Product Manager - Dynamics and Power Platform

Are you interested in Product Management with a passion for modernisation and innovation?
As the product Manager for Dynamics and Power Platform you will drive the vision for digital products delivered by the Dynamics and Power Platform.
Do you want to play a crucial and impactful role in ensuring the delivery of important services which contributes to maintain high standards on Britain’s Roads?
You will ensure that product development aligns with all stages of the various iterations of vision and delivers benefit focused improvements linked to a business case.
Are you exited to lead a team in delivering a platform that can innovate the way the DVSA work, enabling the agency to support keeping Britain’s roads safe and moving? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
If you want to find out more about this role, get tips on the application or ask the hiring manager any questions, join us for a virtual information session on Thursday 21st November at 17:30. Click here to register., + You will play a key part of the overall Dynamics and PP service provision and enhancement of the platform. This will include responses to technical progress, and customer-led demand to improve the overall effectiveness of the product(s) and overall service provision, whilst ensuring the customer is at heart of any decision making.
+ Provide guidance to service owners to ensure and encourage Microsoft Wave updates.
+ You will manage the relationship with DVSA's assurance partner and tracking contract spend to ensure value for money and the delivery of platform benefits.
+ As a leader of Product Management, advocate collaborative working and learning across all services and with internal and external parties.
+ When developing new or improved platform enhancements, be the point of escalation for the team or wider team on any areas of uncertainty or concern.
+ Ensure that these areas are identified at the earliest opportunity and escalate for resolution where necessary to enable development work to be free flowing.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile., To excel in this role, you will bring your expertise in Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 to the table. Your solid understanding of Agile methodologies will enable you to seamlessly integrate with development and infrastructure teams. You will leverage visualisation techniques, such as product roadmaps, to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholder groups. This will ensure that everyone is aligned on the direction of digital product development, prioritisation decisions, and timelines., This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle or Birmingham. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
+ Make roads safer.
+ Improve services for our customers.
+ Make road transport greener and healthier.
+ Harness the potential of technology and data.
We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.

Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Changing and Improving
+ Leadership, Please structure your Personal Statement to provide detailed evidence of each of the following:
+ Provide evidence of managing a live IT service or product.
+ Describe your experience in managing stakeholders in a complex environment.
+ Provide evidence of managing a relationship with a third-party supplier.
Please fully utilise the 1000-word count when completing your personal statement.
The sift is due to take place from 3rd December 2024.
Interviews are likely to be held from 16th December 2024.
This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
+ An interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the candidate pack attached, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
You can read more about Success Profiles here.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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+ An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
+ Alongside your salary, DVSA has a fantastic pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
+ Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
+ 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
+ Latest IT and Tech devices.
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
+ Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
+ Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
+ Employee assistance program for health and well-being.
+ Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.