Product Management Lead

Title: Product Management Lead

Location: Warwick | Hybrid (2 -3 days on site)

Contract: ASAP - End of Sept

Day Rate: £465.82 (Umbrella Rate Equivalent)

Role Overview

Our client is looking for an experienced Product Coach to support the mobilisation and adoption of a new Product Operating Model and Agile ways of working across multiple cross-functional product teams. Working within a complex transformation programme, the Product Coach will partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, Delivery Leads, Scrum Masters and business stakeholders to embed product-centric delivery, establish consistent ways of working, and accelerate team maturity.

The role will combine hands-on coaching, facilitation, capability building, and delivery assurance to ensure teams successfully transition from traditional project-based delivery to outcome-focused product teams. Expected mobilisation activities include new product team ways of working, Agile ceremonies, backlog management, Epic & feature definition, roadmap support, governance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement practices.

Key Responsibilities

Product Operating Model Mobilisation

• Support the rollout and embedding of the Product Operating Model across multiple product teams.
• Coach teams on product-centric ways of working, accountability, governance, and decision-making.
• Help establish effective product team structures, roles, responsibilities, and team charters.
• Ensure alignment between product teams, programme governance, and enterprise delivery standards.
• Proactively identify and manage cross-cutting challenges with other Product & Agile Coaches.

Backlog & Planning Excellence

• Coach teams on backlog management, refinement, prioritisation and value-based decision-making.
• Support creation and maintenance of Epics, Features and User Stories.
• Ensure effective use of estimation techniques, planning practices, and capacity management.
• Promote outcome-focused roadmapping and iterative delivery.

Tooling & Ways of Working

• Support effective adoption of Azure DevOps and associated delivery processes.
• Coach teams on backlog hierarchies, workflow management, reporting, and Agile metrics.
• Promote standardisation of templates, artefacts, and delivery practices across teams.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Product Owner support, Product Coach, Delivery Coach or Transformation Coach.
• Strong understanding of product management, Agile delivery, and organisational change.
• Experience coaching multiple teams simultaneously within complex programmes.
• Strong facilitation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar Agile tooling.
• Ability to operate comfortably from leadership level through to delivery teams.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in Utilities/Electricity industry.
• Experience supporting Product Operating Model transformations.
• Knowledge of SAFe, Lean Portfolio Management, or scaled Agile approaches.