Lead Product Manager

Pay of £55,557 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for Product Managers to join DWP who can prioritise key decisions using data and insight to drive development and improvement as well as equally lead a team confidently.

In DWP Digital 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?

• Influential and able to contribute towards the product direction and goals, own the product vision and roadmap, gaining buy-in from the team through effective communication.
• Extensive experience and proven track record of working with users to identify user needs and represent the user in all product decision making.
• Significant demonstrable experience of prioritising backlogs based on user needs, value and effort.
• Proven ability and experience of making a decision at short notice within a fast-paced environment
• Strong working knowledge and practical experience of working in an agile team with a focus on iterative development.

You and your role

As a Product Manager you will be responsible for making evidenced based strategic and tactical product decisions and making key priority calls.

You will be actively involved in developing the product strategy and setting the product vision, owning the product roadmap, and communicating product success to stakeholders. You'll also defend decisions, using data, evidence and your expertise, about your product that some stakeholders might not agree with.

While you will work independently, you'll also be part of a more complex area of work in Debt Management with the support of a more senior Product Manager, and access to learning and development that works for you.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds or Manchester, 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 £55,557.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £16,094 per year.

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.