Salary:
1,000 - 100,000 GBP

Yearly based

Location:

UK

Job Posted:
4 months ago
Job Type
Full Time
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Job Description

Job Summary We’re looking for two exceptional Product Managers to help us make a difference to our planet. At the Met Office we embrace hybrid working. As our Product Manager we require you to be on site at our Exeter HQ on average four days per month. You can choose to work more frequently in our state-of-the-art office if you'd prefer.  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. Why join us? The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists. We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our Product Manager, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be.  We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce. Who we are: We are the Met Office. The UK national meteorological service. We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science to deliver extraordinary impact and benefit across the globe. Our work helps people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. Together: We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD Job Description We are looking for two engaging, enthusiastic and driven Product Managers to join our Product Management Team in Services. 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 Digital Data and Technology framework. You will be responsible for product owner and product management tasks working closely within the Transport team to: develop new weather services lifecycle existing services ensure existing services are provisioned to our downstream users You will be responsible for gathering product requirements focussed on user needs– ratifying them against Met Office strategy, the product vision and business milestones. before ‘translating’ into user stories for delivery. You’ll create a prioritised roadmap to ensure successful delivery against timelines and you will keep abreast of operational management issues. As our Product Manager, your key responsibilities are to: Develop an in-depth knowledge of users and their current and future needs, including understanding their workflow and the problems they need to solve through effective observation, communication and analysis. Develop current and potential customer domain knowledge and product expertise – translating into user stories for the science development team. Develop and communicate a product vision, strategy and roadmap based on user needs and Met Office requirements. Maximise the value delivered - taking into account the balance between delivering business benefits and responding to end user needs. Make strategic prioritisation decisions, influencing stakeholders using evidence, user insight to inform backlog prioritisation and future lifecycling needs. Manage dependencies of development on other directly/indirectly related systems or products. Fulfil the Product Owner role, act as a key member of the delivery team to use Agile principles, adapt, challenge, reflect and improve ways of working, to deliver effective solutions. Show high levels of collaboration, trust and innovation and contribute towards building a high performing team. Person specification Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities: A strong user/customer focus with experience building trusted relationships and using that to improve products or services (Live and Breathe It). Proven experience of working in multifaceted teams (Better Together). Practical experience of gathering user requirements and translating these into prioritised deliverables and activities (Live and Breathe It). Practical experience of managing a service or a product between lifecycle phases. For example Development into Go Live and then through into early lifecycle support (We Keep Evolving). Practical experience in the operational management of a live product or service. For example using your knowledge of how a service outage will impact a customer in order to prioritise a resolution (Experts by Nature). Practical experience of working within constraints. For example navigating Go Live activities in order to launch a new service or software release or to ensure an existing service remains supportable (Experts by Nature). As our Product Manager, your total reward package is potentially worth up to £53,757.00 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions. Your starting salary will be £38,838.00. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minimum. Our 2022-25 pay award means the salary will increase to £41,725.00 from 1st April 2024, and you will be able to progress towards £45,257.00 over time. Your package includes: Outstanding Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% Flexible hours and homeworking Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment to support healthy, low carbon travel Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands Selection process details If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and a Cover Letter/Supporting Statement which evidences how you meet each of the essential criteria - we recommend candidates use the CARL (Context, Action, Result and Learning) method for presenting evidence of skills. Closing date 29/11/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 11/12/2023. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. Please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be. How we can help: If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via askHR@metoffice.gov.uk . You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (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. 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) (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : askHR@metoffice.gov.uk Email : askHR@metoffice.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : askHR@metoffice.gov.uk Show less

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