Product Manager - Government Experience - 6 months - Remote at Stealth IT Consulting, United Kingdom, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

Job Title: Product Manager
Rate: £450 (Outside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote
Clearance: BPSS
Stages: 1 Stage

Key Responsibilities

• Owned and managed the product backlog, ensuring priorities aligned with business outcomes and user needs.
• Developed and communicated product vision, roadmap, and release plans to stakeholders.
• Worked closely with Delivery Managers, Business Analysts, UX Designers, Technical Architects, and Engineering teams throughout the product life cycle.
• Engaged with business stakeholders to gather requirements, validate solutions, and manage competing priorities.
• Used user research, analytics, customer feedback, and operational data to inform product decisions.
• Defined product goals, KPIs, and success measures to track delivery against strategic objectives.
• Facilitated backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and prioritisation workshops within Agile Scrum teams.
• Managed risks, dependencies, and governance requirements across multiple delivery workstreams.
• Ensured compliance with policies, GDS Service Standard, accessibility requirements (WCAG), and security standards.
• Produced business cases, product documentation, and executive reporting to support governance and funding decisions.
• Supported release planning, service transition, and continuous improvement activities.

Key Achievements

• Delivered multiple digital product enhancements that improved customer journeys and operational efficiency.
• Reduced delivery risk through effective backlog management and stakeholder alignment.
• Improved sprint predictability and delivery cadence by introducing clearer prioritisation and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborated across supplier and civil service teams to deliver value within challenging timelines.
• Enabled evidence-based product decisions through the use of performance metrics and user insights.

Environment & Tools

• Agile (Scrum/Kanban)
• Azure DevOps/Jira
• Confluence
• Microsoft Azure
• Miro
• Microsoft Power BI
• GDS Service Standard
• User-Centred Design (UCD)
• Product Roadmapping
• Stakeholder Management
• Backlog Management
• OKRs & KPIs

Skills Demonstrated

• Product Strategy
• Product Ownership
• Agile Delivery
• Stakeholder Management
• Roadmap Planning
• Backlog Prioritisation
• User Research
• Digital Transformation
• Government Digital Services
• Requirements Management
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Data-driven Decision Making
• Vendor & Supplier Management
• Continuous Improvement