Senior Product Manager

Looking for a great opportunity to lead and improve digital products?

We're recruiting for 2 Senior Product Manager opportunities within our Digital & Technology Services team. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape products and services used by millions, influence strategic priorities, and help deliver improvements that create real value for both customers and colleagues.

Salary: £53,540 - £57,250
Locations: Cardiff or Edinburgh
2 permanent, full-time roles
Flexible working with no core hours (6am-8pm options)
30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and a privilege day
Excellent Civil Service pension with an average 28.97% employer contribution
Inclusive culture with wellbeing, development and work-life balance at its heart

As a Senior Product Manager, you'll work with multidisciplinary teams across a diverse portfolio of services, from customer-facing digital products to internal services that support the wider ambitions of Companies House. It's a great opportunity for an experienced product professional looking to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative and innovative environment.

As Senior Product Manager you will play a key role in the design, delivery and management of Companies House Products and Services. You will:

• Take ownership of the direction, priorities and outcomes for one or more products or services, making sure they meet user needs and support Companies House objectives.
• Lead product work from Discovery through delivery, helping teams understand problems, identify opportunities and focus on delivering value.
• Work with Service Owners, Service Managers, Senior Responsible Owners and other stakeholders to shape the service vision, agree priorities, plan improvements and develop future roadmaps.
• Use evidence from user feedback, research, data and service performance to make decisions and improve products and services.
• Work closely with delivery teams and other professions to ensure work is understood, prioritised appropriately and delivers value to users and the organisation.
• Identify, manage and communicate significant risks, dependencies and issues, ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make informed decisions and take appropriate action.
• Build strong relationships across Companies House to improve collaboration, align priorities and support successful delivery across services.
• Support commercial, procurement and supplier-management activities, helping delivery partners meet agreed outcomes and standards.
• Recruit, lead, coach and develop Product Managers, supporting their growth and helping maintain high product management standards across the profession.
• Support the Head of Product Management with workforce planning, capability development and improving the Product Management profession.
• Lead and contribute to Communities of Practice, knowledge sharing, professional development initiatives and cross-profession collaboration.
• Support Service Standard Assessments and assurance activities, ensuring products and services meet government and organisational standards.

Person specification

We're looking for the following skills and experience that will be assessed throughout the selection process.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of product leadership, developing people and applying technical understanding to make effective product decisions.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing individuals and working effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A proven track record of owning product decisions, setting priorities and delivering successful products and services.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence decisions and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience managing competing priorities and balancing user needs, business objectives, operational requirements and delivery constraints in a complex environment.
• Experience using user research, data and service performance insights to identify improvements and make evidence-based decisions.
• Strong experience identifying, managing and communicating risks, issues and dependencies to support informed decision-making.
• Experience delivering products and services using agile ways of working and supporting teams to work effectively in agile environments.
• Experience working in a technical environment, with an understanding of modern technology, software development and collaboration with technical specialists.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £53,540, Companies House contributes £15,510 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we're committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.