We're looking for Product Managers to join our Product Delivery team and help us make a difference to our planet. You will have product owner and product management responsibilities for products and services within our portfolios that are key in helping our customers make better decisions so that citizens stay safe and thrive. You will maximize the value delivered by using your knowledge of user needs and business goals to frame problems and set priorities for your delivery teams.
We have exciting vacancies across a number of areas, which may include:
1. Citizens, Hazards and Media - enabling UK Citizens and the responder community to make better decisions.
2. Data Products and Data Supply - products, services and capabilities that provide access to Met Office data.
3. Defence, Transport and Civil Aviation.
4. Modernisation of Operational Meteorologist Tools and Systems.
Our Product Manager role is within the Government Digital and Data (GDaD) profession, adopted by the Met Office as guidance to ways of working to ensure our public digital services meet government standards.
Your key duties:
1. Develop, own and communicate a product vision and roadmap based on customer, stakeholder and user needs.
2. Identify and manage development dependencies on other directly or indirectly related systems or products.
3. Effective and efficient product lifecycle management. Feed into product development and optimisation, rationalisation, and retirement in line with Met Office project and programme plans, ensuring we do not commit to anything outside of our organisational strategies.
4. Have a strong customer focus. Gather and analyse user feedback to create customer requirements and to help develop product strategy.
Closing date 17/02/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 10/03/2025. You will hear an update from us towards the end of February.
How we can help:
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.
If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security:
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
1. You're an expert by nature with a strong understanding of the agile software development lifecycle, and proven experience in managing product lifecycles.
2. You keep evolving with practical experience of user research methods, including the ability to gather, analyse and prioritise user requirements and evaluate these against business needs.
3. Proven experience of working better together in multi-faceted teams to investigate and analyse what adds value for the effort required, while addressing uncertainty and managing scope.
4. You live and breathe it by demonstrating strong communication skills including influencing and negotiating with stakeholders to get agreement on the strategic approach while building trust and resolving issues in challenging conditions.
5. You're a force for good working with stakeholders to define a vision and understand the value, benefits and outcomes that justify investment in the product or service, working with others to define metrics against those outcomes.
As Product Manager, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunities are full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
World changing work:
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.
1. We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact.
2. We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better.
3. We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making.
4. We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater.
5. We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers.
Alongside your salary of £41,725, Met Office contributes £12,087 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Why join us:
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their Best Workplaces in Tech 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their 54 Best Workplaces for Women 2023 list.
As our Product Manager, your total reward package will be up to £58,419 annually, which includes:
1. £41,725 base pay.
2. An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
3. Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.
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