Product Manager, Digital Transport & Public Services

West Midlands Combined Authority; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

AVC scheme

Annual leave 28 days

EV car benefit

Healthcare plans

Gym discounts

Will & mortgage advice

Bike purchase scheme

Volunteer leave

Technology financing

Discount shopping

Costco membership

Boundless

Eye Care Scheme

Job summary

West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead a portfolio of digital products across transport and public services in the West Midlands. You will own vision, strategy and roadmaps, translating customer insight into priorities and delivering measurable outcomes.

Work with Technology & Insight and colleagues to balance short-term delivery with long-term goals, guiding cross-functional teams in an agile environment while acting as a trusted advisor to

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end development and lifecycle of digital products/services.
• Experience defining and implementing product strategy and roadmaps.
• Leading cross-functional product teams in an agile environment.
• Translating data insights into actionable product decisions.
• Producing clear product documentation (strategies, roadmaps, user stories).
• Managing data capture and analysis across multiple applications.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product vision and strategy across a portfolio of digital products and services.
• Identify customer needs and opportunities to improve delivery.
• Align product direction with organisational priorities and service goals.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to multidisciplinary teams.
• Act as trusted advisor on product approaches and trade-offs.
• Lead products through lifecycle from discovery to delivery and improvement.
• Prioritise and manage product backlogs.
• Balance short-term delivery with longer-term goals.
• Support investment decisions and business cases.

Skills

Product management

Agile

Roadmaps

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Job description

West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead a portfolio of digital products across transport and public services in the West Midlands. You will own vision, strategy and roadmaps, translating customer insight into priorities and delivering measurable outcomes.

Work with Technology & Insight and colleagues to balance short-term delivery with long-term goals, guiding cross-functional teams in an agile environment while acting as a trusted advisor to