Product Manager - Public Sector (GDS)

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever‑changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We Offer

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e‑learning, mentoring and coaching programmes and the chance to gain industry‑recognised certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and processes as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programmes for peer‑to‑peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work‑life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programmes, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Senior Product Manager in Digital Product Engineering, you will leverage your extensive product management and leadership skills to drive innovation and excellence within our organisation. Join our team and contribute to the development of innovative digital products that drive business success. If you’re passionate about understanding and solving complex product challenges and have a knack for creating digital products that maximise ROI, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate product vision, strategy, goals and roadmap in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the broader public sector objectives.
• Employ excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including executives, project teams, functional managers and specialists from various areas (digital, operations, policy, legal, etc.), to build consensus, manage expectations and facilitate effective decision‑making and prioritisation.
• Create a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and oversee the ongoing evolution of the product roadmap and management of the product backlog.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, integrating user needs and considering both business and technical considerations/constraints to drive product development.
• Lead the team in delivering products and services in line with the public sector's specific requirements and regulations.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Remove obstacles and impediments that hinder the team's progress, ensuring smooth workflow and continuous improvement.
• Foster a culture of transparency, inspection and adaptation within the team.
• Collaborate with other product owners, stakeholders and scrum masters to ensure alignment and effective communication.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Extensive experience in product management, including defining and articulating product vision, strategy, goals and roadmap
• Masterful proficiency in collaboration with a diverse range of stakeholders, including executives, project teams, functional managers and specialists from various areas
• Proven track record of building consensus, managing expectations and facilitating effective decision‑making and prioritisation
• Expertise in defining Minimal Viable Products (MVPs) and managing product backlogs
• Experience in leading and working within multidisciplinary teams, considering both business and technical considerations/constraints
• Proven leadership, communication and problem‑solving skills
• Strong foundation in Agile and DevOps practices
• Understanding of microservices architecture and design patterns
• Proficiency in data modelling and data management
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices
• Understanding of microservices architecture and design patterns
• Proficiency in data modelling and data management
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. However, for you to be eligible for this role, you must have the valid right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so. You must be a resident in the UK and have been living continuously in the UK for the last 10 years. You must be able to hold or gain a UK government security clearance.