Product Owner Department for Work and Pensions
Reference
1584879
Number of vacancies
7
Location
Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle
Salary
Up to £56,707
Work hours
37 per week (flexible working)
Employment type
Permanent
Job benefits
In return for your skills we offer great work life balance, competitive salary, a brilliant civil service pension, a generous leave package and lots more.
Closing date
4 June 2018
Job description
If you’re creative and curious to learn, want to be empowered to make decisions and challenge the norm, and want to bring BIG ideas to a MASSIVE digital challenge then you’ll love it here. And we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for talented Product Owners to join our growing community of experts and become a key part of one of the biggest and highest-profile digital transformation programmes in the world. Using fresh ideas and leading edge technologies – and putting the user at the centre of everything we do – we create innovative digital solutions that make a difference to the lives of our 22 million users.
About You
Successful Product Owners will liaise with our senior stakeholders, developers and architects to make sure our user needs are articulated and managed throughout the development lifecycle and ultimately be responsible for delivering on products vital to the department.
What are we looking for?
• You have demonstrable experience of Product Management techniques.
• You are an excellent communicator with a proven track record of managing stakeholders.
• You have experience working with Agile teams and delivery managers to deliver products in an agile fashion.
• You have at least a basic understanding of the different technology options Products can use.
• You have experience of Assisted Digital Solutions, working with policy, User Research, UX design, developers & security and delivering operational/business efficiencies.
Where You’ll Work
You’ll join us in one of our easy-to-reach digital hubs – modern and vibrant workplaces, designed for and by our communities – in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.
In return for your skills we offer a competitive salary, a brilliant civil service pension, and generous holidays. We have a fantastic benefits package built around your work-life balance including flexible working, charitable giving, discounts on shopping and fun days out, and lots more.
And we’ll give you an interest-free loan to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference.
Building Our Future
We believe the work we do really matters, so we’re serious about investing in your ability.
You’ll have access to a huge suite of training and learning opportunities to complement the new skills and experience you’ll acquire on the job.
You’ll share ideas with colleagues from across the tech community, and grow your skills via our coaching and mentoring programmes.