Technical Product Owner

Technical Product Onwer Manchester £560 p/d Inside IR35 6 month contract 3 days on site

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Product Owner. This senior contractor position will play a key role in driving strategic cyber initiatives, enhancing operational models, and delivering transformation programmes that improve cyber resilience, threat detection, incident response, and risk intelligence capabilities.

The role sits at the convergence of technology, operational process, and stakeholder engagement. You will work closely with cross-functional delivery teams and third-party partners to ensure products and programmes are aligned to business objectives, user expectations, and established governance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of product initiatives, operational model enhancements, and transformation programmes using Agile methodologies and continuous improvement practices.

• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into practical product roadmaps and deliverable outcomes.

• Define and oversee product vision, design, implementation, and adoption strategies while balancing commercial priorities, technical feasibility, and user experience.

• Coordinate dependencies, risks, and delivery impacts across multiple teams and concurrent work streams.

• Proactively manage issues, assumptions, blockers, and risks, escalating where necessary and providing clear recommendations to support informed decision-making and value realisation.

• Support effective collaboration between engineering, delivery, cybersecurity, and business functions to ensure successful programme execution.

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience working as a Product Owner, Technical Product Manager, or similar product leadership role within Agile delivery environments.

• Proven track record delivering operating model improvements and driving enhancements to organisational processes and ways of working.

• Excellent stakeholder management and client engagement capabilities, with the ability to navigate competing priorities and influence senior audiences.

• Experience converting business and technical requirements into clearly defined user stories, delivery plans, and prioritised product backlogs.

• Solid understanding of software development life cycles and experience working closely with engineering and technical delivery teams.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity risk management, threat landscapes, controls, and regulatory considerations within enterprise environments.

• Exposure to enterprise-scale data and analytics platforms, including technologies supporting reporting, insights, and decision intelligence.

• Adaptable mindset with a willingness to learn new technologies, frameworks, and cybersecurity domains.

Technical Environment

• Agile delivery methodologies and backlog management platforms.

• Enterprise software engineering and product delivery practices.

• Cybersecurity risk, governance, and analytics solutions.

• Large-scale data and analytics technologies supporting operational and strategic reporting.

If thia sounds like a fit, APPLY NOW!

Technical Product Onwer Manchester £560 p/d Inside IR35 6 month contract 3 days on site

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