Product Manager (Contract)

Location: Leeds/Newcastle

Clearance: SC | Duration: 6- 9 months | Rate: £450 - 475 day | IR35: Inside Hybrid - Monthly Travel

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive product strategy, vision, and delivery within a complex, fast-paced UK Government environment. The successful candidate will define product roadmaps, value propositions, and problem spaces, collaborating across teams to deliver business value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain effective product visions, strategies, value propositions, and roadmaps.
• Work across Agile and traditional delivery approaches, supporting all phases of the lifecycle.
• Operate independently, managing uncertainty and multiple concurrent projects.
• Define problem spaces and articulate initial hypotheses for exploration.
• Build strong working relationships with delivery managers and cross-functional teams.
• Apply user-centred design principles, balancing competing priorities to deliver value.
• Communicate and influence senior stakeholders, embedding product management approaches and best practices.
• Engage stakeholders across organisational boundaries to gain buy-in for problem statements and solutions.

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Product Manager in UK Government/public sector or complex digital programmes.
• Active SC Clearance.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Skilled in Agile and traditional delivery methods.