Product Lead - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Social Security Scotland

Social Security Scotland
Social Security Scotland
Verified Company
Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £44,557 - £53,351
Job grade:


  • Senior Executive Officer
  • B3
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • SSS
  • Chief Digital Office
    Type of role:
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

Things you need to know

Location

  • Dundee, GlasgowAbout the job

Job summary:

A product manager defines, owns and solve problems. They manage a product through discovery, alpha, beta and live states. They support lead and senior product managers. They may line manage associate product managers and support their professional development.

They have a deep knowledge of product management techniques and are developing expert skills. They may be involved in recruitment.

This can be an 'entry level' role for new product managers who have been working in other digital roles or civil servants with sufficient experience across other competencies.

Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government.

In Scotland we have a number of devolved benefits, and it's our responsibility to ensure that they are managed correctly and fairly, delivering those benefits to the 1.4 million people who rely on them.

Dignity, fairness and respect are at the core of everything we do. We demonstrate these values by making our work as transparent and accountable as possible. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.

Our benefits will help people from all walks of life in Scotland and it is crucial our workforce reflects this diversity.


We aim to develop within Social Security Scotland, a positive and inclusive culture, which supports our people to flourish, by embedding a working environment where we all treat each other with dignity and respect and recognise each other's contributions.


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Job description:


  • Responsible for managing daytoday product planning and delivery on behalf of Senior Product Managers, across a range of social security welfare benefit projects or support services and platforms
  • Support the development and delivery of functionality, for which you are responsible, to meet the needs of both internal and external users
  • Understand the relationship between your specific products and how they relate to any wider systems and processes that contribute to overall management and development of live services
  • Create effective, prioritised product descriptions and delivery plans to meet user needs in a cost effective way
  • Develop and manage supplier relationships
  • Interpret user research in order to make the correct product decisions.
  • Use product management principles and approaches
  • Communicate credibly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Support the management of an allocated budget

Person specification:


  • 1. You will have a proven track record of working and delivering in a fastpaced environment. Being able to understand and identify the appropriate solutions.
  • 2. Demonstrable experience of creating and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders and work collaboratively with them to deliver successful outcomes.
  • 3. Able to collate, organise, analyse and use information to plan and deliver services, products and technology improvements. Within this experience of presenting complex information, in writing and verbally, to staff and senior leaders.
    Benefits:
  • Annual Leave
  • You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi
  • time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.
  • Healthy work life balance
  • We can offer the possibility of full
  • time, part
  • time, term
  • time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.


  • Discounts

  • You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle discounts through our benefit scheme.
  • Personal support for you
  • Our Employee Assistance Programme gives you confidential, independent information and guidance 24/
  • Volunteering special leave
  • Up to six days paid special leave a year for volunteering. We support our staff to help causes important to them.


  • Great locations

  • Our bright and modern offices in the heart of Dundee and Glasgow have been designed with staff in mind. Both locations are ideal for public transport.
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Selection process details:

Sift & Interview dates are to be confirmed

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment


Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ire
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