Product Owner

Product Owner | NHS

Rate: £600 per day, Inside IR35

Location: Remote, with occasional travel to Leeds

Duration: Until February 2027, with an expected 12 month extension

Start: ASAP

Overview

NHS England is looking for a Product Owner to own the vision, roadmap and priorities for its Cyber Security capability.

You'll work with users, NHS organisations, architects, engineers, suppliers and delivery teams to make sure what gets built solves real problems and gets used. Success means strong adoption across the NHS and a repeatable way for organisations to improve.

Key Responsibilities

Set and communicate the product vision, objectives and roadmap

Own and prioritise the backlog, writing epics, features, user stories and acceptance criteria

Make clear prioritisation calls based on evidence, user needs and technical feasibility

Work with UCD, BA and delivery teams to understand NHS users, workforce groups and pain points

Use pilot results, adoption data and feedback to shape what comes next

Work with architects to define SSO requirements and build implementation patterns NHS organisations can adopt at scale

Build strong relationships across NHS England, NHS organisations and suppliers

Run workshops, build consensus and explain product decisions clearly

Represent the product at governance and stakeholder forums

Lead backlog refinement and sprint planning, and sign off completed work

Key Requirements

Proven experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager in a digital or technology setting

Track record of building roadmaps and managing backlogs

Experience working in Agile teams using Jira and Confluence

Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence without direct authority

Ability to turn user and organisational needs into clear, deliverable requirements

Understanding of digital identity, authentication and access management concepts

Good grasp of technical architecture, integration and user-centred design

Desirable

Hands-on experience owning an identity and access management or SSO product

Previous NHS or public sector experience

Experience taking a product from pilot through to wide adoption

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