Role
Product Manager - SFIA 5 / Senior Consultant
Rate: Up to £500 per day - Inside IR35
Location: Leeds - Hybrid, travel to Leeds once per sprint
Clearance: Active SC is essential
Start Date: 7th September
Client: Major UK Government Department
The Role
As a Senior Product Manager you will be responsible for:
Owning product vision, strategy and roadmap for complex digital services
Leading discovery and delivery across the full product lifecycle
Balancing user needs, business goals and technical constraints
Prioritising and managing a complex backlog, making evidence-based decisions
Managing and influencing a wide range of senior stakeholders
Working closely with Delivery Managers, Tech Leads, Designers and User Researchers in an agile environment
Ensuring alignment with GDS Service Standard and agile best practices
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a Product Manager at SFIA 5 / Senior level
- Strong background delivering complex digital products in Agile environments
- Experience defining product roadmaps, MVPs and managing large backlogs
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience working with cross-functional agile teams
Desirable
- Central Government experience is highly preferred
- Understanding of GDS Service Standard
- Active SC clearance - this is essential for this role, candidates without active SC cannot be considered