Lead Product Manager – Programme Mobilisation (Contract)
Hybrid – Stevenage/Andover (3 days onsite)
Up to £710 per day (Inside IR35)
Hybrid working – Stevenage
Initial contract 6 months (extensions likely, 3 - 5 year programme)
A major, high-profile transformation programme is seeking a senior Lead Product Manager to provide programme-level product leadership during mobilisation and early delivery.
This role is not about sprint management or backlog ownership. An established Product Owner is handling team-level delivery. The focus here is strategic: ensuring the service will function end-to-end, aligning delivery across multiple teams and suppliers, and rebuilding confidence with senior customer stakeholders in a high-scrutiny environment.
You will operate as the senior product authority, working closely with programme leadership to provide clarity, direction and assurance across a complex delivery landscape.
Key focus areas:
• Owning the product vision and roadmap at the programme level
• Ensuring alignment across teams, suppliers and dependent workstreams
• Identifying and managing cross-programme dependencies and delivery risks
• Representing the product at senior governance and decision-making forums
• Providing leadership, direction and challenge to Product Owners and delivery teams
This role will suit someone who:
• Has operated at Lead Product Manager or Head of Product level on large, complex programmes
• Brings gravitas and credibility when engaging senior stakeholders
• Thinks in terms of services, outcomes and alignment rather than features
• Is comfortable operating in ambiguity and under scrutiny