Senior Product Manager - Contract

Hackajob Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Career progression

Flexible/remote working

Pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Wellbeing initiatives

24 days holiday + public holidays

Job summary

Hackajob Ltd is seeking a proven product practitioner to lead strategic product delivery. You will align user needs with business goals, drive cross-functional collaboration, and own the roadmap with transparent stakeholder updates. Strong storytelling and emotional intelligence are essential to navigate ambiguity and deliver meaningful outcomes.

You will champion user insight, frame problems, and partner across design, engineering, data, and policy to unlock value and ship high-impact work.

Qualifications

• We are looking for a proven product practitioner with strong fundamentals and impact-driven delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead with vision by setting direction and reinforcing it through planning and updates.

Skills

Product leadership

User-centred design

Storytelling

Emotional intelligence

Ambiguity management

Accountability

Cross-functional collaboration

SFIA & DDaT familiarity

Tools

AWS

Oracle

OutSystems

Snowflake

Cloud

Embedded

Job description

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a proven product practitioner with a strong grasp of the fundamentals and experience putting them into action to drive real, measurable impact.
• We value a user-centred approach, with the needs of the people we are building for as the North Star.
• We need someone strategically minded who can connect user needs, business goals, and delivery realities.
• We are looking for a strong storyteller who can make the complex simple and craft compelling narratives that bring others with them.
• We value emotional intelligence, including the ability to read a room, build trust, and navigate disagreement with respect.
• We need someone adaptable who thrives in ambiguity, brings structure where there is none, and can onboard quickly.
• We are looking for an accountable person who makes tough calls, holds themselves and others to account, and is not afraid to say no to ensure a product succeeds.
• We value someone who can act as a multiplier and drive teams forward while making everyone around them better.
• Experience working within SFIA and DDaT frameworks is desirable, but not essential.

Responsibilities:

• Lead with vision by setting a clear direction and reinforcing it through team discussions, planning sessions, and stakeholder updates.
• Frame problems before solutions by continuously discovering, asking the right questions, and ensuring the team is solving the right problem.
• Champion the user by bringing real user insight into every conversation and decision, shaping priorities and trade-offs.
• Collaborate openly across design, engineering, data, and policy as true problem-solving partners.
• Facilitate with purpose by running workshops and meetings that lead to clear decisions and shared understanding.
• Drive progress by taking ownership and ensuring the team gets over the line.
• Deliver with integrity by doing the right thing, including having difficult conversations when needed, so we can proudly stand behind our work.
• Own the organisational roadmap by planning, prioritising, and communicating across many teams simultaneously.
• Surface and resolve cross-organisational dependencies and make sequencing decisions when priorities compete.
• Govern suppliers and partners by influencing organisations we do not control and resolving tensions constructively.
• Navigate difficult conversations across civil servant teams, operational stakeholders, and other suppliers with tact.
• Shape and secure incoming work by spotting high-value opportunities, crafting compelling propositions, and shaping the team needed to win and deliver great work.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Support
• Oracle
• OutSystems
• Snowflake
• Cloud
• Embedded

More:

We are Version 1, a trusted technology and transformation partner celebrating over 30 years in business. We work with global brands and leading public and private sector organisations across the UK and Ireland to deliver meaningful outcomes, supported by partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake. We are an award-winning employer with 3,300 employees and a strong values-driven culture, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package including quarterly profit share, career progression and mentorship, flexible/remote working, pension, private healthcare, life assurance, wellbeing initiatives, 24 days holiday plus public holidays, educational assistance, certifications, rewards schemes, and community-focused initiatives. We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, respectful workplace and support accessible recruitment with reasonable adjustments where needed.

last updated 40 week of 2026