Technical Product manager at Digital Skills Ltd, Manchester, 6 Months, £85 per hour

Technical Product Management, Data and Engineering

The Rate - £85 per hour
IR35 Status - Outside IR35
The Location - Manchester
The Working Pattern - Hybrid, 2 days per week on site
Duration - 6 months

About the Client

Digital Skills are working with a global technology and travel business operating at significant scale. The organisation is undertaking critical product initiatives within its mobility and travel platforms, with a strong focus on data integrity, reliability and regulatory alignment.

About the Role

This is a parental leave cover for a Technical Product Manager joining very large usage platform. The role sits at the heart of the customer and supplier booking and fulfilment experience, ensuring high quality data underpins customer journeys, commercial performance and operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the supply data product area
• Define and evolve data models used by internal teams and external partners
• Translate complex technical requirements into clear business outcomes
• Work closely with engineering to prioritise and deliver roadmap items
• Manage dependencies across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Ensure data quality, consistency and fitness for purpose across systems
• Balance short-term delivery with longer-term platform considerations
• Communicate progress, risks and trade-offs clearly to senior stakeholders

Desired Skills and Experience

• Strong background in technical product management
• Experience working with data heavy products
• Solid understanding of data models, data flows and system integrations
• Comfortable working with APIs, JSON and data transfer concepts
• Proven stakeholder management skills across product, engineering and business teams
• Ability to provide clear, real-world examples of previous product ownership
• Experience operating within large, complex technology organisations

Summary of the Best Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Technical Product Manager with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience, acting as a safe pair of hands in a complex data-driven environment. You will bring strong product fundamentals, technical fluency across data and engineering concepts, and the confidence to operate independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders.