Product Manager

Salary: £59,759 to £69,584
Job Grade: Level 5, Zone 2
Work Location: Unit 1B, Berol House, 25 Ashley Road, London, N17 9LJ with opportunity for home/remote working and alternative flexible working options are available/open to discussion
Hours per week: 36
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 3^rd August 2025, 23:55
Interviews to be held: TBC

Employed by the London Borough of Camden the Product Manager will be based in North London Waste Authority (NLWA), serving Camden and six other north London boroughs.

About the role

The product manager will be involved in the digital transformation process at the North London Waste Authority, working with a growing team within Corporate Services. This includes scoping, delivering and iterating digital and data products deployed at NLWA, as well as building the agile delivery capability within the digital team and improving collaborative ways of working across NLWA. You will be expected to use your knowledge of user needs and understanding of goals to frame problems, set priorities to build great products and services, and influence others to do the same.

You will work across a portfolio of digital and data products at NLWA, working closing with stakeholders inside and outside of NLWA. You will have a focus on how well-informed user needs inform great products and meaningful outcomes and will inspire others across NLWA to see the value in putting the needs of our users first. This role would also suit someone transitioning from an agile business analyst role to a full product management role.

About You

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools to an advanced level and have a good understanding of database design principles and of managing datasets.

• A good understanding of data visualisation tools and their abilities

• Experience managing software products, including migrating, or upgrading legacy products.

• Experience of working in an agile environment and advocating agile ways of working and experience of working with stakeholders with lower digital capability or knowledge

• Highly numerate and literate

• Have a basic understanding of research methodology and knowledge of data protection and sharing issues.

• Experience of presenting complex information to a range of audiences

• A basic understanding of how local government works and the functions it delivers.

• A passion for technology to improve data management and efficiency.

For more detailed information regarding this role, please refer to the job profile.

To view the Job Profile, click HERE or copy and paste the link into your browser:

http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/11111199/file/documen…

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile.

About North London Waste Authority (NLWA)

Our mission is to preserve resources and the environment for future generations by exemplary planning, innovation, and communication in managing north London’s waste.

We serve two million residents in seven boroughs and run communications and engagement campaigns to help them reduce their rubbish and recycle more. We campaign for government and industry action to reduce unnecessary single-use items, encourage reuse and repair and promote effective recycling.

To helptackle the climate emergencyandtoprevent rubbish going to landfill, we are building the greenest Energy Recovery Facility in the country and modern recycling facilities at the Edmonton EcoPark, through the North London Heat and Power Project.

Working for NLWA

The post-holder will work for NLWA and be based at NLWA’s office in Tottenham Hale but be employed by London Borough of Camden through whom NLWA staff are employed. The North London Heat and Power Project is located at Edmonton EcoPark.

What we Offer

At North London Waste Authority, you will receive a host of benefits offered as part of the Camden contract including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Interest free loans
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Click HERE to see full details of our benefits offered as part of the Camden Contract.

Inclusion and Diversity

we value and celebrate difference and encourage diversity in all respects. Our diverse workforce ensures we represent our communities to the best of our ability and enables us to make better decisions. Because of this, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of other non-white ethnicities, those who identify as LGBT+, neurodiverse and disabled people.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.