We're looking for an exceptional Product Manager 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. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
World changing work
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. This is who we are.
Your world of expertise
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and driven Product Manager to join our Product Management team. You will be responsible for product owner and product management tasks for key underpinning products and services within our Platform Technology department.
Product Management is an established profession within the Met Office with an active Community of Practice group offering support and best practice. We're a supportive and proactive team and work together to develop Product Management skills aligned to the Digital Data and Technology framework.
Your key duties
You will be responsible for product managing products and services, aligned with customer and Met Office priorities and requirements outlined in product strategies and roadmaps.
The key responsibilities are:
Why join us
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving, and always life-enhancing. 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:
Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
How to apply
If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you. Apply below with your CV and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date at 02/09/2024 with first stage interviews commencing from 16/09/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.