Contracting Authority: Public Sector

Contract Length: 12 Months

Location: Aldermaston with weekly travel to London

Pay Rate: Up to £99.89 per hour

Clearance: SC Clearance

An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Product Owner to join their welcoming team.

The Product Owner Role:

• Develop and communicate the product vision and roadmap, focusing on the guided journey and content-related features and functionality
• Define product requirements and user stories for Content Engine including content creation, ensuring they align with the Commercial function’s overall strategy and goals
• Prioritize features, enhancements, and fixes based on value, user feedback, and content needs
• Work closely with stakeholders leads across technical, process, policy to ensure the product and content aligns with user needs and that of the guided journey
• Lead the product development lifecycle, from ideation and concept development to product launch and post-launch optimization
• Ensure that product features are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality standards
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives) to ensure the team is on track and aligned with goals
• Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that features and improvements are aligned with business priorities and user needs
• Make tough prioritization decisions and trade-offs, balancing business goals, customer needs, and technical constraints
• Develop and implement content strategies that align with product goals and user needs
• Develop strategies for content delivery mediums, including video, MS Office and other mediums
• Develop a comprehensive content delivery plan, outlining key objectives, milestones, and deliverables
• Working with content creation team, to write, edit, and manage high-quality content for the product
• Work closely with workstream leads to align on their objectives, milestones and plans
• Collaborate with process and product owners to ensure content is user-friendly and supports a seamless user experience
• Conduct content audits, usability testing, and user research to refine and improve content
• Maintain content guidelines, style guides, and best practices to ensure consistency across all platforms
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of the product
• Establish regular reporting mechanisms to clearly communicate progress and outcomes to key stakeholders
• Develop and mentor the transformation and organisation team in product management approaches
• Identify and address skill gaps within the team and implement mitigations as needed

What Product Owner Need:

• 5+ years experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role in a product-driven environment (preferably in technology, SaaS, or digital products)
• Proven experience in leading successful delivery of new products with a heavy content bias within a transformation programme
• Excellent writing and editing skills with a keen eye for detail
• Strong understanding of UX principles and user-centred design
• Ability to conduct and analyse user research and usability tests
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated experience in creation of content strategies and content copy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• GDS experience/trained
• Experience is demonstrable - can show this with track record of what they have created in the past
• Public sector experience