JOB SUMMARY

Defence Digital ensures our Armed Forces remain among the most technologically advanced in the world. We do this by putting innovative and effective technology into the hands of over 200,000 users, from the boardroom to the front line.
We lead on cutting-edge data science, automation, and cyber security at scale. Our mission goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving digital innovation that impacts lives across the globe.
Defence Digital forms part of Strategic Command which manages the MOD’s joint capabilities for the Army, RAF, and Royal Navy.
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This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will play a key role in a collaborative development team, working closely with your peers to define user stories and lead sessions for estimating efforts. This ensures that the solutions we create are clear, realistic, and aligned with our strategic objectives. Your focus will be on delivering what matters most: high-priority work that drives real value for Defence Digital. You’ll champion clarity and purpose, making sure the team is always solving the right problems in the right ways.
With a strong emphasis on quality, alignment, and user value, you’ll help ensure that every product delivered meets rigorous standards and is both understood and appreciated by its users.

Responsibilities:

• Align product value with vision, ensuring every deliverable contributes meaningfully to strategic outcomes.
• Bring the product vision to life, clearly communicating progress and purpose to both the team and stakeholders, building shared understanding and momentum.
• Ensure readiness for service assessments, with work delivered to meet the highest standards of performance, usability, and compliance.
• Champion continuous improvement, creating an environment where the team is empowered to reflect, adapt, and grow.
• Embed quality at the core, helping the team adopt and apply best practices that raise the bar for delivery.
• Lead by example, modelling a commitment to self-development and Agile principles that inspire others to do the same.

For further information on the duties of a Product Manager, please refer to the Digital Capability Framework: Product manager - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We’re looking for a motivated and forward-thinking individual to join our team—someone who brings both experience and energy to the table. In this role, you’ll collaborate with diverse, multi-disciplinary teams to uncover user needs, shape a compelling product vision, and deliver services that create real, measurable value.
You’ll thrive in a fast-paced Agile environment, where strategic thinking, clear communication, and adaptability are key. We’re seeking someone who not only understands Agile principles but is genuinely passionate about continuous learning and personal growth.
If you’re excited by the challenge of solving meaningful problems and delivering products that matter, we’d love to hear from you!

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Managing Product Outcomes

HYBRID WORKING

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity. Requirements to attend other locations for official business or work in another MOD office will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). The successful candidate is required to carry out all their duties from a UK location and cannot do so from an overseas location at any time. This post is working 37 hours per week.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Managing Product Outcomes
  Digital Capability Framework: Product manager - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework
  If you are invited to an interview, it will be conducted via Teams.
  The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
  The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
  As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
  Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
  Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, 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 Command’s transformation programme 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 the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
  Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Responsibilities:

• Align product value with vision, ensuring every deliverable contributes meaningfully to strategic outcomes.
• Bring the product vision to life, clearly communicating progress and purpose to both the team and stakeholders, building shared understanding and momentum.
• Ensure readiness for service assessments, with work delivered to meet the highest standards of performance, usability, and compliance.
• Champion continuous improvement, creating an environment where the team is empowered to reflect, adapt, and grow.
• Embed quality at the core, helping the team adopt and apply best practices that raise the bar for delivery.
• Lead by example, modelling a commitment to self-development and Agile principles that inspire others to do the same