Digital Product Manager Apprentice

Summary

The primary goal of the Digital Product Manager Apprentice is to support the Product Owner representing the customer to the development team.

Wage

£22,500 a year

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Training course

Digital product manager (level 4)

Hours

Days and shifts to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 July 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The primary goal of the Digital Product Manager Apprentice is to support the Product Owner representing the customer to the development team
You will also assist the Product Owner with the responsibility for helping to shape and deliver the Product strategy that underpins our customer proposition by shaping the vision and objectives for the team and driving the delivery of the roadmap
A key activity is to manage and make visible the product backlog, or the prioritised list of requirements for future product development

Where you'll work

Travellers Lane
Hatfield
AL10 8XB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

QA LIMITED

Your training course

Digital product manager (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Diagnose problems by breaking problems down systematically into component parts and identify the relationships between those parts.
Reflect critically on results/data/insights to identify improvements.
Utilise iterative and sequential methodologies as appropriate to develop products.
Work within a multi-disciplinary team through two or more phases of the product delivery lifecycle.
Manage the operational running of a live product or service.
Identify, understand, and define problems, analyse and help to identify the appropriate solution using relevant methodologies, principles and approaches.
Support the development of artifacts for assessment.
Translate back log and roadmap, and show how it aligns to strategy.
Identify users, who they are, and what their needs are, based on evidence.
Define user stories, write stories and acceptance criteria.
Engage various stakeholders, utilise the vision, goals, KPI’s and objectives for the product or service.
Ensure methods and techniques for structured reviews are applied, for example but not limited to peer review, formal technical review, user research and testing.
Utilise planning and prioritisation techniques to organise and manage the product backlog to deliver value and benefits.
Produce reports, roadmaps, plans to report progress and support governance processes and stakeholder management at various levels within the organisation.
Use product management life cycle tools and techniques. Where appropriate automate mechanical tasks such as scheduling, resource balancing, and time recording.
Manage, mitigate and investigate product risks and ensuring product meets the need of its users.
Use data to inform decision making.
Diagnose problems by breaking problems down systematically into component parts and identify the relationships between those parts.
Reflect critically on results/data/insights to identify improvements.
Utilise iterative and sequential methodologies as appropriate to develop products.
Work within a multi-disciplinary team through two or more phases of the product delivery lifecycle.
Manage the operational running of a live product or service.
Identify, understand, and define problems, analyse and help to identify the appropriate solution using relevant methodologies, principles and approaches.
Support the development of artifacts for assessment.
Translate back log and roadmap, and show how it aligns to strategy.
Identify users, who they are, and what their needs are, based on evidence.
Define user stories, write stories and acceptance criteria.
Engage various stakeholders, utilise the vision, goals, KPI’s and objectives for the product or service.
Ensure methods and techniques for structured reviews are applied, for example but not limited to peer review, formal technical review, user research and testing.
Utilise planning and prioritisation techniques to organise and manage the product backlog to deliver value and benefits.
Produce reports, roadmaps, plans to report progress and support governance processes and stakeholder management at various levels within the organisation.
Use product management life cycle tools and techniques. Where appropriate automate mechanical tasks such as scheduling, resource balancing, and time recording.
Manage, mitigate and investigate product risks and ensuring product meets the need of its users.
Use data to inform decision making.

Your training plan

The Digital Product Manager Apprenticeship is an 18-month programme that will equip learners with the skills and knowledge they need to become a successful digital product manager. They will learn how to:

Run research and discovery to develop products that deliver value
Understand the user experience and design process
Develop and manage product requirements
Work with cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and on budget
Measure and improve the success of products

Apprentices will be able to move forward in their roles taking on more responsibility and more complex tasks related to Product Management.

This programme is specifically aligned to The Institute for Apprenticeships’ Occupational Profile for Digital Product Manager Level 4.

How will I be taught?

As an apprentice, you are entitled to 20% of your working time off for studying. This will be agreed between your employer, you and us - we can advise how best to do this
Our blended approach is highly work-based – you will spend 80% of your time in the programme on the job, actively applying what you’ve learned right away in the workplace
You’ll spend the other 20% in off-the-job learning, which includes classroom sessions, digital learning activities, and learning and development activities at your workplace outside your normal day-to-day working duties

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 including Maths & English (grade 4 (C) or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Relevant subject (grade Level 3)

BTEC in:

Relevant subject (grade Any)

Other in:

Similar subject (grade Level 3)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Team working

Other requirements

About QA: Our apprenticeships are the perfect way to gain new skills, earn while you learn, and launch yourself into an exciting future. With over 30,000 successful apprenticeship graduates, we're a top 50 training provider, dedicated to helping you succeed. Interested? Apply now!

About this company

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is a Japanese multinational electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. They have introduced high quality products and innovative technologies into the UK for more than 35 years. Throughout this time, they have maintained a firm reputation for reliability, powerful solutions and quality service, meeting the needs of today's commercial and industrial markets.

Company benefits

Annual leave 25 days per year plus bank holidays. Pension. Life assurance. Private medical. Dental insurance and a cash plan scheme. Access to Mitsubishi discount platform. Sports & social club. Employee assistance programme.

After this apprenticeship

90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average

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