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Senior Product Manager - 6 Month Contract
Location: Home / Brighton (Hybrid)
Rate: £700 - £800 per day (Inside IR35)
Experience: Financial / Regulated Services, Led digital transformations of digital services
We're recruiting a Senior Product Manager for a technology-driven public sector organisation undergoing a major digital transformation. This role involves leading a strategically important area in their digital roadmap.
This is a key leadership role within the digital and data team, reporting to the Director of Digital. It offers a chance to influence data management and sharing, and the development of reusable, scalable digital components to improve services and reduce regulatory burdens.
This is a hybrid role, requiring on-site presence in Brighton once or twice a week.
About The Role
The role focuses on defining and leading the roadmap for common digital components, especially a strategic capability around 'Obtaining Data' from regulated organisations. This supports the shift to a more risk-based, data-driven regulation with enhanced digital capabilities.
You will align product strategy with organisational priorities, working closely with product managers, architects, platform teams, and user-centred design experts. Engagement with internal stakeholders and external markets will be key to adopting proven digital approaches and delivering better outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
1. Develop and lead the roadmap for digital components, especially 'Obtain Data'.
2. Coordinate with other product managers for a cohesive product strategy.
3. Identify and define pilot use cases, resources, and dependencies.
4. Work with business and UCD teams to define outcomes and research plans.
5. Collaborate with architecture and platform teams to design scalable, reusable components (e.g., APIs).
6. Ensure alignment with broader data, digital, and regulatory strategies.
7. Drive agile, cross-functional delivery from ideation to launch.
8. Engage stakeholders, tech teams, and partners to foster learning and adoption.
9. Help reduce regulatory burdens through efficient, reliable, user-centred digital services.
About You
You are a confident, strategic product leader with strong delivery instincts, capable of operating in complex environments. You navigate ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and translate strategic ideas into practical, scalable solutions.
Essential Experience
* Extensive senior digital product experience, ideally in complex or regulated environments.
* Proven track record in delivering digital and data products within transformation projects.
* Excellent stakeholder management, including at executive levels.
* Experience developing roadmaps, use cases, and leading cross-functional teams.
* Knowledge of service design, user research, and agile delivery.
* Strong understanding of data-driven services and API-led development.
Desirable Experience
* Familiarity with government digital standards and assurance processes.
* Background in financial services or regulatory technology.
Additional Skills
* Agile methodologies
* API development
* User research
* Stakeholder management
Work Environment
Brighton, England
Experience & Languages
* Product Owner / Product Manager roles
* English
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