Head of Product Management - Crown Prosecution Service - G6

Location

This post can be based in any Crown Prosecution Service office within England and Wales. You will need to travel to other locations based on business need. As a Disability Confident employer, all reasonable adjustments are considered in line with Equality Act 2010.

About the job

Job summary

The CPS Digital & Information Directorate (DID) is a growing team which builds and runs multiple services to support our internal users, such as lawyers, caseworkers and operational staff, and our external users such as victims of crime. This is a great opportunity for  an experienced product leader to join us as the Head of Product.

The Head of Product is the head of the Product Management profession. Our team manages products ranging from casework systems and data and AI products to standalone applications and a few external-facing products. All of these are critical to delivering effective justice. The role is a pivotal role within DID’s senior leadership team and has responsibility for the delivery of high-quality digital products and services.

The Product Management profession is relatively new in the CPS, and we are growing the team. The product team, which will rise to 12 people with ongoing recruitment, is made up of lead (G7 equivalent) and senior (SEO equivalent) product managers, and will be a mix of digital, technical, AI, and data product strengths.

You will be expected to provide strong developmental team leadership in accordance with cross-government GDaD and wider CPS capability frameworks.

The Head of Product will develop, implement, and continuously improve the CPS’ product strategy, ensuring it aligns with DID and organisational strategy, and with mandatory cross-government standards such as the service standard and the Tech Code of Practice. 

You will be expected to develop strong, robust working relationships with fellow heads of profession in user-centred design, delivery, AI delivery, technology, and others, to ensure that DID’s work and outputs align with organisational strategy, user needs, and cross-government standards.

You will work with a small leadership team of highly experienced deputy directors and our CDIO, who lead technology, digital, change programmes and governance. The post holder will also be expected to develop strong partnerships with Heads of Product, and other relevant colleagues and networks across government and professional bodies.

As part of this role, you are expected to undertake direct line management responsibilities. 

Job description

Your roles and responsibilities are:

• develop and implement an effective product road map for CPS products and the product profession.
• ensure that product decisions and strategies are always made with the end user’s needs and experiences at the forefront.
• accountability for high-quality product delivery that aligns with the organisation's overall digital transformation goals and user needs. This includes decisions on feature and backlog prioritisation, resourcing, benefits realisation and risk management.
• provides authoritative advice and guidance to colleagues on any aspect of product management
• guide, support, and mentor all product managers within the team, to develop as a diverse, inclusive, skilled team.

A copy of the full job description is attached. 

Person specification

To be eligible to apply, you need to: 

• be an experienced Product leader of digital, data, AI or technology products, either as Head of Product or similar role.
• be an experienced people leader, with particular focus on profession and individual development.
• have experience of development and ownership of a product strategy.
• be capable of developing and leading agile multi-disciplinary teams.
• be certified in agile product management.