can meet your vision
Have experience of mentoring and coaching product people and teams to deliver highly quality products and services
Experience of agile methodology, when to use it and when to not and how you move through the agile lifecycle.
* Lead criteria: An initial sift may be conducted using the lead criteria stated above. Candidates who pass the initial sift will progress to a full sift.
You and your role
As a Lead Product Manager, you will be at the forefront of designing, building and managing innovative products that connect millions of UK citizens with essential DWP services. Using your expertise and experience you'll lead, guide and coach a high-performing team of product managers to success, owning the product roadmap and driving best practice, product excellence and performance metrics.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.
Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £77,740.
Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £22,466 per year.
Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days 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:
Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
Interview: a single stage interview online.
CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application
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