Product Manager – SC CLEARED - OUTSIDE IR35 – HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 12 Months
Location: 1-2 days per week in London & Corsham office
Rate: £550 - £600 per day OUTSIDE IR35

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED

Responsibilities:

Product Manager services for Defence Digital. MOD will prioritise the items in the backlog but will not supervise, direct or control how the work is delivered. Specifically:

Service Roadmap
  • A living roadmap showing quarterly and long-term plans for feature development, integrations and enhancements.
  • Aligned to strategic needs.
  • Prioritised based on feedback, maturity assessment and operational needs.
Feature Demand & Prioritisation Framework
  • A transparent mechanism for managing requests.
  • Regularly reviewed, with stakeholder engagement.
  • Roadmap linked to value and service maturity categories.
Risk & Compliance Tracking as required
  • Live view of risks (security, delivery, adoption), mitigations and assurance activities.
  • Connection to the Governance and Assurance pillars.
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication as required
  • Regular updates to governance bodies.
  • Comms for app teams and service users: onboarding guides, policy changes, etc.
  • Community engagement: show-and-tells, changelogs, Q&A sessions
Must Have Skills
  • Roadmapping & prioritisation.
  • Understanding of the MOD technical environment & compliance
  • Independent product leadership.
Skills

Strategic Roadmapping & Prioritisation
  • Ability to create and continuously evolve a clear, outcome-driven roadmap that:
  • Aligns with strategic goals ○ Covers short-term (quarterly) and long-term planning
  • Prioritises work based on value, feedback, and service maturity
Demand Management & Backlog Control
  • A structured, transparent approach to handling requests:
  • Managing and prioritising the backlog
  • Applying a consistent framework for decision-making
  • Engaging stakeholders in regular review cycles
Autonomous Product Leadership
  • Capability to operate independently without direct supervision:
  • Defining how work is delivered
  • Making decisions and setting direction
  • Translating client priorities into execution
Nice to haves
  • Experience of the Defence Digital technical estate.
  • Stakeholder engagement & comms.
  • Product maturity & value measurement