Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for a

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, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 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.

We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

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 management tasks for key underpinning products and services at the Met Office.


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 Government Digital and Data Profession.

Your key duties

:

Maximise the value delivered, taking into account the balance between aligning to business strategy, delivering customer contracts and responding to user needs. Develop and own product visions and roadmaps based on customer, stakeholder and user needs. Monitor how your product portfolio is performing to inform backlog prioritisation and future lifecycle plans. Identify and manage development dependencies on other related systems or products. Deliver effective and efficient product lifecycle management through product development and optimisation, rationalisation, and retirement in line with Met Office project and programme plans. Apply a strong user and customer focus, using insights from user research to inform roadmaps and product strategy Adopt the Government Digital Service framework and guidance to ensure consistency, quality and cost-effectiveness.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their 'Best Workplaces in Tech' 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list.


As our Product Manager, your total reward package will be up to 58,419 annually, which includes:

41,725 base pay. An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. 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.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

You're an

expert by nature

with strong experience of working in an agile software development environment with a multidisciplinary team and managing products through their lifecycle. You

keep evolving

to improve product and service outcomes, applying user-centred insights to inform decisions and balancing user needs with strategic objectives. Evidence of working

better together

to build relationships with stakeholders, resolve issues in challenging situations and agree the strategic approach and vision. You're a

force for good

with experience of defining appropriate success metrics and performance indicators that demonstrate value and how the product contributes to agreed outcomes. You

live and breathe it

with experience of estimating current and future value, risks and effort required, to prioritise your roadmap and manage uncertainty with stakeholders.

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history 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 20/08/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from the beginning of September. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.


Using AI in your application


We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.


How we can help


If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.


If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.


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.