* Locations Galashiels, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
* Working Pattern Full Time
* Which requisition process does this apply to? Standard
* Number of Openings 1
* Apply Before 02/08/2026, 11:59 PM
Are you an experienced product manager with the skills to deliver critical annual pension events while leading a small, dedicated product community, and driving continuous improvement across the product lifecycle?
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) is an Agency of the Scottish Government. Its principal role is to administer the pensions, premature retirement and injury benefits schemes for employees of the National Health Service in Scotland (NHSSS), the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (STSS), the Fire Scotland Pension Scheme and the Police Scotland Pension Scheme.
The Lead Product Manager (Annual Events) is a senior strategic role responsible for guiding the end to end delivery of the agency’s annual pension events, specifically the delivery and continuous improvement of Annual Benefit Statements, Pension Savings Statements, and related legislative change. The role blends leadership of the product lifecycle, people leadership, and operational influence to ensure regulatory compliance, efficient delivery, and continuous improvement across the pension administration landscape.
You will champion Agile and Lean ways of working, set long term product direction, and act as the expert voice for modern delivery practices. You will ensure the product is seamlessly integrated with wider services, meets changing user needs, and delivers measurable business benefits. Through strategic thinking, and operational awareness, you will help the organisation evolve how it delivers annual events year after year.
Responsibilities
* Lead and coach teams in Agile and Lean practices, selecting the right approaches throughout the product life cycle.
* Drive innovation by creating new ways of working and defining methods that deliver the right outcomes.
* Act as a recognised expert, challenging and guiding teams while promoting best practice across Government Digital and Data.
* Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations, in particular McCloud related requirements.
* Integrate products with wider services, ensuring they are used effectively and meet evolving user needs across channels.
* Develop business cases, simplify processes through automation, and link delivery back to benefits, lessons learned, and long term goals.
* Identify risks, anticipate constraints, and provide direction on tools, techniques, and sustainable support models.
Qualifications
A relevant Project Management Qualification. Please make it clear that you hold these qualifications in your CV.
Success profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.
Technical / Professional Skills
This role is aligned to the Lead Product Manager role within the Product and Delivery Job Family.
You can find out more about the skills required,here .
These skills are assessed by technical assessment. Full details of the assessment and skills being assessed will be shared in advance with all candidates invited to this stage.
Experience
You have experience identifying and evaluating the most effective ways of working in order to meet the outcomes of new and established products. This can include both new, innovative and proven approaches.
You should have experience defining and developing new and established products to comply with legislation and change and be able to explain and promote the requirements to others.
You should have experience identifying, recording and tracking risks at the various stages in product Life cycles and be able to follow governance procedures.
Behaviours
* Changing and Improving - Level 4
* Delivering at Pace - Level 4
* Managing a Quality Service - Level 4
How to Apply
Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement of no more than 750 words which provides evidence of how you meet each of the three Experience criteria listed in the Success Profile above.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and DDaT Technical assessment where the Behaviours, Experiences and Technical Skills outlined in the Success Profile will be assessed.
Leadership capabilities will be assessed during the interview process, and further details will be shared with shortlisted candidates.
Assessments are scheduled for w/c 23rd February 2026 however this may be subject to change.
Interview and assessment are expected to take place in person on site at SPPA, 7 Tweedside Park, Tweedbank, Galashiels, TD1 3TE.
We will hold a reserve list for 12 months for this position.
About us
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency is an Agency of the Scottish Government. Our principal role is to administer the pensions for employees in the National Health Service, Teachers’, Police and Fire-fighters’ pension schemes in Scotland for over 500,000 key workers. The Agency administers these public service pension schemes on behalf of Scottish Ministers with an annual pension spend to over 200,000 pensioners to the value of more than £2.5 billion.
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options, with two days minimum working on site at SPPA. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.
Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) profession, as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system, currently BCS Role Mode plus. This post currently attracts a £5,000 annual DDaT pay supplement, applicable after a 3‑month competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.
Equality statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website .
Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes
Apply Before: 8 February 2026 (23:59) - This role is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship organisations only.
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