JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for a Product Manager to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Product Manager, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we’ll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

YOUR WORLD OF EXPERTISE

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and driven Product Manager to join our Product Management team. You will be responsible for product management tasks for key underpinning products and services at the Met Office.
Product Management is an established profession within the Met Office with an active Community of Practice group offering support and best practice. We’re a supportive and proactive team and work together to develop Product Management skills aligned to the Government Digital and Data Profession.

Your key duties:

• Maximise the value delivered, taking into account the balance between aligning to business strategy, delivering customer contracts and responding to user needs.
• Develop and own product visions and roadmaps based on customer, stakeholder and user needs.
• Monitor how your product portfolio is performing to inform backlog prioritisation and future lifecycle plans.
• Identify and manage development dependencies on other related systems or products.
• Deliver effective and efficient product lifecycle management through product development and optimisation, rationalisation, and retirement in line with Met Office project and programme plans.
• Apply a strong user and customer focus, using insights from user research to inform roadmaps and product strategy
• Adopt the Government Digital Service framework and guidance to ensure consistency, quality and cost-effectiveness.

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

Your key duties:

• Maximise the value delivered, taking into account the balance between aligning to business strategy, delivering customer contracts and responding to user needs.
• Develop and own product visions and roadmaps based on customer, stakeholder and user needs.
• Monitor how your product portfolio is performing to inform backlog prioritisation and future lifecycle plans.
• Identify and manage development dependencies on other related systems or products.
• Deliver effective and efficient product lifecycle management through product development and optimisation, rationalisation, and retirement in line with Met Office project and programme plans.
• Apply a strong user and customer focus, using insights from user research to inform roadmaps and product strategy
• Adopt the Government Digital Service framework and guidance to ensure consistency, quality and cost-effectiveness