Head of Product and Project Delivery

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK’s prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James’ Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.

We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.

The role provides strategic leadership for the development of OSCAR, ensuring it continues to meet the evolving needs of HM Treasury and users across government. Working together with the Head of Data & Architecture, the postholder will shape how the platform develops over time, bringing together business priorities, user insight and technology to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of government financial reporting.

The successful candidate will become a senior leader in the FACT team, creating the conditions for successful change by building a clear sense of direction, strong partnerships and an effective delivery capability. They will enable teams to turn multifaceted requirements into sustainable improvements, ensuring OSCAR remains a trusted and adaptable service that supports better financial management and decision making across government.

Key Responsibilities:

Set and maintain the product vision, strategy and roadmap for OSCAR. Translate HM Treasury priorities and user needs into clear outcomes, a prioritised portfolio of improvements and measurable benefits.

Own product prioritisation and lifecycle decisions. Balance strategic value, customer needs, operational risk, technical feasibility, affordability and value for money across continuous improvements and larger enhancements.

Lead the end-to-end delivery of major OSCAR enhancement projects. Establish appropriate project governance. Manage scope, plans, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, assurance, implementation and benefits realisation.

Lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners. Bring together product, project, business analysis, service design, data, technology, change, commercial and operational expertise. Hold suppliers to account for cost, quality and timely delivery.

Champion user-centred and evidence-led delivery. Work across government. Use research, service data, customer feedback and performance measures to shape product decisions, project requirements and continuous improvement.

Set the strategic direction for product communications and customer engagement. Use newsletters, customer experience surveys and user forums to build cross-government alignment and influence product priorities. Drive measurable improvements in user experience and service outcomes.

Provide senior leadership, governance and assurance. Lead and develop the Product & Project Delivery branch. Advise senior decision-makers and maintain appropriate standards and controls. Ensure that both the product roadmap and enhancement projects deliver their intended outcomes.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Significant experience of leading complex digital, data or technology-enabled products and projects. This includes responsibility for delivery from initial problem definition and business case through design, implementation, transition into service and benefits realisation.

Strong product management capability. Experience of setting product direction and developing and maintaining roadmaps. Ability to prioritise competing requirements and make evidence-based decisions across the product lifecycle.

Advanced project delivery capability. A proven record of personally leading major enhancements or transformation projects. Experience of managing scope, plans, resources, budgets, risks, dependencies, governance, assurance and delivery milestones.

Experience of leading multidisciplinary teams and external delivery partners. Ability to bring together product, project, business analysis, service design, data, technology, commercial, change and operational expertise to deliver shared outcomes.

Strong user-centred and analytical capability. Experience of using user research, stakeholder insight, service data and performance measures to understand problems and assess options. Ability to define requirements and improve products and services.

Strong commercial and financial management skills. Experience of developing robust business cases and evaluating investment options. Ability to manage suppliers, constructively challenge costs and proposals, and secure value for money.

Excellent stakeholder leadership and communication skills. Ability to influence senior decision-makers and build alignment across organisations. Ability to communicate complex technical, delivery and financial issues clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Proven leadership and people-management capability. Ability to set clear direction and build and motivate high-performing teams. Experience of developing professional capability and creating an inclusive culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

Strong business intelligence and data-platform capability. Experience of using financial reporting, analytics and data-platform products, such as IBM Cognos Analytics (essential), Microsoft Power BI or comparable technologies. Ability to translate complex data into actionable insight and support effective decision-making.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge of financial control, public expenditure or cross-government financial reporting.

A recognised qualification or professional accreditation in product management, project delivery, Agile delivery or a related discipline.

Candidate Drop-In Session

The hiring manager will be running a candidate drop-in session to give you greater insight about the role and HM Treasury, and ask any questions you might have. If you would like to join us, use the link below to join the call at the right time.

Friday 20th November, 13:00 to 14:00.

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3716917195326948?p=jiFmWpzfNGaUwTyiow

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact rachel.salim@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

1. PRINCE2 foundation and practitioner

2. AgilePM foundation and practitioner

In your application form, you’ll be asked to confirm that you hold this qualification. You will need to provide evidence of this qualification if you are invited to interview. If you do not hold the qualification, you should be willing to achieve it within 12 months of joining if successful.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date: 6th December 2026 before 23:55
• Shortlisting: From 8th December 2026
• Interviews: w/c 14th December 2026

This timeline is indicative and may be subject to change. We will inform you if there is a substantial change to the recruitment timeline.

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Reserve Lists

You will be placed on a reserve list if your application is successful, but we cannot offer you a role immediately. Where more than one location has been advertised, candidates will be posted in merit order by location. You will be asked to provide your location preference on your application form. Please note that a place on the reserve list does not guarantee an offer.

If you are offered a role in your first preferred location and you decline the offer or are unable to take up the post within a reasonable timeframe, you will be removed from the reserve list, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Those on the reserve list may also be approached for similar roles at a lower grade. If you are offered a role at a lower grade and choose to decline, you can remain on the reserve list.

Internal Fraud Database Check

Candidates cannot apply to roles in the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Successful candidates will be subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database. This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This also applies to those who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the database will be refused employment.

National Security Vetting

Everyone working with government assets must complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Additionally, successful candidates will be subject to National Security Vetting. The level of security vetting required for this role is Security Check (SC).

To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out, applicants will need to have lived in the UK for at least 3 out of the past 5 years. You will be asked to provide residency information within your application form, and eligibility for national security vetting will be checked once the advert closing date has passed. In certain circumstances, for example if you have been working abroad on a government posting, a lack of residency would not be a bar to security clearance however the Department will need to consider eligibility on a case-by-case basis once the advert closing date has passed.

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