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Role: Lead Product Manager. Contract Length: Until End of March 2026. Location: Hybrid/London, Manchester or Bristol – team is based in London. IR35: Inside. Pay Rate to Intermediary: £700 per day. Security Clearance: BPSS.

Spinwell is recruiting for a Lead Product Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

• Own and be responsible for developing and articulating a clear vision, proposition and roadmap
• Work closely with the delivery manager to define what skills and resources will be needed to deliver on that vision
• Provide direction and leadership for multidisciplinary product teams in creating, supporting and continuously improving products so that they meet user needs
• Post-launch, manage the prioritisation of product development, ensuring a balance of support work so that the products remain reliable, robust and secure, whilst also continuously improving
• Lead teams in seeking out and assessing new information about the needs of potential users of the platform, and making decisions about which to meet
• Build our relationships with other organisations involved in customer experience for government, and with key suppliers
• Co-ordinate product development with other programmes, discipline leads and teams across the client and the government
• Maintain knowledge of the changing digital, technology and generative AI landscapes and the opportunities they provide to improve the delivery of public services in the UK
• Coach and mentor other members of the product community, identifying learning and development opportunities for individuals and teams

• Product managing high-volume digital products in a fast-paced environment, working with multidisciplinary, agile teams, – from discovery to delivery, and continuous, data-led improvement and iteration of a mature, live product, ensuring a consistent approach to user and technical operational support - ideally using generative AI or data-driven technologies, but not essential
• Developing and improving a product’s operational maturity as well as ensuring a consistent approach to user and technical operational support
• Strong communication skills that enable you to manage stakeholders, senior leaders and engage with people through a range of channels to identify a common set of needs and priorities, or to explain what you are doing and how you are doing it in clear and compelling ways
• Working in complex technology environments, considering the implications and interactions of the products you manage with other products across the value chain, to deliver an overall user outcome
• Understanding of modern technologies used in delivery of cloud-based software products - and able to explain the high level purpose and constraints of these technologies with non-technical people
• Developing and selling a product and commercial strategy to secure funding and support for the product
• Working in or with public sector organisations, including cross-organisational working and navigating spend control processes and procurement
• Hands-on delivery and iteration of products, working with multiple teams in an agile delivery setting – from discovery to continuous, data-led improvement in a live setting
• Recruiting, coaching and line management of product managers, identifying learning and development opportunities for individuals and teams

If you are a Lead Product Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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