ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh are currently looking to recruit a Lead Product Manager, for an initial 6 month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate c.£550-£600/day inside of IR35 (based on experience).
The Role:
Our client requires lead product management expertise to support the delivery of digital products and services. They require a Lead Product Manager capable of guiding multidisciplinary teams through the full product lifecycle, ensuring products are user centred, operationally robust and aligned to programme objectives.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Leadership in Agile delivery
- Strong stakeholder engagement across government partners
- The ability to define and realise product benefits.
- The supplier must demonstrate capability in managing risks, resolving operational issues, integrating products with wider services, and driving continuous improvement.
- Demonstrable experience of leading Agile, multidisciplinary product teams through the full lifecycle, selecting effective delivery approaches and ensuring user‑centred, value‑driven outcomes.
- Proven ability to define and communicate product vision and benefits, translating complex technical or operational concepts into clear, actionable product decisions.
- Excellent communication and engagement skills. This includes being able to engage and collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders at all organisational levels and areas of expertise to align products with organisational objectives and service needs.
- Proven experience of identifying, managing and mitigating risks within governance frameworks, resolving issues and ensuring products are operationally robust and well‑
- Demonstratable experience of applying expert problem‑solving skills and coaching teams, driving continuous improvement across product delivery and service operations.
- Comprehensive understanding of modern data platforms, integration patterns and data‑driven service design, enabling the delivery of secure, scalable and insight‑led digital products.
Desirable Skills & Experience:
- Experience within the public sector in Scotland.
- Experience working on large, data‑intensive national programmes.
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