Driver Services Platform Lead Product Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Lead Product Manager to guide digital products from idea to launch. The successful candidate will lead Product Managers and ensure that products meet user needs while aligning with government standards. The role includes creating product roadmaps, fostering collaboration, and implementing effective digital strategies. Benefits include a generous pension contribution and flexible working options.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave increasing with service

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and managing digital products.
• Ability to lead a team and foster collaboration.
• Familiarity with government digital standards.

Responsibilities

• Drive vision, strategy, and value of digital products.
• Lead a team of Product Managers.
• Oversee product development from inception to implementation.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

User-Centered Design

Product Management

Collaboration

Job description

Can you confidently guide digital products from idea to launch, keeping users' needs at the heart of every decision?

Do you enjoy leading collaborative teams to deliver meaningful, user-centred services in line with government digital standards?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

The Lead Product Manager will drive the vision, strategy, and value of the digital products used to provide the Driver Services Platform (DSP). They will be responsible for ensuring that DSP digital products align to the vision for DSP, have clear roadmaps, and that work is prioritised according to value.

They will lead a team of Product Managers, using their advanced knowledge to coach and develop others. They will be able to lead by example with tools and techniques to ensure transparency, benefit realisation, and quality.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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The role holder will oversee product development from start to finish, ensuring that DSP digital products meet user and business outcomes. They will be passionate about user needs-based development and experienced with the principles of the Gov UK Service Standard.

The role will work within the Policy, Digital & Technology Directorate. The role holder will play a pivotal role in enabling cross-functional teams to successfully deliver digital projects and products. They will lead teams by example: fostering collaboration and removing obstacles.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Work with the Service Owner to develop the vision of DSP product(s) and ensure effective communication to the immediate and wider service team and relevant key stakeholders.
• Provide leadership to a team of Product Managers to ensure they can provide detailed product knowledge and deliver products in line with the service vision.
• Work with the Department for Transport (DfT) colleagues, as appropriate, to ensure developments in the service support overall strategy.
• As part of the overall DSP service provision, design and develop products from inception through to implementation, and if necessary, closure. This will include responses to technical progress, legislative changes, and customer-led demand to improve the overall effectiveness of the product(s) and overall service provision, whilst ensuring that the customer is at heart of any decision making.
• Work with the Service Owner, ensure the business benefits are achieved.
• Use information and concerns from key users to improve systems and trouble shoot potential issues. Ensure each product service team identifies better outcomes and understands the implications of any change to the service on key users.
• Define the standards, quality expectation, service levels and any required process specifications for the product(s) ensuring that operational or delivery staff and/or third-party partners understand what is required of them to enable them to deliver often complex requirements.
• Accountable for the production of product specifications, quality measures and standards which form part of the overarching digital service.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.