Product Manager (Data Products)

The role

As a

Product Manager for data products supporting the Pensions Dashboard work, you will lead the development and continuous improvement of one or more data products or services. These products serve internal users and external stakeholders such as the

Department for Work and Pensions,

The Pensions Regulator,

The Financial Conduct Authority, and the wider pensions sector.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that products meet user needs and deliver value. You will report to the

Lead Product Manager (Data Products) and collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organisation and externally to shape product direction and delivery.

This role is aligned to the

Product

Manager level in the https

//ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/role/product-manager#product-manager.

The specific responsibilities of the role include

• Support the development of data products that underpin the MoneyHelper Pension Dashboard, the Pension Dashboard Programme, and other related initiatives.
• Lead the iterative development of data products, ensuring alignment with user needs and organisational goals.
• Collaborate with BI analysts and UI/UX designers to improve the usability and accessibility of data products, primarily Power BI dashboards.
• Ensure data products are designed to be accessible and valuable to external organisations including the Department for Work and Pensions, The Pensions Regulator, The Financial Conduct Authority, and the wider pensions sector.
• Use product usage data to inform prioritisation and lifecycle decisions.
• Ensure legal, privacy, and governance considerations are addressed early in the product lifecycle, especially for externally accessible data products.

Key accountabilities

• Manage the development and iteration of one or more data products or services.
• Engage with stakeholders (internal and external) to understand needs and manage expectations.
• Translate user needs and business goals into product outcomes.
• Maintain and communicate product roadmaps and backlogs.
• Collaborate with delivery managers, designers, analysts, engineers, and developers to deliver value.
• Use evidence and data to inform product decisions and prioritisation.
• Contribute to the wider product community.

Skills & experience

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Agile and Lean practices (Level

Working)

Demonstrate experience applying Agile principles and using Agile tools to support team delivery.

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Applying user-centred insights (Level

Working)

Use user and stakeholder insights to define problems and improve product outcomes.

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Creating value for money (Level

Awareness)

Describe the value of your work and identify opportunities for reuse and efficiency.

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Life cycle management (Level

Awareness)

Explain product life cycle phases and how needs vary across them.

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Managing product outcomes (Level

Awareness)

Identify and explain priority outcomes and the importance of baseline data.

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Product leadership (Level

Awareness)

Describe how product management fits within multi-disciplinary teams and balances user and business needs.

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Product management (Level

Working)

Create and prioritise goals, make evidence-based decisions, and use product management methods.

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Stakeholder relationship management (Level

Working)

Communicate clearly with stakeholders, build consensus, and improve relationships using evidence.

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Strategic ownership (Level

Awareness)

Make decisions aligned to organisational strategy and explain the importance of having a strategy.

Other

Other