Looking for a great opportunity to lead and improve digital products?

We`re recruiting for 2 Senior Product Manager opportunities within our Digital & Technology Services team. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape products and services used by millions, influence strategic priorities, and help deliver improvements that create real value for both customers and colleagues.

Salary: £53,540 - £57,250
Locations: Cardiff or Edinburgh
2 permanent, full-time roles
Flexible working with no core hours (6am-8pm options)
30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and a privilege day
Excellent Civil Service pension with an average 28.97% employer contribution
Inclusive culture with wellbeing, development and work-life balance at its heart

As a Senior Product Manager, you`ll work with multidisciplinary teams across a diverse portfolio of services, from customer-facing digital products to internal services that support the wider ambitions of Companies House. It`s a great opportunity for an experienced product professional looking to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative and innovative environment.

As Senior Product Manager you will play a key role in the design, delivery and management of Companies House Products and Services. You will:

• Take ownership of the direction, priorities and outcomes for one or more products or services, making sure they meet user needs and support Companies House objectives.
• Lead product work from Discovery through delivery, helping teams understand problems, identify opportunities and focus on delivering value.
• Work with Service Owners, Service Managers, Senior Responsible Owners and other stakeholders to shape the service vision, agree priorities, plan improvements and develop future roadmaps.
• Use evidence from user feedback, research, data and service performance to make decisions and improve products and services.
• Work closely with delivery teams and other professions to ensure work is understood, prioritised appropriately and delivers value to users and the organisation.
• Identify, manage and communicate significant risks, dependencies and issues, ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make informed decisions and take appropriate action.
• Build strong relationships across Companies House to improve collaboration, align priorities and support successful delivery across services.
• Support commercial, procurement and supplier-management activities, helping delivery partners meet agreed outcomes and standards.
• Recruit, lead, coach and develop Product Managers, supporting their growth and helping maintain high product management standards across the profession.
• Support the Head of Product Management with workforce planning, capability development and improving the Product Management profession.
• Lead and contribute to Communities of Practice, knowledge sharing, professional development initiatives and cross-profession collaboration.
• Support Service Standard Assessments and assurance activities, ensuring products and services meet government and organisational standards.

Person specification

We`re looking for the following skills and experience that will be assessed throughout the selection process.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of product leadership, developing people and applying technical understanding to make effective product decisions.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing individuals and working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A proven track record of owning product decisions, setting priorities and delivering successful products and services.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence decisions and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience managing competing priorities and balancing user needs, business objectives, operational requirements and delivery constraints in a complex environment.
• Experience using user research, data and service performance insights to identify improvements and make evidence-based decisions.
• Strong experience identifying, managing and communicating risks, issues and dependencies to support informed decision-making.
• Experience delivering products and services using agile ways of working and supporting teams to work effectively in agile environments.
• Experience working in a technical environment, with an understanding of modern technology, software development and collaboration with technical specialists.

Behaviours

We`ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £53,540, Companies House contributes £15,510 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we`re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

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