Product Manager Industrial Placement 2027

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 27.5 days

Discounted shopping

Hybrid working potential

Job summary

Met Office is recruiting for a Product Management Industrial Placement as part of our 12-month Year in Industry programme. The role may offer hybrid working; attendance at the Exeter office is expected at least once a week. The placement is full-time, 37 hours per week, starting July 2027, with a view toward future graduate development opportunities.

You will gain practical product management experience, working with diverse teams to shape and improve services that support real-world decisions.

Qualifications

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience delivering to deadlines and managing multiple tasks.
• Experience in researching and analysing information.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about product management.

Responsibilities

• Develop domain knowledge of Met Office products and services, focusing on Op Met intervened products.
• Learn users and customers and how they use products.
• Describe what a roadmap is and how it is used.
• Discuss benefits of products with business areas; identify risks and dependencies.
• Develop understanding of Agile principles and adaptation to delivery needs.
• Collaborate effectively to build a high-performing team.
• Understand the product vision and how the team achieves it.

Skills

Communication

Deadline management

Research & analysis

Curiosity to learn

Education

Undergraduate degree relevant to product management / meteorology / environmental science / business

Job description

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Job Reference metoffice/TP/615/1481

Fixed Term Contract

Working Hours:

37

Location (City/Town):

Exeter

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

Profession:

Project Delivery

Region / Division:

UK Region

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Job Introduction

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us.

You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office andunderstand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate.

We’re looking for a Product Management Industrial Placement to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Product Management Industrial Placement, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best toagreea working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’reaforcefor good- focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’reexperts by nature- always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart ofdecision-making
• We’rebettertogether-understandingpartnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference.

As our Product Management Industrial Placement, you’ll get insight into how we shape and improve services that support real-world decisions . You’ll learn from experienced colleagues, build confidence working with different teams and develop practical product skills in an environment where your contribution matters.

Build knowledge and understanding of Product Management to support development and delivery of products or service improvements. This is achieved by lifecycle-reviewing of the products or services to ensure that they continue to meet User needs as well as delivering business benefits.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of domain knowledge of the products and services within the Met Office, with focus on Op Met intervened products.
• Develop working knowledge of the users within area as well as the customers and how they use products
• Be able to describe what a roadmap is and how it is used.
• Understand what the benefits are when discussing products with business areas.
• Understand the types of risks and dependencies that might affect the business area, with an idea as to how they might be mitigated.
• Develop and understanding of Agile principles, and how these are adapted to meet delivery needs.
• Demonstrate good collaboration, trust and innovation. Contribute towards building a high performing team.
• Understand the approach to the product vision that the team is tasked with achieving.

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

Your package includes:

• Your salary will be £27,170
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands

Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guaranteed and would be subject to programme availability and a successful application.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• Lead Criteria - Studying for an undergraduate degree relevant to product management, meteorology, environmental science, business or a related subject
• Good written and verbal communication skills, evidenced through team working, with the proven ability to explain ideas clearly to different audiences
• Experience delivering successfully to deadlines, including managing multiple tasks effectively
• Experience in researching and analysing information
• Can demonstrate a curiosity and willingness to learn about product management

The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment .

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at [e-mail] .

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us.Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the DisabilityConfidentScheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

Weunderstand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.We require Security clearance without caveats and/or restrictions for this role, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]