Product Owner / Product Manager
Location: Remote first, with ad hoc travel (UK Only)
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance is mandatory
Contract: Inside IR35, Day rate contract
Start: Flexible
Contract Length: 12 Months
Are you a strategic Product Owner or Product Manager who can drive outcomes, challenge senior stakeholders, and bring structure to complex transformation? We are supporting a major public sector transformation programme and need an experienced Product Owner / Manager to operate across strategy, governance, delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
You will be responsible for shaping and driving delivery across a complex transformation environment, including:
- Owning and governing product backlogs across multi-team Agile delivery
- Translating strategic objectives into clear delivery plans and outcomes
- Managing priorities, dependencies, risks, blockers, and escalations
- Supporting senior governance forums, programme boards, and reporting
- Working closely with BAs, architects, engineering teams, and change teams
- Challenging unclear requirements and driving clarity across stakeholders
- Defining success measures, benefits, and outcome-based delivery plans
What We’re Looking For
- Active SC clearance is mandatory
- Strong Product Owner / Product Manager background in large-scale transformation
- Experience in public sector, central government, GDS, or large enterprise environments
- Strong backlog management, prioritisation, and Agile delivery experience
- Confident using Jira and / or Azure DevOps
- Experience with governance, RAID, reporting, and executive-level updates
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills
- Able to challenge senior stakeholders constructively and operate in ambiguity
This is a high-impact role for someone who thinks strategically, focuses on outcomes, and can build credibility quickly across technical and non-technical teams.
Please apply with your latest CV, complete the qualification questions and confirm you have active security clearance. We will reach out directly to suitable applicants.
