Product Lead - Dundee, United Kingdom - Social Security Scotland

Social Security Scotland
Social Security Scotland
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Dundee, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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**Product Lead | Hybrid Working with Glasgow or Dundee Base Location | £44,557 - £53,351 + £5,000 DDaT Pay Supplement after 3 month qualifying period | Full or Part Time Hours | Flexi
- time | 25 Days annual leave (increasing to 30 after 4 years' service) plus 11.5 Public and Privilege| Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45% employer contributions %)|**Are you passionate about improving services and enhancing user experience? Have you got product management experience and want to develop your career further? If so, our Product Lead role could be for you.

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.


What do we offer you?

We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best talent.

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  • Salary between £ £53351 plus a £5000 annual Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 month qualifying period. This supplement is backdated and paid with your monthly salary.
  • Flexible working arrangements with potential of up to 4 days off per month.
  • You will have an annual leave allowance of 5 weeks, rising to 6 weeks after 4 years. In addition, the Scottish Government observes 111⁄2 days public and privilege holidays, dates of which are set annually.
  • Workplace adjustments for everyone that needs them to ensure your comfort and safety in your new role.
  • Learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
  • Career progression join a rapidly growing and developing organisation with excellent opportunities for career advancement.
  • Contributory Pension Scheme (employee contributions 5.45% employer contributions %).
  • Health and wellbeing support including 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme, plus counselling support available for all.
  • Discounts on gym memberships and retail outlets.

DDaT

Pay Supplement

Hybrid Working
We embrace a hybrid working style where all colleagues will spend time in either our Glasgow or Dundee offices. There is an expectation of a minimum of 2 days per week in your assigned location. Base office location can be in either Dundee or Glasgow.


About Us
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.

Find out more about us here


Responsibilities:


The Product Lead is a key role in the team, facilitating the development and delivery of core improvements to live services and affecting real change to client experience.

This role will include but not be limited to the following duties:


  • 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 rel
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