20999 - Chief Product Officer


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£105,000 - £162,500
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	National, NP10 8FZ
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

The Role

The Director of Technology Services will report to the Chief Digital and Information Officer. In this role, you will ensure that our technology supports the department’s strategic objectives, enhances security and resilience, drives operational efficiency, and enables a transformation that modernises the infrastructure underpinning the UK justice system, making it flexible,

sustainable, and cost-effective.

As Director of Technology Services, your leadership will bring together a diverse community of technical experts to deliver secure, integrated, and user-focused services. You will foster a culture of innovation, security-by-design, and delivery excellence — ensuring technology not only meets compliance standards but drives meaningful outcomes across the organisation.

You’ll work closely with the Chief Technology Officer, Data Transformation Director, Chief Data Officer, Chief Product Officers and senior colleagues across MoJ and its agencies, as well as DSIT and other government departments, to shape cross-government strategies. As a senior leader, you’ll represent the Technology Services Directorate in ministerial briefings and key governance forums, ensuring technology remains central to decision-making and delivery.

You'll also partner with industry and academia to keep MoJ leading in innovation, research, and security.

Key Responsibilities

You’ll lead and inspire a high-performing team of technical specialists, creating a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. By setting a clear vision aligned with MoJ’s digital strategy, you’ll empower your team to deliver secure, user-centred technology services that embrace emerging trends and challenge the status quo. As part of the senior leadership team, you’ll help shape strategic direction and foster a shared sense of purpose across Justice Digital, Data and Science.

You’ll lead the transformation of MoJ’s technology services by embracing flexible working trends, emerging technologies, and modern delivery methods. Alongside managing the BAU portfolio, you’ll drive major change through the Evolve programme - bringing End User Compute and Digital Infrastructure & Security Operations in-house to deliver cashable savings, strengthen security monitoring, and reduce technical debt.

You’ll manage a budget of over £300 million, ensuring investment delivers maximum value while driving cost savings and efficiencies. Where needed, you’ll secure additional funding by clearly demonstrating ROI and broader strategic benefits. Working closely with commercial colleagues, you’ll oversee supplier performance and risk and shape the future commercial strategy for infrastructure services through strong, forward-looking relationships with current and prospective partners.

You’ll need exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build consensus across competing priorities and navigate complex organisational landscapes. As a senior technology leader, you’ll provide expert input and strategic guidance to a wide range of stakeholders, including ministers, agency CEOs, and senior officials ensuring technology decisions are well-informed, aligned, and impactful.

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