Senior Product Manager

Do you have a passion for development and delivery? Would you like the opportunity to develop new products using cutting edge cloud-first technologies and be responsible for the development and support of new services? The DVLA and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Product Managers with experience in the entire product Lifecyle £59,857 plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension. Flexible, hybrid working from Swansea, a great place to work, live and play, with a healthy work-life balance on how and where you work.

Job Description
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 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 as part of the DVLA's transformation programmes. 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 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 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 include but are not limited to:

* Managing multiple products or a single product that is especially complex, high-risk or sensitive
* Line-managing technical 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

Person specification
This role requires strong product leadership and the ability to understand the impact actions have on the organisation. The successful candidates will have experience of driving a positive team culture, supporting professional development and able to motivate teams to be fully engaged in their work. As a leader it's important that you can be a strong advocate for continuous professional development and be an ambassador for changing culture across government.

You should have experience in delivering digital products and services and be able to balance multiple priorities, including the successful use of agile methodologies. In addition, you will have a sound understanding of the digital landscape and be professionally curious taking an interest in the wider community and always looking at the big picture. You will be able to adapt to working in a fast-paced environment, working at scale with complex products.

The role holder will create and own the product's technical vision and roadmap that delivers the Agency's technical strategy and standards.

We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues.

Benefits

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
• Generous employer contribution of 28.97%, depending on chosen pension scheme
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks
• On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies)
• On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 1 extra day for the King's birthday
• Free parking
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office over a month, with flexibility dependent on balancing business and individual need.

How to Apply
You will be required to submit a CV providing detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:

• Experience in owning and delivering digital products and services through different phases of the product life cycle, including operational running of the product
• Proven experience using agile methodologies
• Proven experience balancing multiple priorities and dealing with changing priorities
• Experience in Matrix-managing multi-disciplinary teams

Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.