Location: Crawley, United Kingdom
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
2027 Digital Product Owner Apprentice - Level 4 Digital Product Manager Apprenticeship
Start Date: Monday 6 September 2027
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Location: Crawley
Employee Type: Permanent
Working Schedule: Monday – Friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours Monday – Thursday, 5 hours Friday)
Turn your curiosity into a career. If you’re passionate about delivering digital solutions, eager to learn, and looking for an apprenticeship that blends academic study with hands-on experience, we’d love to hear from you…
Benefits of the programme:
Earn a salary while studying for your apprenticeship
Gain hands-on experience in a real working environment
Receive job-specific training and development
Achieve a recognised qualification
Secure a permanent role from the start of your apprenticeship
Tuition fees for the approved training providers are fully covered
About the Role:
As a Digital Product Owner Apprentice , you will develop the product knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours needed to define, prioritise and deliver valuable products and improvements.
Working as part of our product and delivery community, you will contribute to live projects by collaborating with engineering, design, data, systems and domain specialists to turn user and business needs into clear outcomes, well-prioritised work and measurable delivery.
What You Will Learn:
Your responsibilities may include:
Working with experienced product owners, AIDMs and teams on live initiatives to learn effective product practices
Shadowing Product Owners and AIDMs to understand customer and stakeholder needs, translating them into clear product goals and requirements
Contributing to product discovery, including defining user problems, assumptions and success metrics
Supporting backlog refinement by collecting input, flagging risks, and proposing reworded requirements for clarity
Supporting validation through demos, feedback loops and continuous improvement of product outcomes
Conducting straight forward stakeholder and user research (e.g., interviews, surveys, feedback review) and summarising findings
Supporting product discovery activities by helping write drafts of problem statements, hypotheses and success measures
Producing lightweight documentation (e.g., user story notes, FAQs, release notes drafts, decision records)
Supporting change management activities such as training materials, rollout checklists and escalation paths
Apprenticeship Programme:
This is a 24-month programme aligned to the Level 4 Digital Product Manager Apprenticeship standard. Delivered in partnership with a digital specialist provider, the programme is delivered via a virtual model including:
Live virtual lectures
Online learning resources
Self-directed learning activities
The programme will conclude with an End Point Assessment, followed by roll-off into your permanent role within the Thales UK business.
Entry Requirements:
To apply, you will need:
1 A Level in any subject or BTEC equivalent or Level 3 Apprenticeship
5 GCSEs grade 9-4 (A-C) including English and Maths (or equivalent)
Benefits:
Competitive salary of £24,000 per annum
Performance-related pay uplifts
Holiday entitlement of 201 hours a year (plus a company day and bank holidays)
Contributory Company Pension
Health Care Cash Plan
Hybrid/flexible working options
Employee assistance programme
Learning and Development support
Employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives
Life Cover
80 Hours Volunteering per year (first two years)
Thales Apprentice Recruitment Process
1. Apply…