Senior Product Manager - Remote (UK-based)Location: Ideally Southwest/Wales based — Remote, with travel to South West/Wales once per month. Type: Full-time | 12-18-month Fixed Term Contract | Salary: Competitive (depending on experience).

We’re on the lookout for a Senior Product Manager who thrives in fast-paced, agile environments and is excited by the idea of working across a portfolio of high-impact digital products—all while helping shape the future of a rapidly growing, people-first consultancy. This is a confidential opportunity to join a talented team delivering meaningful, user-centred change for public and private sector clients alike. If you’re someone who brings structure to chaos, loves solving complex problems, and can bring stakeholders with you on the journey — we’d love to hear from you.

Note:

This is a consultancy role supporting transformation programmes for government and other clients.

The RoleThis isn’t your typical in-house product role.

As a Senior Product Manager you’ll be working across multiple digital product teams—often in parallel—leading the strategy and execution of products that sit at the heart of transformation programmes. You’ll manage everything from early discovery to MVP delivery and live service iteration.

Your first few months will include:

Leading product strategy for a new government digital service

Supporting a cross-functional team to refine and deliver user-centred features

Helping embed product thinking into a client organisation new to agile ways of working

It’s varied, collaborative, and always focused on delivering value fast — without compromising on quality.

Essential Skills

3+ years’ experience managing digital products, ideally in consulting or agency settings

Proven ability to develop product strategy and turn it into a clear, actionable roadmap

Confident running discovery, alpha, beta, and live phases—especially in government settings

Deep understanding of Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid delivery—you can flex based on context

Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, from researchers and designers to engineers and analysts

Strong stakeholder management—confident presenting to senior leaders and securing buy-in

A hands-on attitude—you''re not afraid to get into the weeds, whether it''s backlog grooming or user story writing

Ideally you will have experience working with GDS standards and the public sector

You will have a consultancy or agency background — you''ll be used to switching contexts and juggling priorities

Key Responsibilities

Own the Product Vision

Create compelling product strategies that align user needs with business goals

Build and maintain actionable product roadmaps

Prioritise ruthlessly—focus on what delivers the most value

Lead Delivery with Confidence

Run delivery ceremonies and sprint planning sessions with confidence

Collaborate with analysts, designers, developers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality digital services

Ensure the team is always focused on the right problems at the right time

Be a Champion for Product Thinking

Evangelise product management principles internally and with clients

Mentor team members and support the development of product culture

Help clients understand the value of product strategy and user-centred design

Support Business Growth

Contribute to tenders, pitches and client proposals

Spot opportunities for future work while embedded with clients

Help shape Empyrean''s growing product capability from the inside out

Who they areThey’re a tight-knit consultancy with a focus on purpose over process, people over politics, and outcomes over outputs. They work with some of the UK''s largest government departments, forward-thinking local authorities, and ambitious start-ups to deliver high-impact digital services, products and platforms. They’re small enough that your voice is heard but growing fast enough that your career can too. They value curiosity, collaboration, and action—and they back their team with support, flexibility, and trust you to do your best work.

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