Principal Product Manager (Remote) Transformation Leader

Version 1; Manchester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Profit Share

Flexible/Remote Working

Pension with 5% employer match

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Gym Discounts & Wellness

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead strategic programmes across the UK and Ireland, shaping vision, roadmaps and delivery at scale. You will work with public and private sector partners to drive real-world outcomes and ensure programmes remain aligned with business goals and customer needs.

You will operate at the heart of transformations, collaborating with design, engineering, data and policy teams to deliver measurable impact while navigating complex stakeholder

Qualifications

• You operate at programme scale across organisations and manage roadmaps spanning many teams.
• You earn credibility in complex environments with senior stakeholders and governance.
• You lead high‑performing teams, align outcomes, and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Define and hold the vision for programmes and reinforce it across teams and partners.
• Own the organisational roadmap, prioritise work, and surface cross‑team dependencies.
• Frame problems before solutions and ensure the programme solves the right problems.
• Champion the user, embedding real insights into decisions and trade‑offs.
• Govern suppliers and partners and manage tensions constructively.
• Navigate sensitive discussions with diplomacy across civil servant stakeholders.
• Collaborate across disciplines to solve problems with stakeholders as partners.
• Facilitate workshops and decisions with clear outcomes and shared understanding.
• Shape incoming work by understanding budget‑holder needs and opportunities.
• Drive progress to deliver outcomes with integrity.
• Deliver with integrity and handle difficult conversations when needed.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Curiosity & empathy

Decision making

Job description

Version 1 is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead strategic programmes across the UK and Ireland, shaping vision, roadmaps and delivery at scale. You will work with public and private sector partners to drive real-world outcomes and ensure programmes remain aligned with business goals and customer needs.

You will operate at the heart of transformations, collaborating with design, engineering, data and policy teams to deliver measurable impact while navigating complex stakeholder