Product Manager

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Pension with 28.97% employer contrib

Job summary

DWP is seeking a user-focused and data-driven Product Manager to lead a key product within the DWP Insights Programme. You will own the product strategy, roadmap and delivery, working with senior stakeholders to shape vision and prioritise backlog.

The role offers hybrid working across our digital hubs with a salary up to £68,205, plus a 28.97% employer pension contribution, flexible hours and a strong work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience of creating and communicating a product vision and roadmap.
• Experience of prioritising backlogs based on user needs, value and effort.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmaps, with evidence-based prioritisation decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and users to ensure products deliver measurable value.
• Monitor performance against outcomes and coordinate delivery across multiple products.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and external partners and communicate priorities.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Product vision

Roadmap prioritisation

User-focused

Job description

Pay up to £68,205 plus
28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, andgreat worklife balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for a user-focused and data-driven Product Manager to lead a key product within the DWP Insights Programme.

This role is all about ensuring users can access timely, accurate and actionable insights

• through management information products
• that drive better outcomes and support DWP's ambition to become increasingly data-driven.

DWP is the UK's largest government department.

We helppeople intowork, andmake payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique.We'dlove you to join us. What skills,knowledgeand experience will you need? Experience of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and actively contributing to strategic discussions at senior level with a focus on data Experience of creating and communicating a product vision and roadmap, getting stakeholder buy in Experience of making effective choices based on incomplete information using a range of suitable techniques Experience of prioritising backlogs based on user needs, valueand effort You and your role Working within DWP Insights, part of the Data & Analytics Group, you will shape the vision, strategy and delivery of Management Information (MI), reporting and visualisation products that support decision-making across the Department.

The DWP MI Service is used by more than 22,000 colleagues, from frontline operational managers to senior leaders, the Executive Team and Ministers, making it one of the Department's most widely used an high-profile services.

You will own the product strategy and roadmaps, make evidence-based prioritisation decisions, and work closely with stakeholders and users to ensure products deliver measurable value.

You'll monitor performance against agreed outcomes, coordinating delivery across multiple products, and ensuring services meet high standards of quality, accessibility and user experience.

You will build strong relationships with stakeholders and external partners, communicate product performance and priorities effectively, and use data, evidence and user insight to drive decision-making.

And as a people leader, you'll build an inclusive environment, develop your team and champion continuous learning and improvement.

Details.

Wages.

Perks. Location: You'lljoin us inone of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield , whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: Weworka hybrid model -you'llspend some time working at home (40%) andsome timecollaborating face to face in a hub (60%) Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £68,205. Pension: You'llgeta brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth
28.97%. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month onflexi-time.You'llalso get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, soit'seven easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching,mentoringand career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have beenrecognisedas 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognisedas one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 WomenInTech Employer Awards