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
