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East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberJob SummaryThis position is based nationally.Job Description Senior Product ManagerLocation: National*Closing Date: 21st April 2025Interviews:w/c 5th MayGrade: Grade 7 (MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)Salary: London: £61,201 - £69,338 (which may include an allowance of up to £2,474) National: £56,532 - £64,048 (which may include an allowance of up to £343)Working pattern: Full-time/Part-time/FlexibleContract Type: PermanentWe offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP. The RoleWe’re recruiting for a Senior Product Manager (SPM) here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Hosting team in Platforms & Architecture.This role aligns against the Senior Product Manager role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.As a Senior Product Manager in the Hosting team, you will be responsible for a set of technical products, and will demonstrate a deep understanding of the user needs of the engineering community. You will line manage Product Managers who are also working on technical products, and will be able to guide them and develop their potential based on your experience with cloud infrastructure, primarily AWS.The product suite you will be working on forms part of the department’s drive to make more efficient and sustainable use of our cloud resources. This is a highly specialised role for which experience of FinOps and GreenOps practices is extremely desirable.Millions of people every year interact with MoJ services and here at Justice Digital we play an important role in making the experience of all of our users simpler, faster, and better.We have a clear vision - to deliver a world class justice system that works for all - and we’re looking for talented people to help us achieve it. Our MoJ strategy sets out our core priorities, this includes putting data at the core of our decisions and users at the heart of our services.We are ambitious, and we need great product people to help us achieve the ambitions we have set out in our 2025 vision, delivering great outcomes through digital products. We’re looking for talented, enthusiastic and passionate individuals who are excited by the challenge of designing digital public services and providing our staff with technology at least as good as they have at home.To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025.Key Responsibilities:The Senior Product Manager has deep knowledge of Product Management techniques and is developing expert skills has expert knowledge and experience of working with cloud infrastructure products whose primary users are the engineering community has experience of improving cloud optimisation and sustainability has experience of working closely with commercial and finance colleagues is experienced in overseeing multiple products and has a proven track record of managing products through the different stages of the product life cycle (from discovery to live) ensures quality/value of the work of Product Managers and the rest of the delivery team. leads the assurance of scope, providing direction to meet user needs for multiple products & channels, aligned with strategy is an active and visible leader, acting as the escalation point when needed, and taking action to resolve any issues that delay delivery leads by example - actively promotes and engages in self-development coaches and mentors their product people, investing in their development to ensure they reach their full potential interacts with product and specialist communities across government. If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!Benefits 37 hours per week and flexible working options including working from home, working part-time, job sharing, or working compressed hours. A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best in class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms Staff have 10% time to dedicate to develop & grow Generous civil service pension based on defined benefit scheme, with employer contributions of 28.97% from April 1st 2024 25 days leave (plus bank holidays) and 1 privilege day usually taken around the Kings’ birthday. 5 additional days of leave once you have reached 5 years of service. Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too! Wellbeing support including access to the Calm app. Bike loans up to £2500 and secure bike parking (subject to availability and location) Season ticket loans, childcare vouchers and eye-care vouchers. 5 days volunteering paid leave. Free membership to BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Some offices may have a subsidised onsite Gym. Person Specification Essential Product ownership - The core tactical skills of product management, capturing user needs to inform decision-making and prioritisation, and translate them into outcomes (expert) Strategic ownership - Developing and maintaining an understanding of economic, social, political, environmental and technological developments to ensure activity is relevant. Ensure plans and activities in your area of work reflect wider strategic priorities and communicate effectively with senior leaders to influence future strategies (practitioner) User focus - User-centred design is at the heart of our work. You’re able to collaborate with user researchers and can sell or represent users internally; understand the difference between user needs and desires of the user; able to champion user research to focus on totality of all users (expert) Working within constraints - You can influence, challenge and coach and anticipate how constraints might change and know where to challenge or remove constraints (practitioner) Managing cloud infrastructure products or projects - you have a good understanding of cloud infrastructure, and are comfortable talking to engineers about it. You can translate technical concepts into actionable items on a roadmap Developing self and others - Focusing on continuous learning and development for self, others and the organisation as a whole Agile working - Coaching and leading teams in Agile and Lean practices, determining the right approach for the team to take and evaluating this through the life of a project. You can think of new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes. Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.How To ApplyCandidates must submit CV + Cover Letter (500 words max) which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.In Justice Digital, We Recruit Using a Combination Of The Government Digital And Data Profession Capability And Success Profiles Frameworks. We Will Assess Your Experience, Technical Skills And The Following Behaviours During The Assessment Process: Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and influencing Making effective decisions Developing self and others A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview, which may include a task, held via video conference.Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on ‘User focus’ will be conducted before sifting.The panel will be conducting a sift on the following criteria from the Person Specification above: Strategic ownership Product ownership User focus Managing cloud infrastructure products or projects Candidates who do not demonstrate examples/details of their experience of the requirements stated under the Person Specification above in their Cover Letter will be rejected on this basis.Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.Terms & ConditionsPlease review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.If you have any questions, please feel free to contact 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. See our vetting charter.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.Nationality requirementsThis 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.Contact point for applicantsJob Contact: Name: SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team Email: Telephone: 0345 241 5359 Recruitment team Email: #J-18808-Ljbffr