Digital Product Manager

Specialist role Product manager

Summary of the work

The Government changed electoral registration, and delivered a secure and modern service launching the Register to Vote website in 2014. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to one of the Government’s key digital services whose primary objective is to deliver excellent services to citizens and local authority partners.

Latest start date -  26 May 2016

Expected contract length -  3 months

Region - London

About the Work

Who the specialist will work with

Modern Electoral Registration Programme Team, The Individual Electoral Registration Service Team and suppliers (including developers and designers), other stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission, Association of Electoral Administrators and colleagues at all levels across the Civil Service. You will also need to work with other Government Departments such as the Government Digital Service, HMRC, DWP and Local Authorities.

What the specialist will work on

This position requires close collaboration with a range of delivery partners and suppliers, including the Government Digital Service, the Electoral Commission and Department of Work and Pensions. The candidate to take responsibility for the delivery, on-going success and continuous improvement of the IER Digital Service. You will help the UK government maintain and develop a great digital service for the people of the UK. Candidates must have a strong background in digital product development with the ability to direct and coordinate a multidisciplinary agile delivery team.

Work Setup

Address where the work will take place -  London 

Working arrangements

Reporting to the IER Digital Service Director Full time on site (some home working is negotiable). Travel expenses for business needs are covered. Normal working hours (09:00hrs to 17:00hrs) / 37 hours per week

Security clearance -  Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)

Essential skills and experience

• Have previous product manager experience
• Be used to working in an agile way
• Have experience of working with development teams and designers
• Have a good technical understanding of web development
• Be confident with interpreting qualitative and quantitative data
• Have experience of usability testing
• Be able to work autonomously and is a self-starter
• Be able to cope well with pressure
• Have excellent communications skills at all levels

Nice-to-have skills and experience

• CSPO Certification
• Experience working with Behaviour Driven Development

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.