AMS PSR

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Product Manager for a 11 months Inside IR35 contract based Hybrid Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:

• Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation
• Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now
• Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society
• Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

As a Senior Product Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

Essential:

• Own the vision for a complex large product or a portfolio of products, working with stakeholders to ensure strategic fit and engaging the development team to maintain alignment and buy in.
• AI tooling experience would be a positive
• Develop the product strategy and manage the product roadmap as well as prioritising the product backlog through a range of techniques to maximise value and return on investment
• Identify and communicate user needs to the development and delivery team through the creation of backlog items (user stories) and representing users and other stakeholders at team meetings such as planning and review session.
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate performance metrics and success measures are In place to meet the needs of the service so that outcomes can be tracked and achieved.
• Manage, influence and negotiate with stakeholders, sometimes more senior and up to ministerial level, and communicate progress and achievements, championing the product within the department.
• Lead product team, and ensure the product is developed to an appropriate level of quality taking into consideration expected lifetime, investment and timeframes.
• Lead on and be accountable for the professional development of all Product Managers in your area.
• Ensure the team is working towards the appropriate service standards as defined by Government Digital and Data (GDaD) Capability Framework and the internal assurance team, and provide coaching where needed to the product teams.
• Be an active member of the Product Management Community, attending community sessions and supporting any associated community based activity
• You will be expected to play a leadership role in the product community by contributing to, leading and building on the Practice work that ensures an effective professional community within the Practice continues to operate at its fullest potential. This includes leading events, educating and coaching community members, and taking the lead on recruitment activity.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".