Product Manager - SC

Accenture UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Product Manager Associate Manager CL8 to join its Digital Services practice in London, Manchester or Bristol. The role defines product strategy, owns the roadmap, and collaborates across design, engineering, data, and change teams to deliver high-quality digital products and services.

You will drive AI-enabled delivery, ensure regulatory alignment, and balance business needs with user value in a large, multi-stakeholder environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in product leadership within regulated businesses or critical national infrastructure.
• Delivery of digital products in Agile environments across large programmes and multi-supplier setups.
• Consulting experience delivering technically complex transformation programmes.
• Experience in Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, or Utilities.
• Strong stakeholder facilitation and requirements translation.
• Skilled in translating business and user needs into product requirements.
• Knowledge of Agile and scaled Agile delivery.
• Minimum 5 years in a similar consumer-focused or government role with relevant degree.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmap; engage with business, design, and engineering stakeholders.
• Own backlog; balance value, user needs, risk, cost, policy, and technical considerations for prioritisation.
• Define success metrics, KPIs, and product outcomes.
• Monitor product performance using analytics and user feedback to drive improvements.
• Track benefits realisation and ensure value delivery.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including design, data, and change specialists.
• Lead AI-enabled product management adoption to drive innovation and value.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Agile

AI governance

Regulated environments

Education

Business, Management, Psychology, HCI or related field

Job description

Job Title: Product Manager Associate Manager CL8

Locations: London/Manchester/Bristol

Salary: Competitive salary and package (Depends on level of experience)

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and Active SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationality at the point of application.

Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement. Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. “Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

We are seeking a Product Manager to join our Digital Services practice, who is responsible for defining and delivering product strategy, vision and outcomes. Acting as the bridge between business stakeholders, users, and delivery teams, the Product Manager ensures that products and services deliver measurable value, align with organisational objectives, and meet evolving user needs.

The role owns the product roadmap and backlog, prioritises investment decisions, and works collaboratively with cross-functional teams including design, engineering, architecture, data, and change specialists to deliver high-quality digital products and services.

Key responsibilities

• Define and communicate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap. You are great with stakeholders and are an engaging communicator, able to speak fluently with the business, designers, engineers and other stakeholders.
• Own the product backlog and balance business value, user needs, risk, cost, policy, regulation and technical considerations when making prioritisation decisions.
• Define success measures, KPIs, and product outcomes
• Monitor product performance and use research, service metrics, analytics, and user feedback to drive continuous improvement and shape product priorities.
• Track benefits realisation and ensure investment delivers measurable value.
• Be technology savvy and have a good understanding of how digital services are designed, developed and operated and are comfortable working with the different technical experts being part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Lead the strategic adoption of AI-enabled product management practices, using advanced AI capabilities to deliver superior outcomes faster, unlock new opportunities for innovation, and create measurable business value.
• Act as a role model for AI-enabled delivery, demonstrating how AI can be leveraged responsibly to enhance creativity, insight generation, problem-solving, and operational efficiency across the product lifecycle.
• Be an advocate for user‑centred methodology for digital products while balancing demands to meet business objectives.
• Understand agile and lean practice. You can align product goals with business objectives, user needs, and organisational priorities by working closely with user researchers, service designers, and business stakeholders to understand needs and pain points.
• Have a deep understanding of relevant regulations and the ability to translate compliance requirements into product decisions.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, growth, efficiency, and improved user outcomes to inform product strategy, innovation, and future roadmap planning.
• Monitor emerging AI trends, technologies, and market developments to inform product strategy, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.
• Knowledge of data sovereignty, digital trust, AI governance frameworks, and the implications of sovereign AI within regulated industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, or critical national infrastructure.

Experience

• Experience working as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar product leadership role in regulated businesses or critical national infrastructure.
• Experience delivering digital products and services within Agile environments, across large challenging programmes and multi-supplier environments.
• Experience with consulting delivering technically complex transformation programmes.
• Experience in regulated industries such as Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, or Utilities.
• Proven stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience translating business and user needs into product requirements.
• Strong understanding of Agile and scaled Agile delivery frameworks.
• Ability to use data, analytics, and user research to inform decision making.
• You have a minimum of 5 year’s experience in a similar role at a consumer-focused company, or government body, and a degree in Business, Management, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, or a related field.

About Us

Sovereign Transformation Services (STS) is the UK market leader for sovereign technology transformation for secure clients working on projects in complex regulated public sector environments. We design innovative services that create a lasting impact by improving user lives enhancing national security and enabling business evolution. Our design’s impact extends beyond improving utilisation and sales KPIs. We are expanding the STS Digital Services practice to shape new ambitious and business-critical products and experiences for users of both public and private sector clients. The scale of our capabilities and client engagements and our collaborative, operational and delivery approach provide an unparalleled opportunity for growth and advancement.

What’s In It For You

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our