[Hiring] Learning & Development Product Owner @Public Sector Resourcing

Role Description

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a Learning & Development Product Owner x 2 (Inside IR35) for a contract up to 31st March 2027 (possible extension) based remotely with attendance in any Nationwide hub if/when required.

The role will own the end-to-end development of learning products, working closely with operational teams, L&D specialists, regional stakeholders, and Learning Services. The successful candidate will translate learner and business needs into effective learning solutions, manage product roadmaps and priorities, and ensure products are successfully launched and handed over for delivery.

This is a fast-paced role requiring strong stakeholder management, learning design knowledge, and experience working in an Agile/project environment.

As a Learning & Development Product Owner, your main responsibilities will be:

• Own and manage a portfolio of new and redesigned learning products from concept through to launch and implementation.
• Develop and maintain clear learning product roadmaps, priorities, milestones, and deliverables.
• Work with operational, L&D, and business stakeholders to understand capability requirements and translate these into effective learning solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams involved in the design, development, and delivery of blended learning products.
• Use learner research, feedback, and evidence to inform learning design and continuously improve products.
• Develop a range of learning solutions including face-to-face, virtual, experiential, digital, and peer-learning resources.
• Work closely with Learning Services and regional teams to ensure learning products are effectively catalogued, published, and available through central learning platforms.
• Manage the transition and handover of completed learning products into operational delivery.
• Support the preparation of Learning Coaches and Facilitators to deliver new or redesigned learning modules.
• Apply evidence-based learning principles and relevant research to the development of learning interventions.
• Work in an Agile environment, regularly reviewing business needs, priorities, risks, and opportunities.
• Act as the key point of contact for the assigned learning product portfolio, ensuring effective communication across design, learning, and operational teams.
• Monitor product progress, resolve issues, and ensure learning products are delivered to agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Build effective relationships with senior and operational stakeholders and communicate product decisions, progress, and risks clearly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience owning or managing L&D/learning products from initial concept and design through to launch and implementation.
• Strong experience designing or supporting interactive, blended learning solutions, including digital, virtual, face-to-face, or experiential learning.
• Experience working in a project, product, or Agile environment, managing competing priorities, milestones, risks, and deliverables.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, working across multiple teams and with operational/business stakeholders.
• Ability to translate learner, user, and business needs into effective learning products and solutions.
• Experience leading or coordinating cross-functional teams through learning design and development activity.
• Strong understanding of learning design principles, learner engagement, and the use of research/feedback to improve learning effectiveness.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and delivery skills, with the ability to manage multiple products and deliver at pace.

Requirements

• Experience within government, HMPPS, probation, justice, public sector, or another complex operational environment.
• Knowledge of the role of Probation Officers, Probation Service Officers, or wider probation operations.
• Experience working with central learning management platforms/LMS and digital learning catalogues.
• Experience applying evidence-based practice or research to learning interventions.
• Experience preparing facilitators, coaches, or trainers to deliver newly developed learning products.
• Formal L&D, instructional design, product management, project management, or Agile qualification.

Benefits

• Disability Confident: As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
• Armed Forces Covenant: The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.