85937 - Lead Product Manager

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
Lead Product Manager
Location: National*
Closing Date: 14th April
Interviews: w/c 29th April
Grade: Grade 6
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £70,303 - £80,475 (which may include an allowance of up to £10,172) National: £66,314 - £75,810
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy number: 85937
*We 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 Role
We’re recruiting for five Lead Product Managers here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Justice Digital teams.
This role aligns against Lead Product Manager role from the Government Digital and Data Framework
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 leaders to help us achieve the ambitions we have set out in our 2025 vision, delivering great outcomes through digital products.
LAA digital works to deliver swift access to legal aid for those who need it, and efficient payment to providers of those services. We aim to support the future of legal aid with sustainable, user-centred services such as Check if you can get legal aid.
Probation digital is working to make things simpler, faster and better for front line staff, so they can spend more time with people in our care, helping them out of the cycle of crime, or with their offending behaviour. We are also working with people on probation to understand their needs and deliver products and services to meet these.
Prison digital is working to create the tools that support the Prison Service to provide decent, safe and productive places to live and work and support prisons to protect the public & reduce reoffending. We work with our users in prisons to provide modern tools that share information and give staff focused efficiency.
Platforms and Architecture is working to enable efficiencies across Justice Digital by solving common problems on its modern and legacy services and its data platforms.
As our new Lead Product Manager you will form a key part of the senior leadership team and will be working closely with the Head of Digital and profession leads across delivery, research, business analysis, user research, technical architecture and development. You will be responsible for owning and developing the product strategy and optimising the overall value that Justice Digital delivers through our products and services. It's a really exciting and challenging time right now and you could make a considerable difference, helping us to achieve great outcomes and bring your product leadership to our vibrant product community.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
How to Apply
Candidates must submit CV and Covering Letter (750 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:
• Leadership - developing self and others
• Changing & Improving
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
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 30 minute panel interview, which may include a presentation element, held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on User Focus experience will be conducted before the sift.
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.