Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
25 Jul, 25
Salary
59690.0
Posted On
25 Apr, 25
Experience
5 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Paternity, Strategy, Addition, It, Assessment, Adoption, Product Vision, Sponsorship, Norway, Disabilities, Collaboration
Industry
Other Industry
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.
Watch our video to see what we do at Defence Digital!
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JOB DESCRIPTION
As Lead Product Managers, you will be at the forefront of delivering the right capabilities to support the UK’s Defence strategy. You will own the life cycle of your product, ensuring it aligns with Defence priorities and delivers maximum operational value. Your responsibilities will include ensuring your team understands and executes tasks of the highest priority, optimising resources to maximise their impact, and collaborating directly with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
In this role, you will also mentor and coach junior Product Managers, supporting their development and building expertise across the organisation. With potential oversight of complex products or larger teams, you will play a key role in maintaining stakeholder alignment and delivering innovative, mission-critical outcomes that strengthen the UK’s Defence capabilities.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Lead Product Managers to enhance our Product Management team. The ideal candidates will be adaptable, perceptive, and comfortable working in a fast paced and complex environment.
It is crucial that you have the capability to mentor and guide teams in Agile and Lean practices. As a recognised expert and proponent of these methodologies, you should constantly reflect and encourage the team to innovate or adapt new practices.
The successful candidates will also be trained as service assessors to participate in both internal and cross-government service assessments.
When submitting your CV, please highlight the essential criteria listed below:
TECHNICAL SKILLS
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £59,690, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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.
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.
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.
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Things you need to know
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS
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