Associate Product Manager

HM Land Registry; London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at HM Land Registry for three Associate Product Managers. This role involves creating and prioritizing product requirements, engaging with stakeholders, and managing the product backlog. Ideal for those looking to enter product management.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension

Flexible Working

Annual Leave

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder engagement and managing diverse needs.
• Understanding of user needs and problem ownership.

Responsibilities

• Create and prioritize product requirements to meet user needs.
• Manage the product backlog and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Ownership

Communication

Education

No specific degree required

Tools

Agile Practices

Lean Practices

Job description

Birkenhead, North West England, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London (region), CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands (England), CV1 2WT : Durham, North East England, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West England, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West England, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands (England), LE3 5DR : Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS : Warton, North West England, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands (England), TF3 4LR

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at HM Land Registry (HMLR) for three Associate Product Managers. If you have an awareness of Product Management and Agile and Lean Practices, we would love to hear from you.

Job Description

As an Associate Product Manager, you will be responsible for creating and prioritising requirements to ensure that the best product is developed to meet user needs. You will be the voice of the user in the development and iteration of HMLR products and services, working with key stakeholders to identify needs and manage dependencies.

You will take ownership of the backlog by carrying out refinement activities to ensure it supports the delivery of the right product and aligns with the product roadmap, making decisions based on evidence. Delivering the vision and direction set out by the Product Manager, you will be the interface between the business and the team communicating what needs to be delivered and in what order.

This is an excellent introductory role into Product Management, you will play an active role in the HMLR Product Management community, sharing your learning and celebrating progress made by other teams.

As an Associate Product Manager, you will be responsible for creating and prioritising requirements to ensure that the best product is developed to meet user needs. You will be the voice of the user in the development and iteration of HMLR products and services, working with key stakeholders to identify needs and manage dependencies.

You will take ownership of the backlog by carrying out refinement activities to ensure it supports the delivery of the right product and aligns with the product roadmap, making decisions based on evidence. Delivering the vision and direction set out by the Product Manager, you will be the interface between the business and the team communicating what needs to be delivered and in what order.

This is an excellent introductory role into Product Management, you will play an active role in the HMLR Product Management community, sharing your learning and celebrating progress made by other teams.

Person specification

You will have an understanding of user needs and can demonstrate evidence of problem ownership in order to resolve user issues in delivering change and have experience of stakeholder engagement, managing diverse needs and priorities. You will have experience of participating in a change process including creating and maintaining timelines, action plans and completing evaluation to measure success and been involved in planning and decision making to support product/change delivery. An ability to communicate confidently and make collaborative decisions is essential.

Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

HMLR believe that a blended approach to where you work that enables some time working from home, as well as in the office may give you an improved experience and has clear business benefits. We expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office. Beyond this expectation, there is no one size fits all approach (and we can spend up to 100% working in the office if we prefer).

For more information about the role, please see the attached candidate pack and information documents.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Awareness of Product Management and Agile and Lean Practices.
  
  

Alongside your salary of £44,081, HM Land Registry contributes £12,770 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

#WeAreHMLR

At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.

We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.

• We have integrity – we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
• We drive innovation – we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
• We are professional – we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
• We give assurance – we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
  
  

You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Please cut and paste an anonymous CV into the online application form when prompted and include your qualifications and career history.

The Personal Statement Section (in No More Than 750 Words) Must Be Used To Provide Details Of How You Meet The Essential Experience Criteria Listed Below

• Participation in change process including creating and maintaining timelines, action plans and completing evaluation to measure success (lead criteria).
• An understanding of user needs and evidence of problem ownership to resolve user issues in delivering change.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and managing diverse needs and priorities.
  
  

You will also be required to complete a technical question (in no more than 250 words) when prompted:

• Awareness of Product Management and Agile and Lean Practices.
  
  

In the event of a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to assess against the lead essential experience criteria listed above first.

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 23:55pm on the advertised date.

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a blended interview which will take place week commencing Monday 9 June. The interviews will be held face-to-face in one of our 14 office locations - the exact location will be confirmed if you are invited to interview.

The blended interview will assess the experience and behaviours listed in the candidate pack, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to the strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested. The best way to prepare for strengths questions is to reflect on what you identify as your own personal strengths, and your preferred ways of working.

Candidates may refer to notes within their interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to share these values. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the recruitment process are representative of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating (including the improper use of artificial intelligence) will be investigated and, if proven, the application will be withdrawn.

You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Emma Jackson
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email [e-mail] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/