Hybrid Digital Product Manager – 18 Months FTC

at Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP

• Job title: Digital Product Manager – 18 Months FTC
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £56,376 - £61,653 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Colindale, United Kingdom

About the role

• Digital Product Manager enhancing Barnet Council’s digital, data, and technology initiatives for improved resident outcomes. Leading multidisciplinary teams and driving the development of a council-wide knowledge base.

Responsibilities

• Play a central role in shaping how the council uses digital, data and technology (DDaT) to improve outcomes for residents and customers
• Lead the development and delivery of a new, council‑wide knowledge base that brings together content and information from across Barnet’s services and partners
• Provide strong matrix leadership across multidisciplinary teams
• Build productive relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Guide up to five direct reports
• Focus on the council’s evolving response to Artificial Intelligence and new technologies
• Ensure products are well‑designed, user‑centred, and capable of delivering significant efficiencies and financial benefits
• Offer digital consultancy, supporting service areas to understand opportunities and adopt digital best practice
• Help shape the council’s digital strategy, champion good service design, and play an active role in maturing the organisation’s digital capability, governance, and ways of working

Requirements

• Experienced digital product professional who thrives in complex, multistakeholder environments
• Track record of delivering successful digital products across their full lifecycle
• Ideally with experience in the public sector or similarly service-driven organisations
• Understand modern technology platforms, the digital product landscape, and public sector best practice.
• Naturally user-focused and outcomes-driven
• Able to translate strategic goals into clear deliverables and practical action
• Comfortable guiding multidisciplinary teams, working in a matrix structure
• Strong product thinking with excellent communication, prioritisation and decision-making skills
• Able to scrutinise business cases, identify savings, and make informed recommendations about the direction of digital work
• Confidently develop user stories, support services to adopt digital approaches, and promote digital principles such as accessibility, iteration, inclusion and evidence-based design.

Benefits

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance