Lead Product Manager - Contract + Permanent

Lead Product Manager - Contract + Permanent

Permanent salary: up to £70,000 | Contract rate: £380-£420 per day, outside IR35

Working pattern: Hybrid - one day per week in London

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.

We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.

This opportunity is available on either a permanent basis, with a salary of up to £70,000, or on a contract basis at £380-£420 per day, outside IR35.

About the role

We are looking for a contract Lead Product Manager to own the vision and roadmap for public sector digital products. You will balance user needs, policy goals and technical constraints, and lead teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Set the product vision, strategy and roadmap, based on user needs and policy goals.
• Own and prioritise the backlog, making clear trade-off decisions.
• Define outcomes and success measures, and track performance against them.
• Work with senior stakeholders to align priorities and secure decisions.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through discovery, Alpha, beta and live.
• Lead products through GDS service assessments.
• Support delivery directly when needed, for example with analysis or backlog work.

Essential skills and experience

• Extensive experience as a product manager on digital services, including at lead level.
• Experience setting product strategy and roadmaps for complex services.
• Strong prioritisation and decision-making skills.
• Experience using data and research to measure outcomes.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication.
• Experience working across all phases of agile delivery.

Desirable

• UK government or public sector experience.
• Experience leading services through GDS service assessments.
• Experience with products involving data, regulation or many organisations.

Contract details

• £380-£420 per day, outside IR35.

• BPSS clearance required.

• Hybrid working: one day per week in London.