Description Starting salary: £48,448 Contract type: Fixed Term Band: E Location: Longmore House (with hybrid working if applicable) Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week Thank you for your interest in the post of trove.scot Product Manager with Historic Environment Scotland that will be based in Edinburgh. This is a fixed term position. In this role, you will be the Product Manager for trove.scot, an ambitious, externally facing website platform which launched in 2025. You will lead the continuous improvement of the website to increase engagement with Scotland’s heritage, improve access to our records and statutory decision-making processes, and enable income generation. For more information about the post and information about the team, please access the full job description 20250402_trove.scot Product Manager for this post. Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) 11.5 public holidays Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions Support for further education and personal development Study leave for work related courses Flexible working hours (where appropriate) Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests) Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties Key Responsibilities of this role Lead the delivery of the trove.scot product and its success as HES’s new flagship platform for the organisation’s data, records and archives Be the day-to-day decision-maker for the product Be the public (internal and external) face and go-to person for the product Own and implement the forward strategies for trove.scot, including a strategic and sustainable roadmap, Continuous Improvement Plan and curation of the backlog Advocate for funding, expand routes for income generation and manage the trove.scot budget Champion user research, continuous improvement and data-led decisions to shape the product for meeting user needs Manage the relationship with trove.scot suppliers Work with the suppliers and IT to ensure that Service Level Agreements are adhered to Manage dependencies with IT projects that relate to trove.scot or systems that feed into it Lead on the integration of new data sources and develop links between trove.scot and external peer bodies Line management of the trove.scot team Management and reporting on trove.scot KPIs and benefits realisation Co-ordinate the product marketing across the relevant teams, including Marketing and Communications Provide input into trove.scot content design, including the creation of user guides and help material Influence, inspire and help the members of the team, building their skills and achieving goals along the way. You will be open to flexible ways of working to accommodate individual needs within the team while ensuring the business need is met. Key requirements of the role: In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing. Essential: Proven experience of leading and delivering user-focussed projects Experience of working with heritage information, data and / or archives An understanding of the importance of historic environment information to our external audiences and our colleagues Supplier engagement and management Working in an Agile development methodology - including working in Sprints and writing user stories/acceptance criteria Ability to take on responsibility and use your own initiative to prioritise and work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines Proven negotiating and influencing skills to build partnerships and relationships Ability to engage professionally and positively with all business areas (to a senior level) and provide credible advice Ability to understand and solve problems Proven people skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description 20250402_trove.scot Product Manager We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers. We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at recruithes.scot or call our Head Office at 0131 668 8600 and speak to a member of our People Team. Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post. To submit your application online, please read our ‘How to Apply’ followed by ‘Apply Now’ button to begin your application