Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for a

Senior Product Manager

to help us make a difference to our planet.


As our Senior 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 28 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.


Whilst this is a 12-month temporary position, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.

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

As a Senior Product Manager, you'll lead the management and lifecycle of innovative user-centred products. Our work transforms cutting edge science and innovation into products and services that enable our users to consume and interrogate supercomputer data in ways that meet their needs, ultimately helping them to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.


You'll be joining our Product Delivery team who are responsible for a diverse portfolio of products, ranging from contractual services for Defence and Civil Aviation, to government funded offerings for UK citizens, media, and resilience communities. Our Product Delivery team also build tools for meteorologists, deliver international services, and manage data products that support environmental and climate insights.


Our Senior Product Manager role is within the Government Digital and Data (GDaD) profession, adopted by the Met Office as guidance to ways of working to ensure our public digital services meet government standards

Your key duties:

Lead the strategy for a portfolio of products through all stages of the lifecycle, balancing technical feasibility, organisational strategy, market insights, constraints, and stakeholder expectations to deliver measurable value. Define and communicate the portfolio product vision for high-impact products that serve a wide range of users from internal meteorologists to government, industry, and the public. Champion user-centred design, ensuring products are intuitive, accessible, and solve real problems for our end users. Collaborate across teams and directorates to ensure products and services meet user needs, guided by evidence, feedback, and demonstrable business value. Work collaboratively across our established Product Community, contributing to its success and growth across the organisation. Mentor and line manage a team of product managers, including leading the recruitment of associate product managers, product managers and contractors as required.

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 Senior Product Manager, your total reward package will be up to 73,518 annually, which includes:

52,799 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

keep evolving

, with proven experience leading the strategy of digital products, balancing user needs, technical feasibility and organisational goals to make data-informed decisions that support the product lifecycle. You're an

expert by nature

, with experience of aligning cross-functional teams around a clear direction and purpose whilst applying Agile and Lean principles to drive iterative delivery, continuous improvement and customer value. You're a

force

for good

, championing user-centred design with experience of contributing to the delivery of intuitive, accessible products that solve real problems for diverse user groups. You work

better

together

, with excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills, demonstrating experience working across disciplines and directorates to ensure products meet user needs and business objectives. You

live and breathe it

, with experience of mentoring or managing product managers and contributing to the growth of the product management profession.

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 13/10/25 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 04/11/2025. 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, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.