Senior Product Manager

A little bit about where you will be working...

The Police National Computer (PNC) is one of the UK’s critical national law enforcement data systems. The implementation of the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) by the National Law Enforcement Data Programme (NLEDP) will replace the PNC and develop new data services. The programme will deliver a range of benefits, principally the avoidance of future running costs associated with PNC, but also substantial end user efficiency and effectiveness benefits. 

🚀 What you'll be doing 🚀

You will identify opportunities for improving business outcomes and enhancing benefits, looking to continuously improve the quality, capability, and efficiency of your product.

 You will have the final say on quality and whether something is ready to be released into production. You may be asked either to be responsible for a single, complex, large product, or multiple related products.

In addition, you may line manage, coach and mentor Associate Product Managers and Product Managers, and be involved in recruitment related processes.

👀 About you 👀 

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Product with the following skills or strong experience in:

• Investigating patterns and trends identify and resolve problems.
• Working in the delivery of technology-based projects.
• Budgeting and financial control skills as well as commercial awareness.
• Communicating using a variety of methods (written reports, verbal feedback, presentations etc.), applying the appropriate method to each scenario/audience, which at this level, will usually be large groups.
• Leading in promoting the needs of the team, and of the product; understanding how these may vary between the different phases of a product lifecycle.

💜 Some of the benefits our Business Analysts love 💜

Alongside your salary of £60,300, Home Office contributes £17,468 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

You’ll also have access to the same benefits available to all civil servants in the Home Office:

• An in-year performance bonus scheme. 
• A Civil Service pension with employer contribution rate of 28.97%, depending upon salary.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service.
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing.
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• Season ticket loans and rental deposit loans.
• Cycle to work and payroll giving.
• Employee discounts - including a huge number of retailers, Microsoft Home Use programme and gym membership.
• A variety of staff recognition schemes including thank you vouchers.
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid.
• Maternity and adoption support leave (paternity leave) of 2 weeks full pay.
• Study leave and support for studying for a qualification or other accredited development relevant to your role.

You can find more information at Benefits - Home Office Careers.

We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from women, people with disabilities and LGBT+ as they are currently under-represented at this grade level.

Appointments will be made on merit based on fair and open competition.

Please note the successful candidate will also be subject to NPPV3 Police Clearance.