Senior Product Manager
CV-LibraryLondoncontractPosted: 7 November 2026
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£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, (url removed) or SAFe
£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, (url removed) or SAFe