Product management
Product leadership
- Part of
- Product management collection
- Last reviewed
- 12 May 2026
Our product management profession leadership team, what they do, and how to contact them.
Our head of product provides strategic leadership.
They also:
- provide coaching and support, as the expert practitioner
- develop standards and tools
- develops product managers professional capacity
- lead DfE's product community and represent us across government
Email our head of product Debbie Blanchard, at debbie.blanchard@education.gov.uk.
Lead product managers
We have lead product managers in different areas of DfE.
Lead product managers:
- lead the product tactics and strategy for a portfolio or end-to-end service
- apply expert product management skills within teams at portfolio level and are responsible for defining the strategic direction and alignment to the strategy
- are a member of the management team for their product area and line manage product managers in their area
Children and Families - Dave Burton
Email Dave at david.burton@education.gov.uk.
Customer Experience and Design - Paul Kelman and Becky Loftus
Email Paul at paul.kelman@education.gov.uk.
Email Becky at becky.loftus@education.gov.uk.
DfE Connect - Hans Cayley
Email Hans at hans.cayley@education.gov.uk.
Funding and Financial Oversight - Jennifer Myerscough
Email Jennifer at jennifer.myerscough@education.gov.uk.
Regions Digital Services - Paul Simmons
Email Paul at paul.simmons@education.gov.uk.
Schools and Capital - Kathryn King
Email Kathryn at kathryn.king@education.gov.uk.
Schools Digital - vacancy
This position is currently vacant.