Digital Product Manager

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Digital Product Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract (potential extension) based hybrid (1 day) a week in Bristol.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers' money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields - from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

Role Profile:

This role will play a key part in delivering externally facing digital services that support funding and research activities across the UK higher education sector.

Working within a multidisciplinary Scrum delivery team, you will manage and prioritise product backlogs, champion user-centred design practices, and work closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery against challenging deadlines.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Product Manager with strong public sector digital experience who thrives in complex environments and enjoys mentoring others while driving tangible outcomes.

As a Digital Product Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

. Manage and maintain a prioritised product backlog aligned to strategic business objectives and product roadmaps. . Work closely with Product Owners to define priorities and ensure delivery teams focus on the highest-value outcomes. . Support multiple agile teams in delivering high-quality digital services. . Gather, analyse and apply user insights to shape product direction and prioritisation decisions. . Champion user-centred design principles and ensure user needs remain at the heart of delivery. . Use data and performance metrics to measure product outcomes and drive continuous improvement. . Identify, manage and mitigate delivery risks, dependencies and blockers. . Collaborate with architecture, policy, operations and technical teams to coordinate cross-functional delivery. . Develop business cases and articulate value-for-money propositions to support product decisions. . Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across internal and external organisations. . Mentor and coach junior product professionals and help develop product management capability within the team. . Contribute to agile delivery practices, fostering continuous improvement and effective ways of working.

Essential:

. Significant experience as a Product Manager delivering digital products and services. . Proven experience delivering externally facing digital services to large user groups. . Strong background in digital product management within agile environments. . Demonstrable experience working alongside user-centred design teams to solve business problems. . Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders. . Previous experience working within UK Government or public sector organisations.

Desirable:

. Experience supporting or participating in GDS service assessments. . Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, Salesforce or Low-Code platforms.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".