We are looking for a user & data driven enthusiastic Product Manager to join us and work on one of our key data products. As a DWP MI Product Manager, you will lead and drive high profile products for the large and complex DWP MI programme. You will be as passionate about people as you are about products, leading teams to define, design and deliver your vision and realise the value for your users. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality products supporting the increased use of data across DWP, ensuring that the needs of our users are met. Youll need to have a proven track record of working as a product manager in complex data-oriented digital environments delivering MI solutions to Senior stakeholders. Roles & Responsibilities Developing the product strategy. Owning the product roadmap. Making key priority calls. Making evidence-based strategic and tactical product choices. Communicating product success to stakeholders. Explaining controversial choices about your product. Work with Digital, Operations and other stakeholders to develop products for the DWP MI programme. Provide leadership and direction to the product teams, working with multi-disciplinary teams to shape the scope and high-level roadmaps for critical MI products and services. Track progress against goals and performance metrics for all MI products within the programmeevaluating success against defined outcome. Co-ordinate development across multiple MI products. Ensure MI products are developed to an appropriate level of quality taking into consideration data, user and accessibility requirements. Manage team members within the product teams Build and maintain a relationship with external partners, seeking to capitalise on their knowledge and expertise. You will have proven ability to lead a team of digital and data professionals, setting direction and enabling creation of data-oriented products. Experience working with senior stakeholders, at Secretary of State & all SCS Levels, across multiple business areas to build great self-service MI Products. Experience in developing data products, alongside meaningful, value driven roadmaps that guide your team/s and stakeholders in the use and adoption of MI. Have experience in developing and continuously improving service, increasing performance, quality and purpose. Experience of driving customer insight and be committed to User Centred Design to develop digital services with a high degree of user awareness. Experience of actively leading & managing significantData Products in a complex data-oriented environment The role will involve line management responsibility for team members. Person specification When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line withessential criteriabelow: Experience of creating and communicating a product vision and roadmap, getting stakeholder buy in Engages and influences key senior stakeholders, actively contributing to strategic discussions at executive level, particularly focused around the use of data Made effective choices based on incomplete information using a range of suitable techniques Prioritised backlogs based on user needs, value and effort Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team, applying an agile methodology and mindset in a complex environment If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact natalie.selby1dwp.gov.uk. Benefits Alongside your salary of 55,557, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 16,094 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. Generous annual leave at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave. Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme. Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly). Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service. Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes. An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more. This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business need but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Salary Information Pay for this role is from 55,557 to 66,058 (National) 61,098 - 71,675 (London). Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer should maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion may move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or 10% increase in salary whichever would be the greater. Things you need to know Selection process details Stage 1: Application Your application will consist of three parts: 1. A Personal Details application form. 2. Your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please copy this information into the box field provided. 3. Personal statement up to 1250 words. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line withessential criterialisted inthe Person Specification. The sift panel will use the information in your employment history and personal statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge against the essential criteria above. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital. Applications will be sifted at regular intervals from the date the posts are advertised. Please apply as soon as you can, do not wait until the end of the campaign. You will receive one combined score for both your Employment History and Personal Statement, which will be provided in your Personal Statement score. If high application volumes are received, the benchmark for candidates to proceed to the next stage may be raised. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to advance all candidates applying under the DCS who meet the minimum standard. However, we may only progress those candidates who best meet the required standards. Important Information You will be asked to complete your employment history any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form. Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered. If your employment history/personal statement contains any personal details your application will be withdrawn. We recognise that AI may be helpful when applying for this role, but it is important to use it in the right way. Read the DWP AI Candidate Guide to understand how you can make the best use of GenAI while ensuring your application remains authentic and effective. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at sift stage you will be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. There, you will be assessed against the experiences listed in the essential criteria. You will be asked to do a 5 minute presentation on a specific topic. Further details will be provided to candidates invited to interview. Interviews will take place from early April 2025. To help you prepare and settle into the interview you will be sent the interview questions in advance of the interview, at least 5 days prior to your interview. These questions should be treated as confidential and should not be shared. The interview panel may ask you other questions which will not be shared in advance, including follow-up questions, and those about your experience and abilities. 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