Lead Product Manager

The Opportunity

Harvey Nash is seeking an experienced Product Manager for an initial 6-month contract based in London, offering hybrid working.

We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong mix of public and private sector experience, who can bring commercial thinking, user-centred design principles and agile product management expertise to a complex digital environment.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating at both strategic and delivery levels, working with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to develop and deliver high-quality digital products and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive product vision, strategy and roadmaps aligned with business objectives and user needs.
• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and development through to delivery and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including delivery managers, business analysts, designers, developers and technical architects.
• Translate business requirements and user needs into clear product priorities and actionable backlogs.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, managing competing priorities and expectations.
• Use data, user research and performance insights to inform product decisions.
• Champion agile methodologies, iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to improve product performance, user experience and operational efficiency.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Product Manager or Senior Product Manager, delivering complex digital products and services.
• Demonstrable experience working across both public and private sectors is essential.
• Strong understanding of agile product management, including product discovery, roadmap development and backlog prioritisation.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary digital delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how to balance business objectives, technical constraints and user needs.
• Experience delivering digital transformation initiatives in complex environments.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• Knowledge of public sector digital transformation and service delivery.
• Experience within consultancy or commercially driven product environments.
• Familiarity with user-centred design, service design and product performance metrics.