Overview

Strategic Capability Lead (Government Digital and Data) - Product, Delivery, Architecture and IT Ops at UK Home Office. These roles provide quality product management within a complex agile Programme, the Multi-Agency Public Protection Service (MAPPS). MAPPS will be used by various organisations including police, probation services and others. It supports multi-agency oversight of relevant offenders once they are released from custody for as long as they present a risk to the public. The Programme focuses on providing parity with a legacy system, with continuous improvement to meet customer needs beyond parity.You will be part of a team of Product Managers within a wider multidisciplinary team with interaction designers, user researchers, developers and testers. The aim is to deliver world-class services that balance the needs of system users with the strategic owners of the operations and policies. One role focuses on the strategic MAPPS Product and long-term direction, while others focus on elements of the overall Product to ensure these elements are understood for development teams.

What You’ll Do

Lead the creation of roadmaps, release plans, and lifecycle strategies from inception to retirement, contributing to departmental planning.Manage the full product lifecycle, including discovery, alpha, beta, and live phases, ensuring successful service assessments.Work with Product Owners to represent user needs throughout delivery, championing user-centred design while balancing needs of strategic owners of the system, operations and policy.Prioritise development work by maintaining a balanced product backlog reflecting immediate needs and long-term business value.Ensure final sign-off on completed functionality by Product Owners before deployment to production environments.Use product data and user feedback to drive continuous improvement, promoting evidence-based design.Ensure product quality meets standards such as the Government Digital Service Standard, Technology Code of Practice, TDA standards, and accessibility legislation, while advocating these across the department and wider government.

Qualifications and Experience

Demonstrable passion for both Product and Programme ways of working with strong experience in:Investigating patterns and trends to identify and resolve problems.Delivery of technology-based projects.Communicating using a variety of methods (written reports, verbal feedback, presentations, etc.), adapting to each scenario/audience, which may include large groups of users and strategic owners.Balancing the needs of users and strategic owners of products.Being responsive to the needs of those leading a development such as a programme and giving those needs proper priority.

Security and Eligibility

Please note that this role requires Security Check (SC) clearance, which would normally require 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. In exceptional circumstances, security clearance applications for candidates who have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years may be considered. Failure to meet this residency requirement will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

Benefits

Meaningful Work: Contribute to critical national security and public service initiatives.Career Growth: Benefit from tailored development frameworks and professional communities.Flexible Working: Hybrid options to balance professional and personal life.Diversity and Inclusion: Workplace where your background and talents are celebrated.Exceptional pension: Employer contribution of 28.97%.Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King’s Birthday.Flexible working: Full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site).Learning and development: Training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).Recognition and inclusion: Diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards.Learn more about our Benefits - Home Office Careers

Role Details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior levelEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: Information Technology, Product Management, and Strategy/PlanningIndustries: Government Administration and Technology, Information and Media

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