We're looking for a Lead Technology Product Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the technology products and services that support our ambition to become an outstanding police force.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence how technology enables frontline policing by ensuring our products remain innovative, secure, resilient and focused on the needs of our users.
About the Role
As Lead Technology Product Manager, you will provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of technology products and services, ensuring they deliver measurable value and support organisational priorities.
Working closely with senior technology leaders, stakeholders, suppliers and operational teams, you will define product strategy, develop roadmaps, oversee governance and drive continuous improvement across the product lifecycle.
You'll lead and support Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams, creating a culture of innovation, collaboration and user-centred delivery while ensuring products continue to evolve in line with changing organisational and operational needs.
What You'll Be Doing
Shaping the future direction of key technology products and services.
Leading Product Owners and teams to deliver value-driven outcomes.
Developing and managing product roadmaps aligned to organisational priorities.
Influencing stakeholders and suppliers to drive successful delivery and adoption.
Using data and user insight to make informed product decisions.
Ensuring technology products are secure, resilient and meet operational needs.
Driving innovation and continuous improvement across the organisation.
Balancing strategic ambitions with operational realities to achieve results.
What We're Looking For
Proven leadership in technology product, service or portfolio management.
The ability to turn strategic ambition into clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
Experience developing high-performing Product Owners and multidisciplinary teams.
Strong influencing and relationship-building skills at all levels.
Commercial and analytical thinking, backed by data-driven decision making.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
A collaborative approach to working with suppliers and partners.
Energy, curiosity and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
Desirable Experience
Experience working within a mature technology environment with established governance, delivery and service management frameworks.
Why Join Us?
Technology plays a vital role in enabling modern policing. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to influence strategic technology decisions, lead talented teams and deliver solutions that directly support operational policing and community safety.
You'll join an organisation committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, where your expertise will help shape the future of technology and deliver lasting value for colleagues, officers and the public we serve.
If you're ready to lead technology products that make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Additional Information
In addition to the application form, we also require a copy of your current CV. If you are are unable to upload your CV to your application, please email a copy to:
[email protected]
Based at Police Headquarters, Portishead, this is a hybrid role requiring attendance in the office 1-2 days per week, with occasional travel to other police sites. Access to fleet vehicles will be available for business travel. A full UK driving licence is essential.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 5 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.
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About us
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Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset.
We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring.
We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country.
Find out more about our benefits and culture
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
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Blended Working/ Hybrid Working
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Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible.
This role has been identified as a blended role.
The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.
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Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants)
You will require the following detail to complete this application form:
National Insurance Number
Identification Detail e.g. passport
Address information including proof
Referee information
Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained
Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and describe of any visible tattoos you have
If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.
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Important information before you commence an application- for ALL applicants
The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes.
Please ensure you allow time to complete your application fully as part complete pages do not save.
If the role has evidence questions you may wish to save these remotely and paste your answers into the boxes at time of submission.
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