Contract Product Lead – NHS / Central Government Experience is Essential

Rate: £600/day Inside IR35

Location: Hybrid – Leeds 1–2x/week

Duration: Until March (initially)

Role Overview

Product Lead – NHS Experience

As Product Lead, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of digital products and services that play a key role in improving outcomes across the NHS. You’ll combine strategic vision with hands-on product leadership, balancing delivery momentum with long-term impact. Working across multi-disciplinary teams, you’ll ensure products meet user needs, align with organisational goals, and deliver measurable value to patients, clinicians, and the wider system.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product strategy and delivery across a complex portfolio of digital or data-enabled products and services
• Define and own product roadmaps, prioritisation, and outcome-focused backlogs
• Navigate a wide and complex stakeholder landscape across the NHS, central government, and delivery partners
• Champion user-centred, data-informed product thinking, embedding a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams (engineering, design, policy, and delivery) to align product outcomes with strategic objectives
• Provide leadership and coaching to product managers, building capability and fostering a high-performing product culture
• Translate complex technical or policy concepts into clear, actionable business outcomes for senior stakeholders

Required Experience

• Proven track record of leading product delivery in large, complex organisations (NHS, central government, or similar public sector settings)
• Experience defining and delivering digital or data-driven products from discovery through to live operation
• Excellent stakeholder management skills – able to influence, align, and gain trust across diverse and senior groups
• Strong product acumen, with the ability to balance user needs, technical feasibility, and business objectives
• Skilled in using evidence and data to guide prioritisation, decision-making, and performance measurement
• Experience working in agile environments and managing delivery through tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, and compliance within NHS or public sector contexts
• Confident communicator, capable of translating complex information into clear, compelling narratives for technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience leading across multiple teams or cross-functional programmes

You’ll be joining a mission-driven environment where your leadership will directly shape services that make a real difference across the NHS.

📩 Apply now or email dom@briodigital.io for more information.