Senior Product Manager

Government Recruitment Service; Belfast; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental service agency in Northern Ireland is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead product strategy focused on improving services for individuals with health conditions or disabilities. The successful candidate will build strong relationships, inspire teams, and ensure user-centred design principles guide development. This role demands a proven track record in product management and the ability to navigate complex environments to drive high-value outcomes. The opportunity includes mentoring a team of product managers, enhancing product maturity, and managing significant transformational changes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management, ideally in a complex organizational setting.
• Ability to lead and inspire teams in a digital environment.
• Strong analytical skills with data experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire digital professionals.
• Define and communicate product strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement in product maturity.
• Manage and develop a team of product managers.

Skills

Leadership

Product management

Data experience

User-centred design principles

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Job description

Are you an engaging leader with advanced Product Management skills?

Are you a Product Manager with data experience who thrives on managing large complex problems?

Are you as passionate about people as you are about products, ready to lead teams in defining, designing, and delivering a vision that creates real value for users?

If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

This role sits within our Health and Disability area and is focused on shaping product strategy to improve services, ensuring that people with a health condition or disability receive the support they need. You will lead work across multiple product teams and manage products at different stages of the lifecycle, driving outcomes that align with departmental priorities. Working closely with the lead product manager and agile teams, you will make informed decisions based on quality and value, while also holding line management responsibility for product managers.

You will lead and drive product development for a complex area of our organisation, a major programme, or a core service, ensuring delivery of high-value outcomes. You will bring a deep understanding of product management principles and techniques, applying them effectively even if not specialising in a single methodology.

As a senior product manager, you will:

• Lead and inspire digital professionals, setting clear direction and enabling the creation of products that align with strategic objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across organisational boundaries, influencing and gaining support for agreed priorities and outcomes.
• Define and communicate product strategy, creating value-driven roadmaps that guide teams and stakeholders effectively.
• Drive continuous improvement in product maturity, enhancing performance, quality, and delivery standards.
• Champion user-centred design principles, ensuring customer insight informs the development of digital services and maintaining a high level of user awareness.
• Lead and manage significant transformational change within complex environments, ensuring successful delivery and adoption.
• Manage and develop a team of product managers, providing coaching, mentoring, and support to build capability and foster a high-performing culture.