Product Manager Industrial Placement

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027. You will develop your skills and knowledge, gaining the most value possible from your experience with us.

You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office and understand what career opportunities are on offer after you graduate.

Working Pattern

This role may be suitable for hybrid working, where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. The location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, you will be expected to attend the office once a week as a minimum. The opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. We will do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

Your Role

As our Product Management Industrial Placement, you will gain insight into how we shape and improve services that support real-world decisions. You will learn from experienced colleagues, build confidence working with different teams, and develop practical product skills in an environment where your contribution matters.

Key Duties

• Build knowledge and understanding of Product Management to support the development and delivery of products or service improvements.
• Lifecycle-review products or services to ensure they continue to meet user needs and deliver business benefits.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of domain knowledge of the products and services within the Met Office, with a focus on Op Met intervened products.
• Develop working knowledge of the users within the area, as well as the customers and how they use products.
• Be able to describe what a roadmap is and how it is used.
• Understand the benefits when discussing products with business areas.
• Understand the types of risks and dependencies that might affect the business area, with an idea as to how they might be mitigated.
• Develop an understanding of Agile principles and how these are adapted to meet delivery needs.
• Demonstrate good collaboration, trust, and innovation. Contribute towards building a high-performing team.
• Understand the approach to the product vision that the team is tasked with achieving.

Why Join Us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving, and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified and has been featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ lists for 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

Your Package

• Salary: £27,170
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure, and lifestyle brands

Essential Criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills, evidenced through team working, with the proven ability to explain ideas clearly to different audiences.
• Studying for an undergraduate degree relevant to product management, meteorology, environmental science, business, or a related subject.
• Experience delivering successfully to deadlines, including managing multiple tasks effectively.
• Experience in researching and analysing information.
• Demonstrate a curiosity and willingness to learn about product management.

How to Apply

Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result, and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. Please also refer to the Early Careers Programmes Application Guidance at the bottom of this advert.

Closing Date

23:59 on 8th November 2026.

Interviews

Interviews will be completed by 16th December 2026.

AI in Applications

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI.

Support and Adjustments

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk. If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test, or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

Eligibility

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK. We require Security clearance without caveats and/or restrictions for this role, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.