Product Manager (291lw) Secure Technology

Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Four-day week initiative

Professional development opportunities

SC Clearance support

Job summary

Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd in London is recruiting a hands-on Product Manager with a background in Defence or secure communications. You will own a product area end‑to‑end, working with customers and engineering teams to shape what gets built and why.

The role offers hybrid working (1–2 days in the office), a four‑day week initiative, and opportunities to transition from ex-military to commercial product management while gaining SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management or product ownership.
• Ability to translate customer problems into actionable requirements.
• Experience working with engineering/technical teams to deliver solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfort operating in defence/secure environments and complex domains.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer problems and translate them into valuable product solutions.
• Own and prioritise the product backlog.
• Work with engineering to define requirements, scope and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain product direction, priorities and roadmap.
• Balance customer, technical and business priorities and communicate decisions clearly.

Skills

Product management

Backlog prioritisation

Stakeholder management

Technical collaboration

Defence/secure env knowledge

Cloud environments

Job description

Are you a Product Manager who enjoys solving complex customer problems and working closely with technical teams OR are you an ex-military professional with a background in secure communications, Defence, cyber, intelligence or technical delivery looking to move into Product Management? (product management training provided!)

We're recruiting for an established technology organisation developing high-assurance software for customers operating in security-sensitive environments.

This is a hands-on role where you'll take ownership of a product area, working closely with customers and engineering teams to shape what gets built and why.

You'll own your product area end-to-end, with approximately 70% delivery and 30% product strategy.

You'll be responsible for

Understanding customer problems and translating them into valuable product solutions.

Owning and prioritising the product backlog.

Working closely with engineering to define requirements, scope and acceptance criteria.

Maintaining product direction, priorities and roadmap.

Balancing customer, technical and business priorities.

Ensuring delivered functionality solves the original customer need.

Communicating product decisions clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Taking genuine ownership and identifying opportunities to improve the product.

You don't need to be a finished Product Manager. If you understand the customer environment, have strong technical or communications experience, can manage competing requirements and know how to work with technical teams, this could be an excellent opportunity to transition into commercial Product Management.

We're looking for someone who is curious, commercially aware and driven to solve customer problems (these attributes are key to this hiring need)

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You might come from a traditional Product Management/Product Ownership background, OR from a technical project, capability or delivery environment (Service Leavers)

You'll ideally have

Experience in Defence, national security, secure communications, cyber, intelligence or critical infrastructure would be particularly valuable.

Experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, technical delivery, project management OR a related discipline.

Strong customer and stakeholder management skills.

Experience gathering and prioritising requirements.

The ability to translate complex problems into clear, actionable requirements.

Experience working alongside technical or engineering teams.

Strong communication and influencing skills.

A genuine interest in technology and willingness to learn (having a good idea about working in cloud-based environments beneficial)

We are especially interested in ex-military professionals who have developed experience in areas such as: Defence Digital | Secure Communications | Cyber | Intelligence | Technical Delivery | Capability Development | Requirements | Systems Integration | Product Ownership

This is a permanent, London-based hybrid working role. Typically, 1-2 days per week in the office

With a four-day working week initiative, with Fridays generally available for development or personal time. Excellent working culture and environment with professional development opportunities. Requires SC Clearance.