SC & NPPV3 Cleared Senior Product Owner

As the Senior Product Owner, you will be responsible for establishing and embedding product management capability across the programme. This is a strategic leadership role focused on creating the governance, frameworks, processes and artefacts required to support effective product-led delivery at scale.

You will provide direction across all product management activities, ensuring a consistent approach to requirements management, prioritisation, stakeholder engagement and value-driven delivery. Working closely with senior business and programme stakeholders, you will help shape delivery outcomes and ensure products remain aligned to strategic objectives., * Establish and embed product management best practices across the programme.

• Design and implement product governance frameworks, standards and operating models.
• Develop product management processes, artefacts and controls to support successful delivery.
• Create and manage robust backlog management and prioritisation frameworks.
• Ensure requirements are captured, refined and prioritised through structured and transparent processes.
• Align product priorities with business objectives, operational needs and programme outcomes.
• Lead product activities throughout the product lifecycle, from discovery through to delivery and continuous improvement.
• Define acceptance approaches, success measures and assurance mechanisms.
• Monitor product performance and ensure delivered solutions achieve intended business value.
• Provide clear reporting of progress, risks, dependencies and key decisions through governance forums.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders across business, operational and technology teams.

• Significant experience operating as a Senior Product Owner, Lead Product Owner or Product Manager within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Proven track record of establishing product governance, frameworks and operating models.
• Strong experience managing complex backlogs, requirements and prioritisation processes.
• Demonstrable experience driving product-led delivery within multi-stakeholder environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methods and product management principles.
• Experience working in complex, regulated or secure environments.

Essential Requirements

• Active SC Clearance.
• Active NPPV3 Clearance.
• Able to attend a London office 3 days per week.
• Available to start within agreed timelines., If you’re a highly experienced Product Owner with active SC and NPPV3 clearance and a proven ability to implement product governance and drive successful delivery within complex programmes, we’d love to hear from you.

• Up to £570 per day
• Outside IR35
• Long-term transformation programme
• Opportunity to shape and mature product management capability at scale
• High-profile programme with significant stakeholder exposure