Product Manager

Product Manager services for the Client. Specifically:

1. Service Roadmap

• A living roadmap showing quarterly and long-term plans for feature development, integrations and enhancements.
• Aligned to strategic needs.
• Prioritised based on feedback, maturity assessment and operational needs.

2. Feature Demand & Prioritisation Framework

• A transparent mechanism for managing requests.
• Regularly reviewed, with stakeholder engagement.
• Roadmap linked to value and service maturity categories.

3. Risk & Compliance Tracking (as required)

• Live view of risks (security, delivery, adoption), mitigations and assurance activities.
• Connection to the Governance and Assurance pillars.

4. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication (as required)

• Regular updates to governance bodies.
• Comms for app teams and service users: onboarding guides, policy changes, etc.
• Community engagement: show-and-tells, changelogs, Q&A sessions.

Top 3 requirements 1. Strategic Roadmapping & Prioritisation

• Ability to create and continuously evolve a clear, outcome-driven roadmap that:
  • Aligns with strategic goals
  • Covers short-term (quarterly) and long-term planning
  • Prioritises work based on value, feedback, and service maturity

2. Demand Management & Backlog Control

• A structured, transparent approach to handling requests:
  • Managing and prioritising the backlog
  • Applying a consistent framework for decision-making
  • Engaging stakeholders in regular review cycles

3. Autonomous Product Leadership

• Capability to operate independently without direct supervision:
  • Defining how work is delivered
  • Making decisions and setting direction
  • Translating client priorities into execution

Experience and Skills Must haves:

• Roadmapping & prioritisation.
• Understanding of the MOD technical environment & compliance.
• Independent product leadership.

Nice to haves:

• Stakeholder engagement & comms.
• Product maturity & value measurement.

DDaT description: Delivery Manager
SFIA Level: 5

Start date: 1 August 2026
Initial contract length: 3 Months
Role location: Portsmouth
Nationality specification: Sole British Nationality - no dual nationality
Number of days per week expected on site: 3+ days a week (depending on need)
Minimum security level: SC or above
Day rate: £531