Lead Product Manager

£61,630

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £61,630, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,854 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role with a dedicated minimum of 5 days per year
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (by 1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of five years' service
• Ability to roll up to 10 days annual leave per year
• In addition to eight public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday
• A Civil Service pension
• Parental and Adoption Leave
• Discounts on a range of services within and external to the civil service - Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, Company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office.
• In year rewards and 'thank you' schemes such as vouchers and gift cards
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Find out more here - Discovermybenefits

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. It's vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience and the wider society in the UK, so we're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.

Defence operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. Defence reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.

Defence is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way it conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts are/will be subject to review and potential changes, as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout the transformation programme, Defence is committed to following the MOD's framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with personnel and Trade Unions.

We have a strong learning and development ethos, supporting you to fulfil your potential by providing learning and development tailored to your role, professional skills development, access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning and the ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications, supported by MOD.

If not already held, successful candidates will be required to attain DV clearance.

Please note, this position is open to sole UK nationals only.

Open to UK nationals only.

The MOD's digital teams ensure we remain among the most technologically advanced Armed Forces in the world. We develop and lead in cutting-edge data science, automation, and cyber security solutions to protect the UK and its interests, at home and abroad.

Our mission also goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving innovation that impacts lives across the globe.

▶ Watch to find out more about what we do.

We're offering an exciting opportunity to join our team in a pivotal role. You'll lead a cross-service delivery team that will deliver next generation capability across UK MOD, enabling information exchange with international partners. This will include delivery of complex programmes and bringing together technical strategy and delivery to drive impactful outcomes.

Beyond that, you'll support and coach Delivery Managers and programme colleagues, helping them develop strategic awareness, navigate the bigger picture, remove blockers, and effectively manage risks, commercials, budgets and teams.

• Lead products through different phases of the product life cycle, from discovery, through development, delivery and continuous improvement, to retirement.
• Manage complex dependencies, with the ability to plan effectively and contribute to broader programmes and portfolios.
• Make decisions based on the overall quality and value of your products.
• Oversee programme expenditure by contributing to budget planning, forecasting, tracking actual spend, and supporting the development of business cases.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks that align with both programme objectives and organisational requirements.
• Manage a diverse team of contractors, suppliers and Crown Servants.
• Effectively balance competing objectives and reallocate people and resources in response to shifting priorities.
• Work across different delivery teams and international partners collaboratively to delivery outcomes and resolve issues effectively.

Full-time

MOD Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9NR

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station, which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Please note that due to the classification of some IT systems needed in this role, site attendance will be required to complete some of the duties of this position.

Please note, this role will require regular travel to meetings within the UK and overseas visits, and out-of-hours working, due to the need to engage with partners in different time zones.

490421

Grade 7

Permanent

Operational Delivery

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Working Together

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Life cycle management
• Managing product outcomes
• Life cycle management

The Government Digital and Data Framework and the Lead Product Manager role used in this vacancy can be found at: Product manager - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.

In the event of a tied score at interview, the order of merit will be distinguished based on the ranking of the assessed Behaviours and Technical Skills in the order listed above.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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