Job Description

On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Senior Product Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based Remote with occasional travel to your nearest Homes England location.



Job purpose



As a member of a multidisciplinary delivery team, you'll be responsible for the quality and lifecycle of the products managed by that team. You'll use your understanding of user needs and business goals to frame problems, set priorities and guide product development.



You'll work closely with colleagues in Digital and across the business to develop and maintain high-level plans that support Homes England's ambition to deliver digitally enabled services that work more simply for users.



This role is part of a wider team of data and digital professionals, contributing to the data-led workstream within Homes England's strategic change programme.



As a Senior Product Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

Support a specific business area within Homes England as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Collaborate with the wider business teams to define problems and develop solutions that meet both business and user needs. Develop and maintain a product strategy, considering the product lifecycle and selecting appropriate tools and methods. Work with digital, data and technology teams to ensure effective management and support of products. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including business teams, digital services, data professionals, and delivery partners.

Essential:

Proven experience as a Product Manager delivering user-centred digital services/products with strong product ownership and strategic thinking. Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams, including data and analytics professionals, to deliver business data solutions. Skilled in applying tools and delivery methods flexibly, adapting to change, and identifying the best approach for different contexts. Experience collaborating with user researchers and understanding of the variety and complexity of users' digital needs. Demonstrated ability to build business cases based on user needs, enabling commercially sound decisions and delivering value. Awareness of emerging digital technologies, Government Digital Service (GDS) standards, and the full product lifecycle, including planning for operational support and product maintenance. Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to align product decisions to organisational goals and manage change through relationships and networks.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.



Disability Confident



As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



Armed Forces Covenant



Homes England guarantees to interview?veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we?will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".