Product Manager

Cabinet Office

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Details

Reference number

364103

Salary

£53,400 - £59,700

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Grade 7

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CO - Public Sector Fraud Authority

Type of role

Architecture and Data
Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York

About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a pivotal team at the heart of public sector innovation. 

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) works with departments and public bodies to better understand and reduce the impact of fraud against the public sector. As part of its mandate, it provides data analytics services and access to technology solutions to find and prevent fraud using the latest tools.

As a Product Manager, you will play a crucial role in developing our product roadmap, data strategy and support the counter fraud AI programme to come into full fruition. You will work closely with technical experts from the Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) profession, including Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Business Analysts, and more. These technical roles are integral to our mission of deploying advanced analytics tools across government to counter fraud with an AI focus.

Job description

We are recruiting a Product Manager to lead the product strategy for the Single Network Analytics Platform (SNAP) and PSFA AI Service offering. This role will support our mission by working across government to reduce the impact of fraud, representing the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) externally, and ensuring that our AI services deliver maximum value.

Key Duties

• Lead the product roadmap for the Single Network Analytics Platform (SNAP) and ensure that the platform continues to develop and evolve around user needs;
• Work with public bodies to understand their needs and turn those into new product requirements for SNAP (new data/scoring and functionality);
• Devise fraud prevention and detection strategies and work closely with our data science teams to deliver PoCs and full-scale solutions that utilise our technology stack (Azure AI Services, Databricks, Quantexa);
• Shape the SNAP/AI service offering to ensure that it is strategically relevant and that products align with the fraud risks that Public Bodies face;
• Work across government to identify and acquire new data sources for SNAP and AI projects;
• Work closely with the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), CO Digital and Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) to understand how other CO Delivery Units are embracing opportunities for AI and translate insight into discovery projects to deliver efficiency and productivity gains across the Counter Fraud Function;
• Work with industry to identify AI innovation opportunities through partnership working (data sharing, capability building and co-creation);
• Progress the government’s Economic Crime Plan commitments, ensuring the Cabinet Office delivers on its deliverables within the timeframes set.

Person specification

Essential criteria

The successful candidates will have:

• Degree or Masters in computer science, data science, economics, business, counter fraud, risk management, cyber security or a related field;
• Experience in fraud risk management/strategy and/or fraud analytics in banking/finance, consulting or public sector;
• Excellent understanding of fraud and economic crime typologies;
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills;
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to challenge the status quo;
• Strong communication and workshop facilitation skills (including an ability to communicate between the technical and non-technical);
• Excellent planning skills, including the ability to plan and deliver according to agile methodologies;
• Good understanding of product life cycles and product management;
• Good understanding of emerging AI technologies (incl. generative AI).

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Qualifications

Degree or Masters in computer science, data science, economics, business, counter fraud, risk management, cyber security or a related field;

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Analysis Exercise
• Presentation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £53,400, Cabinet Office contributes £14,418 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Applications will be sifted on a 1,000 word statement of suitability setting out your skills and experience and how you meet the essential criteria; and a CV with your job history (max 2 pages). 

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may sift on the statement of suitability only. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

Interview process

Your technical capability will be tested in two additional ways:

1. An analysis exercise will also be used to assist the assessment of candidates - candidates that successfully make it through the sift will be contacted with details about the exercise ahead of the interview stage. 
2. A short 15 min presentation to be delivered at interview - the topic for the presentation together with further guidance will be provided in advance of your interview.

You will also be assessed on the behaviours listed above at the interview.

Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of the location if you are selected for interview.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – TBD
Expected interview date/s – TBD

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. 

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: 

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. 
• Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further information

You will be required to attend our other office location on occasion. 

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk  

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. 

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

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.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

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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The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).