Cloud Digital Product Manager

Cloud Digital Product Manager Role: Cloud Digital Product Manager Client: Met Office Location: Exeter – 60% onsite (3 days per week) Rate: Please submit your CV with the rate you are seeking ** HM has advised they are looking for someone ideally with commercial and/or procurement experience. ** Role Overview The Met Office is seeking an experienced Cloud Digital Product Manager to support the evolution of shared cloud and developer platforms. This role sits within a complex, engineering‑led environment and will focus on enabling sustainable, secure, and user‑focused digital services. What You’ll Do * Support the development of a business case for investment in service enhancements and third‑party supplier engagement * Own and manage the roadmap and backlog for one or more shared technology platforms, delivering against an agreed product vision * Work closely with engineers, architects, and delivery teams to deliver incremental, high‑value improvements * Understand a range of internal users (developers, operations, engineering teams) and translate their needs into clear priorities * Define and track measurable service outcomes such as adoption, usability, and performance * Balance short‑term platform reliability with long‑term sustainability, security, and compliance * Facilitate collaboration across technical and non‑technical stakeholders, clearly communicating trade‑offs and decisions * Champion product‑led, user‑informed, iterative ways of working within a legacy / brownfield environment What We’re Looking For * Proven experience managing developer infrastructure products and cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, shared services) * Demonstrable experience managing commercial services and bought‑in third‑party services * Strong ability to apply Agile and Lean practices in engineering‑focused teams * A solid understanding of user‑centred product development, even where users are other engineers or technical specialists * Skilled in outcome‑led prioritisation techniques (e.g. impact vs effort, cost of delay) * Confident working with cross‑disciplinary teams and senior technical stakeholders * Comfortable operating in environments with legacy systems, competing priorities, and incomplete information * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear decisions and trade‑offs