Job Description
Senior Consultant - Product Manager
Salary: £65,000 - £85,000
Location: Hybrid, 1-3 days a month in London or Manchester
Clearance: Active SC clearance required to start
We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our Product capability as a Senior Consultant, shaping the direction of complex digital products and services across Government and Defence.
You will work within multidisciplinary agile teams, bringing together user needs, business priorities and technical considerations to set a clear product vision and make sure products deliver meaningful outcomes.
What You'll Be Doing
- Define and communicate product vision, strategy, goals and roadmaps.
- Understand user and business needs and translate them into clear product outcomes and priorities.
- Make evidence-based prioritisation decisions, balancing user needs, business objectives and technical constraints.
- Engage senior stakeholders to understand requirements, manage expectations and build alignment around product direction.
- Lead products through discovery, development, testing, launch and continuous improvement.
- Use data, research and feedback to measure product performance and inform future priorities.
- Identify dependencies, risks and opportunities across the product life cycle.
- Work closely with User Researchers, Designers, Engineers, Architects and Delivery colleagues.
- Champion agile, user-centred and iterative approaches to digital delivery.
- Contribute to the development of Product capability and good practice.
What We're Looking For
- Active SC clearance (essential).
- Strong experience as a Product Manager or similar digital product role.
- A track record of defining product vision, strategy, objectives and roadmaps.
- Experience managing products through different stages of the product life cycle, from discovery through to live operation.
- Confidence using evidence, research and data to inform product decisions.
- Strong senior stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to balance strategic priorities with effective delivery in complex environments.
- Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary digital delivery teams.
- Strong understanding of user-centred product development.
- Government, Defence or wider public-sector digital delivery experience is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with the GOV.UK Service Standard and Government Digital and Data approaches would be beneficial.
Product Manager - SC Cleared employer: IO Associates
Join a leading engineering organisation that values innovation and excellence, offering a dynamic work culture where your contributions directly impact high-performance solutions in safety-critical environments. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor fellow engineers and shape technical direction while working in an Agile/SAFe environment. Located in the UK, this role provides a unique chance to be part of cutting-edge projects in defence, aerospace, and industrial technology, ensuring a rewarding and meaningful career path.
