Lead Product Manager

SR2; City Of London; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Lead Product Manager to provide strategic leadership across a large government digital portfolio. The role requires extensive experience in digital product leadership and mentoring product teams. You will be responsible for driving product strategies and ensuring adherence to GDS standards. This position is remote, with a contract duration of 6 months.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in digital product leadership within large, complex portfolios.
• Proven track record of working with senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Skilled at driving product strategy with a focus on GDS standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of a diverse digital product portfolio.
• Provide product leadership to achieve key programme milestones.
• Coach and mentor Senior Product Managers towards leadership roles.

Skills

Digital product leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching and mentoring

GDS Service Standards

Strategic vision

Job description

Overview

Lead Product Manager — Outside IR35 — Remote Government

Product Strategy, GDS Standards, Stakeholder Engagement, Coaching & Mentoring, Public Sector

SR2 is supporting a key public sector client who are seeking an experienced Lead Product Manager to provide strategic leadership across a large and complex digital portfolio.

This is a senior role requiring proven evidence of digital product portfolio leadership, the ability to engage and influence at executive level, and experience mentoring product teams while embedding best practice across the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of a diverse digital product portfolio, acting as the strategic point of escalation for delivery teams
• Provide product leadership and direction to achieve key programme milestones across health, science, and national service projects
• Collaborate on the development and implementation of digital strategies and operating models
• Support the Head of Digital Products & Services to identify and prioritise continuous improvement opportunities
• Coach and mentor Senior Product Managers, developing them towards Lead Product Manager roles
• Embed Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and strengthen product capability across the organisation
• Support the recruitment and onboarding of a permanent Lead Product Manager, ensuring a smooth knowledge transfer

Skills/Experience

• Extensive experience in digital product leadership within large, complex portfolios
• Proven track record of working with senior leadership and executive stakeholders
• Skilled at driving product strategy and balancing long-term vision with short-term delivery
• Deep experience embedding GDS Service Standards and operating models across product teams
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills with a focus on growing internal capability
• Comfortable working across multiple concurrent digital services, each at different phases of the lifecycle (Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live)

The Details

• Contract
• Outside IR35
• Location: Remote (UK)
• Duration: 6 months
• Start: ASAP

Please apply with a copy of your CV and Emma from SR2 will contact potential candidates regarding next steps.