Product Manager - 6 Month Contract | Outside IR35

Location: London - Hybrid Working
Contract Length: 6 months
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Day Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience

The Opportunity

Harvey Nash is seeking an experienced Product Manager for an initial 6-month contract based in London, offering hybrid working.

We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong mix of public and private sector experience, who can bring commercial thinking, user-centred design principles and agile product management expertise to a complex digital environment.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating at both strategic and delivery levels, working with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders to develop and deliver high-quality digital products and services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and drive product vision, strategy and roadmaps aligned with business objectives and user needs.

  • Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and development through to delivery and continuous improvement.

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including delivery managers, business analysts, designers, developers and technical architects.

  • Translate business requirements and user needs into clear product priorities and actionable backlogs.

  • Engage and influence senior stakeholders, managing competing priorities and expectations.

  • Use data, user research and performance insights to inform product decisions.

  • Champion agile methodologies, iterative delivery and continuous improvement.

  • Identify opportunities to improve product performance, user experience and operational efficiency.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Product Manager or Senior Product Manager, delivering complex digital products and services.

  • Demonstrable experience working across both public and private sectors is essential.

  • Strong understanding of agile product management, including product discovery, roadmap development and backlog prioritisation.

  • Experience working within multidisciplinary digital delivery teams.

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.

  • Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how to balance business objectives, technical constraints and user needs.

  • Experience delivering digital transformation initiatives in complex environments.

  • Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Experience

  • Experience working to Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

  • Knowledge of public sector digital transformation and service delivery.

  • Experience within consultancy or commercially driven product environments.

  • Familiarity with user-centred design, service design and product performance metrics.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Product Manager with a strong background across both public and private sectors and are available for a new contract opportunity in London, we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply with your latest CV, availability and day rate expectations.

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