Digital Product Specialist

About the Role

The Digital Product Specialist role is a full‑time position based in Bristol (grade SNBG 08‑10). Reporting to Group Digital leaders and Defence senior sponsors, you will create and manage a deployment roadmap of digital capabilities that delivers both near‑term and long‑term value in line with the Group and Division strategy. In this position you will work with product managers, architects, project managers, business analysts, subject‑matter experts, end users, ecosystem partners and digital suppliers to ensure the effective deployment of Defence‑differentiated applications. You will guide delivery teams toward right‑first‑time deployment, remove barriers, and support end‑user communities through change management, testing, training and ongoing product development to maximise adoption and long‑term utilisation. • Create and maintain a deployment roadmap for digital capabilities aligned with strategic objectives. • Partner with product managers, architects, project managers, analysts, SMEs, end‑users, ecosystem partners and digital suppliers to roll out Defence‑specific applications. • Direct delivery teams to achieve right‑first‑time deployments while managing time, cost and barrier removal. • Enable end‑user adoption through change management, acceptance testing, training, onboarding and ongoing support. • Align with other product owners across the technology landscape to maximise synergies and eliminate dependencies. • Apply an innovation mindset to design and deliver market‑leading digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸roadmap planning
• ▸application deployment
• ▸delivery management
• ▸change management
• ▸user adoption
• ▸innovation design

What You Bring

The ideal candidate is a vibrant team player with a proven track record of identifying and driving digital improvements that create business value. You must have a strong stakeholder network, the ability to influence senior leaders, strategic yet pragmatic thinking, and excellent communication skills that simplify complex information for all audiences. Preferred experience includes delivering digital products across varied projects, understanding the full project lifecycle and agile, waterfall or DevOps methods, and possessing leadership skills to coordinate diverse cross‑functional groups. Authority to make high‑value decisions and solid business acumen are also valued. • Demonstrated ability to identify and drive digital improvements that add business value. • Strong stakeholder network with proven influence over senior leadership. • Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating complex concepts for diverse audiences. • Experience delivering digital products across varied project sizes, costs and durations. • Familiarity with full project lifecycle and methodologies such as DevOps, waterfall and agile. • Leadership capacity to coordinate complex, cross‑functional groups. • Authority to make high‑value decisions and strong business‑acumen orientation.

Requirements

• ▸digital improvement
• ▸stakeholder influence
• ▸communication
• ▸agile
• ▸leadership
• ▸business acumen

Benefits

Rolls‑Royce offers a competitive salary, bonus, employee discounts and support assistance, together with excellent development opportunities. A flexible hybrid working model allows you to balance time between the office, home or another remote location, with an expectation of three days per week onsite for collaboration. • Competitive salary with bonus, employee discounts and support assistance. • Flexible hybrid working model, typically three days per week onsite. • Access to extensive development opportunities within an inclusive, innovative culture.

Work Environment

Hybrid