Lead Product Manager - Data Products

c. £85,000 per annum

Bedford Based

Hybrid Working

Permanent

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Lead Product Manager for Data Products where you will be responsible for a product portfolio, and the delivery of product quality and value. They work with teams to identify, implement and improve strategies and tactics for their data products. They are a member of the management team for their product area and provide product leadership and direction across multiple teams.

As Lead Product Manager, you will be part of the central Product Management Community of Practice in MaPS and will also be responsible for understanding and meeting the criteria set out in the Government Digital Service Standards.

The Lead Product Manager for data products reports to the Head of Data and Analytics. The role is aligned to the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.

Key responsibilities:

Enablement of MaPS Data Professionals:

Learning and Development: Develop and implement a 'Data Product Playbook’ to support MaPS Data Professionals in adopting a product approach to dashboard development.
Solving Insight Challenges: Assist MaPS data professionals in addressing stakeholder challenges and designing data products for easy access to actionable information.
User Interface and User Experience Development: Collaborate with data/BI analysts and UI/UX designers to enhance the usability and accessibility of data products, primarily Power BI dashboards.

Development of Individual Data Products:

Iterative Development: Lead the iterative development of data products, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with user needs.
Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee data product lifecycles, making informed decisions based on usage statistics.
Combining Data for New Insights: Integrate data from multiple sources to uncover new insights and drive strategic initiatives.
Operating Model: Implement a comprehensive operating model for Data Product development, including reactive, proactive, and strategic layers.

Ownership of MaPS Business Intelligence Hub:

Roadmap Management: Manage and communicate the roadmap for the Business Intelligence Hub to key stakeholders, including Senior Leaders.
Report Consolidation and Reporting Frameworks: Oversee report consolidation and develop robust reporting frameworks to support data-driven decision-making.
Understanding Value: Establish a framework to track and understand the usage and impact of data products within the Business Intelligence Hub.
Legal Governance and Privacy: Address legal governance and privacy considerations at the start of Data Product development.

Key accountabilities:

Manage people and manage products.
Maintain the high level roadmap.
Be involved in a range of programme management activities relevant to their product portfolio.
Be involved in recruiting product managers at all levels and contractors.
Provide leadership in your programmes and across the local community, working closely with the head of product, where they exist.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

Product leadership
Product management/Ownership of Data hubs or similar.
Agile and Lean practices
Applying user-centred insights
Creating value for money
Life cycle management
Managing product outcomes. Evidence of taking a product from non-maturity through to maturity.
Stakeholder relationship management
Strategic ownership

About UsThe Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

CaringWe care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
ConnectingWe will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
TransformingWe are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working EnvironmentBy fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to "bring their whole selves to work."

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
Cycle to work Scheme
Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
Life assurance scheme
Give as you earn scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
Enhanced family and sick pay
Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
Recognition Scheme
Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible WorkingAt MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered.

Application ProcessThe law requires that 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.

Job Reference: MaPS00837

Close Date: 10/06/2025