Product Manager - Companies House - HEO
Government Digital & Data -
Location
Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ
Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT
Erskine House, 20 - 32 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4LB
About the job
Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering digital products that make a real difference to users?
Do you enjoy solving complex problems and helping teams focus on what matters most?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for a Product Manager to join our Digital & Technology Services Directorate at Companies House. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and deliver high-quality digital services used by millions of people across the UK.
At Companies House, we foster a supportive and inclusive culture where wellbeing, flexibility and work-life balance are a priority. We believe our people do their best work when they feel valued, supported and empowered.
As a Product Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving forward our digital transformation. You’ll work with multidisciplinary teams to design, build and continuously improve services that meet the needs of users and the UK business landscape.
Watch this video to find out more about working in Digital at Companies House
Why choose Companies House?
At Companies house we take a proactive approach to wellbeing by promoting a welcoming culture, healthy work life balance and supporting colleagues to be their best in work because we know people are the key to our success.
Our benefits include:
- Flexible working with no core hours (6am - 8pm flexible options)
- 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Enrolment into Civil Service Pension scheme average 28.97%
Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work
Give yourself the best opportunity to apply!
Join our Outreach team for an informal, drop-in 'find out more' session.
No need to register - just click on the following link to join, listen, and gain tips to help you apply:
Monday 17th August between 12:30 - 13:15
Cameras and microphones will be switched off.
Can’t make the session? Email our Outreach on: outreachinnovationteam@companieshouse.gov.uk for a copy of the slides.
Please note:
- Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
- Security Clearance is an essential requirement for this campaign. You'll need to have been in the UK for at least 3 out of the last 5 years to be eligible to apply for SC.
The successful candidate will be expected to attend their preferred office location, as selected in their application (Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast), on a regular basis. A hybrid working contract will be provided as the standard offering.
Job description
As a Product Manager at Companies House, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality digital services that support millions of users across the UK. Working within a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels, influencing decisions along the product lifecycle, championing best practice to deliver a modern and accessible service for users and our services.
The role suits someone who enjoys working with others, is comfortable making decisions, and can work through uncertainty. You will need to be confident in explaining your thinking and helping others understand the direction of the product.
Find out more about the Product Manager profession
Key Responsibilities
- Define and communicate a clear product vision, aligning roadmaps and backlogs to strategic goals and sprint priorities
- Own and prioritise the product backlog, making risk-based decisions to unblock delivery and maintain momentum
- Ensure delivery meets user needs, accessibility, legislation, and GDS/GOV.UK standards within a regulated environment
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, which include delivery managers, designers, researchers, analysts, architects, and operational subject matter experts to deliver change and drive continuous improvement
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, acting as the bridge between service owners, business areas and delivery teams
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly through appropriate channels (e.g. workshops, demos, and engagement sessions)
- Use data, analytics, and user research, and insight to inform decisions, measure performance and improve outcomes
- Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, balancing user, business, and technical needs, and supporting live service optimisation
Person specification
We are looking for the following skills and experience which will be assessed throughout the recruitment process.
The successful candidate will be someone who can demonstrate:
- Influential leadership: building strong relationships; communicates and presents clearly; inspires and empowers teams; aligns stakeholders and drives collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
- Owners mindset and drive: Takes ownership; thinks long term; delivers with excellence; gets things done
- Growth mindset and continuously learning: Curious by nature with strong having a awareness of government digital standards, governance, and regulated environments
- Strategic thinking: Ability to see the big picture, making confident decisions and the ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments
- Deep customer empathy: Advocate for the user, listening and understanding the users' needs, whilst delivering meaningful solutions
- Resilience and adaptability: understanding of the product lifecycle, product vision, roadmaps and backlog management to support iterative delivery
- Data and outcome focused: Strong attention to detail; outcome focused, with the ability to balance user needs, business and technical priorities, using data and feedback to drive impact and learn
Technical Experience
- Familiarity with delivery and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft 365)
- Awareness of Agile frameworks, particularly Scrum, and how these support iterative delivery
- Awareness of GDS standards, GOV.UK service principles, user-centred design, and accessibility standards
- Experience of working with developers, architects, and technical leads to understand constraints, dependencies, and opportunities
- Knowledge of using data, analytics, and user insight to monitor performance and inform decisions
- Awareness of tools and frameworks to support prioritisation and risk-based decision making
Qualifications
Please provide details of qualifications and/or equivalent experience demonstrating transferable skills relevant to Product Management.
