Senior Product Manager

### Posting ID
PIP11879

On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Senior Product Manager (Inside IR35) for a 4 month hybrid contract based up to 1 day per week in Corsham.

PLEASE NOTE: SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

The Defence Digital Foundry is an interconnected portfolio of digital platforms, data services and enabling capabilities. As the portfolio develops, it requires effective coordination across governance, stakeholder engagement, customer adoption, business change and the information required to support portfolio decision -making and delivery.

You will help establish a coherent, user-centred approach to how information about the Foundry and its services is structured, governed, created, maintained and consumed. The role will work across portfolio and service boundaries to make information easier to understand, find, navigate, maintain and use.

You will:

- lead products through different phases of the product life cycle, from discovery, through development, delivery and continuous improvement, to retirement
- make decisions based on the overall quality and value of your products
- manage associate product managers and product managers

Skills required

- Agile and lean practices . You can compare and select the most appropriate delivery methods and processes. You can recognise, reflect and adapt when something does not work, encouraging experimentation. You can use a blended approach depending on the context. You can help teams to measure, evaluate and visualise outcomes.You can encourage reflective practice to improve ways of working.
- Applying user-centred insights. You can use user insights to represent users in internal discussions. You can advocate for research to be completed with all types of users of the product or service. You can use user needs to agree the work that needs to be done and determine priorities with the team. You can work with others to understand and recommend tools to get the appropriate user insight.
- Creating value for money . You can advocate for user needs, ensuring user value is balanced against cost and value for the organisation. You can determine the benefit of a product and persuade others it's the right product to use. You can write or contribute to business cases. You can communicate business-value propositions. You can help others make value-based decisions , influencing the direction of development.
- Life cycle management . You can work and consult with the right people at the right time to move through the life cycle and deliver value. You can use evidence to decide when a team should continue, change direction or stop. You can identify tools and techniques required at different phases of the life cycle.You can guide colleagues and stakeholders through different phases of the life cycle.
- Managing product outcomes. You can lead product teams to create effective methods for measuring product outcomes. You can advocate for data-driven decision making. You can help others prioritise to make better choices. You can use data to drive continuous improvement, increasing quality and user experience. You can identify opportunities to share and connect product data.
- Product leadership . You can seek opportunities for reuse and learning across your organisation.You can represent product management in your area in conversations with senior stakeholders. You can protect teams, for example, from unnecessary distractions and requests to change direction. You can coach and manage others in product management . You can lead some product management community activities and participate in cross-government communities.
- Product management . You can set the strategy and vision for your products, collaborating with others. You can create a prioritised roadmap for your products and use it to discuss product strategy at all levels. You can plan prioritised work across multiple teams, minimising dependencies and risks.You can support multiple teams in delivering quality outcomes in the right way. You can coach and mentor others in product management .
- Stakeholder relationship management . You can work with the team to develop and maintain an understanding of stakeholders. You can work with the team to develop and implement stakeholder communications strategies. You can identify and resolve issues, influence stakeholders and manage relationships effectively. You can build long-term strategic relationships and communicate clearly and regularly with stakeholders.
- Strategic ownership . You can ensure that the vision and strategy deliver the intended benefits and policy intent, and use evidence to challenge this when needed. You can work with stakeholders to get agreement on the strategic approach, build trust and adapt based on feedback. You can proactively review and iterate the strategy based on user and organisation insights.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, the MOD encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, the MOD welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.