Digital Product Manager Expert (Hybrid) in Belfast

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. For more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs.

Your role in the team

We are seeking an experienced Digital Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of security-focused products that protect enterprise assets and enable secure-by-default development practices. This role will own the lifecycle of critical security tools and platforms, utilized by the enterprise. The ideal candidate combines strong product management expertise with a deep understanding of security principles, DevSecOps practices, and modern engineering workflows. Additionally, the candidate will leverage AI-driven capabilities to optimize workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance efficiency across security operations and product management processes. This role requires forward-thinking and strategic planning to anticipate future security needs, define measurable outcomes, and ensure products deliver long-term value. Success will be measured by risk reduction, improved developer experience, and compliance adherence.

Key Responsibilities

• Define Product Strategy & Vision: Establish and communicate the vision, roadmap, and success metrics for security products aligned to enterprise risk posture and compliance requirements.
• Set Clear Outcomes: Define what success looks like for each product, including measurable KPIs.
• Plan for Scalability & Future Needs: Anticipate evolving security threats and compliance requirements. Design products that scale and adapt to future enterprise needs.
• Incorporate AI for Efficiency: Identify opportunities to integrate AI into daily workflows to automate repetitive tasks, improve decision-making, and maximize efficiency.
• Manage Product Development: Collaborate with engineering and security teams to design and deliver secure-by-default capabilities integrated into developer workflows (IDE, CI/CD pipelines). Maintain backlog, write and groom user stories, and drive iterative releases using Agile methodologies.
• Enable Data-Driven Decisions: Define and monitor KPIs for success. Use analytics and risk reporting to validate assumptions and optimize adoption.
• Stakeholder Communication: Lead product ceremonies and communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs to engineering leadership, security teams, and partners.

Essential Skills

• A minimum of 5 years' experience conducting product scoping, discovery, framing, owning and managing a backlog (in agility or similar tools) of products for a digital product team.
• A minimum of 1 year's experience operating as a 'coach' partnering & mentoring early in trade product management peers across a broader technology organisation.
• Strong understanding of security principles, secure SDLC, and DevSecOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to define success metrics (KPIs/OKRs), make data-driven decisions and plan strategically for long term product impact.
• Proven experience in Agile product delivery (backlog management, ceremonies, iterative releases).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, policy-as-code, and automation in security workflows.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA), secrets management (Vault/KMS), IAM/PAM, vulnerability management, and cloud security posture management.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and PaaS; tools like Postman, Mural/Figma, Jira/Azure DevOps/VersionOne.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Security+, CSSLP, CISSP, CCSP) or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor) and ability to leverage them for productivity gains.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job does not have supervisory duties.

Why join us?

Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate's European Digital Centre of Excellence - recent winners of 'Best Use of Cloud Services' at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards 2024, and recognised for our community and sustainability impact at the 2024 Business in the Community Awards and Gold accreditation for Environmental Responsibility. We're a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.

We Offer:

• A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts.
• Access to world-class learning platforms and award-winning L&D.
• Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth.
• A people-first culture with flexible working options.
• Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.

Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities

Allstate NI wishes to ensure equal opportunity is given to all job applicants. This company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. All appointments will be made on merit. Applicants should note Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position.