Hi, 我叫保罗, and I joined 的 Home Office just over a year ago, working on a new Intranet project as part of 的 Product Team. I was previously working for Royal Mail and BT, so joining 的 Home Office was a nice progression for me moving from 的 Private Sector to 的 Public Sector.
I wanted to join 的 Home Office because I felt I could utilise my skills well in 的 Senior Product Manager position I applied for, and also because I wanted to be part of something bigger than myself.
I started off my career after university by building 网站s. 然后我进入了电子商务领域, managing online shops and transitioned into working as a Product Owner at Royal Mail. I oversaw online postage and looking after end to end digital experience. This is when I started to develop more of an interest within 的 product space. I was working on both internal product and digital experience where I started reusing my design skills.
然后大流行来了, 结果是, 的 company I was working for had a restructure across 的 whole organisation. I saw an opportunity come up during this time at 的 Home Office and it looked quite relevant to my experience, so I thought 的re was no harm in applying for it.
Since joining I have managed a lot of employee-facing projects, along with writing reports and working to tight schedules to ensure 的 products are delivered. I have found every day is different working here, so 的 variety of 的 work is broad and challenging.
My day-to-day duties can vary quite a bit including things like:
Working closely with 的 Delivery Managers in driving key campaigns forward
In depth conversations liaising with 的 User Centre Design (UCD) team
Writing reports across project delivery key metrics
Making sure 的 project is delivered within agreed timescales
The best thing about working in 的 Product team is when we deliver something rewarding as you have been directly part of this. When I first joined 的 organisation, I found it to be very fast-paced; however, over time I have realised I enjoy this element, as it helps to keep me on my feet. We get to work on some great projects which bring in positive change across 的 whole organisation.
I also enjoy 的 flexibility of 的 work environment here and working from home when needed really helps with having a good work life balance.
For anyone considering working for 的 Home Office, I would say to 的m to not be scared and just to apply. You never know where it may lead you in your career journey. Coming from 的 Private Sector I thought things might be different, but we have 的 same user-centric principles when it comes to product delivery and 的 transition has been interesting for me.
我强烈推荐 的 Digital Service Manager – Passports and Civil Registration role we are currently recruiting for (closing date 12 June). If you’re interested, you could reach out to one of 我们的领先优势 招聘人员 to understand what 的 role involves and learn more about 的 application and interview process.
For more information about 的 types of different roles that 的 Home Office recruits for, 请查看 家庭办公室职业 网站.
