Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager Role Overview Our client is seeking experienced Senior Product Managers to join their expanding digital consultancy practice. As a senior consultant, you will shape product vision, drive strategy, lead delivery, and influence client organisations at both operational and strategic levels. You will work across a variety of domains, guiding multidisciplinary teams and coaching colleagues to deliver high-quality, user-centred products and services. This role is ideal for product professionals who thrive in complex environments, enjoy balancing competing priorities, and excel at translating ambiguity into clear, outcome-driven plans. Key Responsibilities Product Vision & Strategy • Define, communicate and own a compelling product vision aligned to organisational goals. • Develop, maintain and socialise product roadmaps, ensuring strategy links directly to delivery. • Establish success measures, ensuring objectives remain focused, measurable and actionable. Delivery Leadership • Lead complex product deliveries, managing multiple workstreams and dependencies. • Apply Agile principles flexibly, adapting delivery approaches to suit the project context. • Drive continuous improvement, innovation and value creation across teams and products. • Manage risks, identify impediments and develop practical approaches to resolve them. Stakeholder Engagement • Influence senior stakeholders through evidence-led insights. • Facilitate alignment across diverse teams to establish shared understanding and purpose. • Advise clients on product practices, shaping ways of working and improving underperforming processes. User-Centred Practice • Ensure user research, accessibility and inclusive design principles inform decision-making. • Collaborate closely with design and research specialists to ensure services meet user needs. • Apply service lifecycle knowledge, including discovery, alpha, beta and live phases. Data, Insight & Innovation • Define KPIs, OKRs and value measures that shape product direction. • Use data and emerging technologies to identify new opportunities and optimise performance. Leadership & Capability Building • Lead multidisciplinary teams with clarity, purpose and empathy. • Coach product practitioners, supporting long-term capability development. • Facilitate workshops and sessions that promote collaboration, alignment and high-quality delivery. Candidate Profile Essential Skills & Experience Product Management Expertise • 5+ years’ experience across product ownership and product management. • Proven record of delivering product strategy and roadmaps in complex settings. • Strong prioritisation, discovery and end-to-end delivery skills. • Ability to translate technical concepts into product requirements that deliver measurable value. Consultancy & Client Engagement • Experience working in advisory or consultancy environments. • Ability to challenge constructively, influence ways of working and shape early-stage problem spaces. • Confident operating in ambiguity and adapting to new domains or client contexts. Leadership & Collaboration • Proven experience leading large multidisciplinary teams. • Skilled in managing diverse stakeholder groups, resolving challenges and aligning priorities. • Strong facilitation skills and the ability to support autonomy across teams. User-Centred Delivery • Skilled in user-centred design approaches and practices. • Understanding of accessibility, inclusive design and the constraints of real-world delivery. • Experience working within complex organisational, regulatory or policy environments. Organisational & Agile Practice • Experience in complex organisations with governance and delivery constraints. • Knowledge of Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban and DevOps. • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and navigate competing priorities. Desirable • Experience delivering products for UK Government or NHS organisations. • Familiarity with GDS standards, assessments and service lifecycle phases. Salary & Benefits • Salary range: £57,000–£72,000 per annum. • Contributory pension scheme. • 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays. • Life assurance, critical illness cover and death-in-service benefits. • Perk and discount schemes. • Cycle-to-work scheme and salary-sacrifice electric vehicle options. • Season ticket loans and volunteering days. • Wellbeing and financial-health support. • Flexible benefits including: – private medical and dental insurance – additional pension contributions – ability to purchase extra holiday – wellbeing or charitable contributions – environmental options such as tree-planting • Relocation support available for candidates moving within commuting distance of a client hub. Commitment to Inclusion Our client is committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive working environment. Applications are welcomed from candidates of all backgrounds and identities. Reasonable adjustments can be provided throughout the recruitment process to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.