Product Manager - Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom - Met Office

Description

We're looking for an exceptional Product Manager (SaaS tooling & ServiceNow SPM) to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Product Manager the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week.

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction.

We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact

The Corporate Technology team provisions and operates a range of business applications and technology services to enhance the productivity and effectiveness of all Met Office employees.

Our goal is to ensure that staff have the necessary tools and support to work efficiently, while adhering to our security policies and corporate standards for safe operation.

SPM is a Strategic Portfolio Management tool in use at the Met Office. It is a module of ServiceNow and use by the Programmes directorate for project and portfolio management.

The team also provides various enterprise SaaS tools to the organisation, including whiteboarding, diagramming and software development tools, and we expect to continue adding to this portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to collaborate with our internal and external stakeholders, including our IT Asset Management team, ServiceNow platform team, project management community, software development teams, delivery partners, suppliers and customers to shape the way that these key tools are used.

Take a key role in the sustainable delivery, development, and operation of these tools at the Met Office.
Help maintain focus and clarity on delivering value to users. Able to define the minimum viable product and understands agile product development process.
Undertake the usual Product Manager responsibilities of backlog management, defining and refining user stories, working with SMEs to create quality Acceptance Criteria, evaluating product progress and signing off user stories/agreed outputs

The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.

As our Product Manager, your total reward package will be up to £57,639 annually, which includes:
~£An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
~ Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

We live and breathe it - A solid understanding of Agile methodologies and an ability to quickly develop knowledge of how the development process works in the Met Office.

Demonstrable experience of delivering successfully to deadlines, being prepared to make decisions and knowing when to take calculated risks or escalate keep evolving - A practical experience of researching and analysing information, using this to create plans and deliver practically against ;Ability to quickly develop an understanding of Met Office products and their importance to customers.

While this isn't a technical leadership role, it is desirable that you have a solid technical foundation and a good understanding of enterprise software development.

Experience of the Scrum Master role in the agile delivery team.
Closing date Sunday 12/05/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 20/05/2024. How we can help
You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme.