Senior Product Leader: Data Analytics & Reporting Portfolio

UK Home Office; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional pension

Generous leave

Flexible working

Learning & development

Recognition & inclusion

Job summary

The UK Home Office is seeking a Lead Product Manager to shape the Metis data analytics portfolio within the Digital Corporate Enablement Office. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, secure the roadmap, and align delivery with departmental goals.

This role requires strong stakeholder engagement, a track record of guiding products from discovery to live, and the ability to balance strategic vision with delivery discipline, in a hybrid working environment with 60% on-site time.

Qualifications

• Focusing on outcomes rather than solutions and the ability to translate a vision into deliverable, measurable goals.
• Decision-making, with an ability to digest information from a multitude of sources and use that to develop a prioritized roadmap.
• Building long-term, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders and using those relationships to influence the development and enhancement of services, products, and systems.
• Taking a product through its lifecycle from discovery through to live.
• Communicating using a variety of methods (written reports, verbal feedback, presentations etc.), applying the appropriate method to each scenario/audience.
• Technical understanding of your product/service, a good understanding of technology and digital service delivery is crucial for communicating with stakeholders and delivery teams to support informed decision making and impacting those decisions.

Responsibilities

• Shape the portfolio vision with the director, engaging teams and stakeholders in its evolution. Monitor other Home Office and cross-government portfolios to identify opportunities for reuse or repurposing of products.
• Prioritise development work through a value-driven portfolio backlog. Line manage, coach, and mentor a multi-disciplinary team, supporting their growth through training and role alignment.
• Set strategic communication approaches to keep stakeholders informed and promote product uptake. Lead on using product data and user feedback to drive continuous improvement and champion evidence-based design across the department.
• Ensure product quality aligns with standards including the Government Digital Service Standard, Technology Code of Practice, TDA standards, and accessibility legislation, promoting these across government.
• Assure product roadmaps, release plans, and lifecycle strategies from inception to retirement, ensuring alignment with related products and departmental goals.

Skills

Outcomes-focused

Decision making

Stakeholder relationships

Product lifecycle

Communication skills

Technical understanding

Job description

The UK Home Office is seeking a Lead Product Manager to shape the Metis data analytics portfolio within the Digital Corporate Enablement Office. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team, secure the roadmap, and align delivery with departmental goals.

This role requires strong stakeholder engagement, a track record of guiding products from discovery to live, and the ability to balance strategic vision with delivery discipline, in a hybrid working environment with 60% on-site time.