Digital & Data Product Lead - Planning Inspectorate - G7 (IT)

The Planning Inspectorate is looking for a strategic leader to define and drive the digital and data product vision across the Inspectorate, ensuring alignment with government-wide strategies and user needs. It requires governance of a complex service network, overseeing product lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement of digital services. The ideal candidate will also lead and develop high-performing teams, foster a culture of innovation and inclusivity, and ensure effective financial and resource planning across the product portfolio. Each week involves a dynamic mix of strategic oversight, stakeholder engagement, and delivery coordination across enterprise-wide digital products and services. Key activities include: Product & Service Strategy: Shaping the strategic direction of the enterprise product suite, ensuring alignment with the organisation?s service model and identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement. Stakeholder Engagement: Regularly engaging with stakeholders across services to manage expectations, gather feedback, and ensure product alignment with business needs. Delivery Management: Picking up delivery responsibilities for cross-cutting enterprise products, ensuring smooth coordination across multiple services and teams. Product Ownership & Support: Providing guidance and support to the product management function within Digital & Data, promoting best practices and helping teams develop effective product strategies in a service-oriented environment. Continuous Improvement: Spotting and exploring opportunities to enhance ways of working, foster cross-service collaboration, and leverage emerging technologies to solve business challenges. Communication & Coordination: Maintaining clear and consistent communication around product goals, progress, and changes, both within the team and across the wider organisation. Salary New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. Internal rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest. This role is being advertised at Grade 7 with a salary range of £59,644 – £66,120. Working hours: Standard working week is 37 hours, flexible working hours policy available. The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people?s lives, the communities where they live and the economy. We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services. For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please visit our careers page at Office Attendance This role is contractually based at Temple Quay House, Bristol which is currently out of use due to undergoing refurbishment work. In the interim, we have the use of alternative office space in very close proximity to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units – the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview.41bf1e1f-b16b-4260-a40a-17c77a06fd15