SC & NPPV3 Cleared Senior Product Owner |

SC & NPPV3 Cleared Senior Product Owner | London | 3 Days Onsite | Up to £570/day Outside IR35

We're supporting a major transformation programme seeking an experienced Senior Product Owner to lead the development and embedding of product management best practices across a complex delivery environment.

Location: London (3 days per week onsite)
Rate: Up to £570 per day
Contract: Outside IR35
Clearance: Active SC and NPPV3 required

The Role

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Essential Experience

• 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.

What's on Offer?

• 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

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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