Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Product Manager involves leading a multidisciplinary delivery team to support a key business area within a major strategic change programme in the UK public sector. The successful candidate will manage products throughout their lifecycle, ensuring alignment with user needs, business objectives, and Government Digital standards. This position requires collaboration with various teams to deliver data-led solutions effectively. The role is remote, targeting UK-based candidates with relevant experience in public sector environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and frame business problems in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure user-centred solutions.
- Develop and maintain product strategy aligned to lifecycle stage and organisational priorities.
- Set product direction and priorities within a multidisciplinary team.
- Work closely with digital, data and operational teams to ensure effective product support and sustainability.
- Build commercially sound business cases linked to user needs and measurable outcomes.
- Ensure products align with Government Digital standards and public sector best practice.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Product Manager delivering user-centred digital products/services.
- Strong experience working within multidisciplinary digital and data teams.
- Experience collaborating with user researchers and applying user research to product decisions.
- Ability to build and manage business cases linked to commercial outcomes and value delivery.
- Solid understanding of the product lifecycle, including operational design and ongoing product support.
- Experience working within UK public sector / Government Digital environments.
- Knowledge of emerging digital technologies and Government Digital standards.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and manage change.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Product Manager Contract | Remote | UK Public Sector
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to join a multidisciplinary delivery team supporting a key business area within the project. This successful candidate will work within one of our delivery teams working closely with the client, delivering a data-led workstream as part of a major strategic change programme. You will be responsible for managing products throughout their lifecycle, ensuring they meet user needs, business objectives, and Government Digital standards.
Responsibilities
- Define and frame business problems in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure user-centred solutions.
- Develop and maintain product strategy aligned to lifecycle stage and organisational priorities.
- Set product direction and priorities within a multidisciplinary team.
- Work closely with digital, data and operational teams to ensure effective product support and sustainability.
- Build commercially sound business cases linked to user needs and measurable outcomes.
- Ensure products align with Government Digital standards and public sector best practice.
Required Skills
- Proven experience as a Product Manager delivering user-centred digital products/services.
- Strong experience working within multidisciplinary digital and data teams.
- Experience collaborating with user researchers and applying user research to product decisions.
- Ability to build and manage business cases linked to commercial outcomes and value delivery.
- Solid understanding of the product lifecycle, including operational design and ongoing product support.
- Experience working within UK public sector / Government Digital environments.
- Knowledge of emerging digital technologies and Government Digital standards.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and manage change.
Preferred Skills
- Experience working within UK public sector / Government Digital environments.
- Knowledge of emerging digital technologies and Government Digital standards.
Contract Details
- Contract Type: Freelance / Contract
- Location: Remote (UK-based candidates preferred)
- Start Date: ASAP
- Clearance: Candidates must be eligible to work with UK Government departments / BPSS (SC eligible preferred)