Product Owner
Outside IR35: £550 - £600 p/d
Primarily remote, ad hoc travel to London possibly required
16th Nov start, 5 month initial contract. Extensions to follow
3 or 4 days a week
Our client, a digital consultancy with a long track record in UK government, is building a new shared intranet for two large national public sector organisations. The project merges content from their two current intranets into a single site with a new information architecture.
The role
You'll own the product vision and backlog for the new intranet, making sure it works for staff in both organisations.
- Own and prioritise the backlog, writing clear user stories and acceptance criteria
- Turn the needs of staff and stakeholders in both organisations into one product vision and roadmap
- Work with user research, content design and IA to shape the new information architecture
- Make the calls on content: what moves across, what merges and what's retired
- Build agreement between stakeholders in both organisations with different priorities
- Set how success is measured, such as findability and task completion
- Work with the Delivery Lead on scope, roadmap and releases
What you'll bring
- Product owner or product manager experience on website development projects
- UK government digital project experience, working to the GDS Service Standard and agile ways of working
- Strong backlog management and prioritisation
- Using user research and data to make product decisions
- Senior stakeholder management, including building consensus across organisations
Nice to have
- Intranet, internal communications or content-heavy website projects
- Information architecture or content strategy experience
- Health or wider public sector experience
- Setting up content governance for after launch
Product Owner in London employer: SR2 Careers
Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture where your contributions directly impact large-scale IT and digital transformation projects. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to continuous professional development opportunities while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working in the vibrant city of London. This role not only provides competitive compensation but also places you at the forefront of cutting-edge technology initiatives, making it an exciting and rewarding place to advance your career.
