Product Manager-Companies House
Government Digital & Data -
Product Manager
Companies House
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 29th April 2024
Details
Reference number
348350
Salary
£37,350 - £42,329
Successful candidates will be offered the minimum of the pay scale, but in some circumstances salary negotiations will be dependent on the demonstration of skills and experience. All our roles come with an excellent benefits’ package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme. Further salary increases depend entirely upon the outcome of our annual pay negotiation with central government. If you are a current Civil Servant transferring to us, your salary will be discussed in line with our pay policies.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
Other
Band D(IT)
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
CH - Digital Services
Type of role
Digital
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ
About the job
Job summary
This is an exciting role working on improving government digital services!
As a Product Manager at Companies House you will be responsible for creating, supporting and continuously improving our products and services. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams in the delivery of software and services, respond to changes in design and be able to deliver under pressure to short timescales. Working closely with Service Managers and Delivery Managers, you will seek out opportunities to optimise delivery, while ensuring quality standards are attained and maintained.
We offer an excellent benefits package that includes a generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day, and enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. To find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work visit Companies House
Job description
Companies House incorporates, maintains and dissolves limited companies, and makes that information available to the public.
This is an exciting opportunity in the Digital Services Directorate, helping to design and deliver quality digital solutions for the millions of users of our services. You will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of digital transformation in Government and help shape our services to meet the ever-changing demands of the UK’s business landscape.
The Product team plays a key role in the design, delivery and management of these services. Product Managers work with colleagues across the organisation to define, own and solve problems for users of our services. Product Managers work in an open, iterative and collaborative way in a multidisciplinary team, and need to communicate effectively and collaborate closely with designers, researchers, analysts, developers and architects, not to mention stakeholders and colleagues across Companies House. Candidates will be effective communicators with knowledge and application of product management techniques. They understand user centred design practices and know how to embed them into an agile workflow to deliver timely findings.
Person specification
We are looking for the following experience, which will be assessed at sift and at interview. Please refer to the experience section when writing your personal statement.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the vision and scope for products, engaging teams and stakeholders in the development of that vision over time.
- Champion your users, reviewing research, feedback, data and insights to inform continuous improvement and decide on the priorities for user research and business analysis.
- Work across the organisation to engage stakeholders throughout the journey through visible progress and transparent decision making.
- Lead the definition, priority and refinement of stories in the backlog to ensure they are of sufficient quality for research, design and development
- Work within a multidisciplinary team
Experience - your personal statement will be sifted against this criteria
- Candidates have experience of product management in a complex and fast-paced environment.
- User focus: identify who is the user and what are their needs based on evidence.
- The ability to engage teams and stakeholders to develop a vision.
- Agile working: understand agile methodology and how to apply the agile mindset to deliver in a flexible, iterative and value-focused way.
- Product ownership: capture and translate user needs into deliverables, using these to define the minimum viable product and make decisions about priorities, engaging teams and stakeholders in the development of the product.
- Problem ownership: understanding and identifying problems, analysing and helping to define the appropriate solution.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £37,350, Companies House contributes £10,458 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please note that the minimum salary does not reflect the 2023/24 pay deal and we are therefore expecting this to increase in the near future.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity...
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
Where will you be working?
You will be aligned to our Cardiff Office, where we are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on business need, your role and your day-to-day work activities and will be discussed at offer stage. The expectation for this role is 20% of your working week will be office based.
We're currently exploring options for new office space in the Cardiff and surrounding areas as we're due to be moving from our current building - join us on this journey where we can support you in your career and professional growth. Details are still being confirmed about our new building and we're keeping all our colleagues updated.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
In your application form we’d like you to:
- Tell us about your employment history, including any key responsibilities and achievements.
- Write a personal statement of 750 words where you demonstrate how you meet the skills highlighted in the experience section of the person specification.
At sift candidates will be assessed against experience as well as the behaviours listed in the advert and are asked to supply work history/personal statement and reference any transferable skills using the person specification for reference.
At interview candidates will be assessed against the behaviours listed in the advert and we will use Success Profiles Behaviours and Strengths. You will be asked to prepare a presentation, where the details will be shared with you on the day of your interview.
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own.
What will the process look like?
- We will sift applications and then invite successful candidates from the sift stage to attend a virtual interview.
Read more information and guidance about Applying for Your New Job.
Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and may include Strength based questions in the interview.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name :Katie Jones
- Email :kjones6@companieshouse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email :recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk
Further information
We welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission .
info@csc.gov.uk
Civil Service Commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ
