Senior Product Manager (£56,997)
| Posting date: | 23 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £51,997 to £51,997 per year |
| Additional salary information: | You will also receive a Recruitment and Retention Allowance of £5,000 which will bring your total pay up to £56,997. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2024 |
| Location: | Swansea |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 368183/1 |
Summary
Do you have a passion for development and delivery?
If so, we would love to hear from you.
You will have recent experience and knowledge of product management techniques and will have a strong technical focus. As part of this you will already hold or be willing to work towards appropriate development / qualifications to achieve professional standards of technical product management, for example Certified Scrum Product Owner or higher.
Senior Product Managers manage multiple products or a single product that is especially complex, high-risk or sensitive through multi-disciplinary, highly skilled digital squads. You’ll be adept at creating, owning and delivering complex technical product roadmaps, breaking down barriers for your team, planning at a high level and getting into the detail to make things happen when needed.
You will work closely with programme and project teams to deliver outcomes and objectives aligned with agency strategies. You will balance these requirements with other product requirements that may encompass product operational changes, defects, technical debt, support and maintenance or continuous improvement.
You will be responsible for line management, development and coaching of Agile Delivery Manager(s) who manage the development squads, and ensuring that they are set up successfully to deliver the product backlog. You will provide the escalation route through to the Head of Product and ensure the consolidated delivery of technical change across multiple squads.
You will be confident challenging approaches within and outside of the squads and be a positive role model of the values, attitudes and behaviours of the capability. You will facilitate focus on the delivery of the technical outcomes, manage dependencies, identify and manage priorities and ensure the successful delivery of the technical products. You will need to have strong communication skills and will engage with senior stakeholders at all levels to support the effective delivery of those products and services.
You will create, manage and own the Vision, strategy and roadmap for your product, and be responsible of the alignment of these artifacts throughout the life of the product.
You will facilitate the development and continuous improvement of the product, turning the vision into reality. You will ensure the team deliver the vision in the most effective way whilst building something that is reusable and transformational.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Managing multiple products or a single product that is especially complex, high-risk or sensitive.
- Line-managing product managers and Agile Delivery Managers.
- Having expert product management skills.
- Potentially being involved in elements of programme management activity.
- Being involved in hiring associates, product managers and contractors.
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
Additional information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.