Public Sector Product Manager | SC Clearance

Opencast | B Corp™; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension

Share options

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Life happens days

Wellbeing support

Professional development

Volunteering

Supportive team

Job summary

Opencast is seeking a Product Manager to lead product strategy and delivery for government, healthcare, and purpose-driven clients. You’ll balance user needs with business goals, shaping features and backlogs in agile teams alongside design, development, and research.

You’ll run discovery workshops and manage backlogs to meet client preferences, ensuring alignment with GOV.UK service standards and policy compliance. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Recent government/public sector project experience and/or delivering complex digital services that meet GOV.UK standards.
• Developed and gained buy-in for product visions and minimum viable products.
• Used service design tools to map and articulate the wider ecosystems around products.
• Translated product roadmaps into backlogs to prioritise delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and strategy across the product lifecycle.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver features that meet client needs.
• Lead discovery and ideation workshops with diverse stakeholders.
• Maintain prioritised backlogs to align with client preferences and priorities.

Skills

Product management

Agile

Stakeholder management

User-centered design

Job description

Opencast is seeking a Product Manager to lead product strategy and delivery for government, healthcare, and purpose-driven clients. You’ll balance user needs with business goals, shaping features and backlogs in agile teams alongside design, development, and research.

You’ll run discovery workshops and manage backlogs to meet client preferences, ensuring alignment with GOV.UK service standards and policy compliance. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.