Full job descriptionSenior Product Manager
£650 per day | Inside IR35
Contract: Until 31 March 2027, with potential extension
Location: London, Bristol or Manchester
Working Pattern: Predominantly Remote
Clearance: BPSS
Interview: One-stage Microsoft Teams interview
We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to join a Central Government client, working within a complex programme focused on connecting organisations, services and data across organisational boundaries.
This is a hands-on product leadership role requiring someone who can quickly become productive within a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment. You will work across multiple stakeholders, balancing user needs, delivery priorities, product outcomes, dependencies and programme constraints.
The successful candidate will be a genuine Product Manager/Product Owner, rather than solely a Project or Delivery Manager. You will need strong experience driving product direction, managing prioritisation, aligning stakeholders and delivering measurable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
*Define and maintain the product vision, users, priority use cases and product roadmap.
*Own and communicate a prioritised product backlog, including clear user stories, acceptance criteria, release goals and measurable success indicators.
*Lead prioritisation and product decision-making, balancing user needs, delivery constraints, public value and cost.
*Support Agile delivery, including backlog refinement, user stories, sprint planning and appropriate Agile ceremonies.
*Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and suppliers against agreed milestones, dependencies, risks and decisions.
*Work closely with architecture colleagues to ensure the platform supports common taxonomy, traceable evidence, dependency analysis and architecture intelligence.
*Build and manage relationships with senior stakeholders, external suppliers, government organisations, technical teams and architecture teams.
*Agree supplier delivery scope and verify outputs against agreed acceptance criteria.
*Define, track and communicate benefits and measurable success criteria, ensuring product decisions remain evidence-led.
*Support product evaluation and lessons learned, considering user value, cost, risks, operational sustainability and future options.
*Maintain delivery momentum while navigating ambiguity, competing priorities and demanding timescales.
Essential Skills & Experience
To be considered for this opportunity, you should be able to demonstrate:
*Experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager for a SaaS or internal platform.
*Working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture practice and how Enterprise Architecture tools are used.
*Strong stakeholder management experience, including working with senior leaders and external suppliers.
*Strong experience of Agile delivery, including backlogs, user stories and sprint planning.
*Ability to define, track and communicate benefits and success measures.
*Experience owning and communicating product roadmaps, prioritised backlogs and acceptance criteria.
*Strong product leadership skills with evidence of making difficult prioritisation decisions.
*Experience delivering within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Desirable Skills & Experience
It would be particularly beneficial if you can demonstrate:
*Hands-on experience with an Enterprise Architecture tool such as Ardoq, Avolution ABACUS, SAP LeanIX or Sparx.
*Experience running or developing a shared service across multiple organisations.
*Previous Central Government, Local Government or wider public sector experience.
*Experience working across multiple organisations and complex stakeholder landscapes.
*Experience using Jira for product and Agile delivery.
*A recognised Product Management certification, for example BCS, Scrum.org or SAFe.