Principal Product Manager

Role

Principal Product Manager on an 18-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover) with a required May start date and high probability of becoming permanent. Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, bridging strategic vision and hands‑on delivery to improve enterprise productivity through AI adoption and product development. Split time approximately 80% on client and new business development and 20% on people management and internal impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end consulting engagements and product development from strategy to delivery across industries, focusing on AI adoption, agentic development, and business transformation.
• Cultivate and manage client stakeholder relationships, translating between technical and business needs.
• Drive a product mindset and own the product development lifecycle using lean and agile approaches; identify, conceptualise, pilot, and validate new products and sustainable business models.
• Leverage data and AI to understand user needs, validate product performance, and demonstrate value.
• Lead pre-sales activities including proposals, pitches, and shaping engagements; educate clients and colleagues on service value.
• Support director-level product leadership: mentor and guide team members, create case studies and points of view, represent the company at industry events, and support product OKRs and internal process optimisation.
• Explore technical innovation opportunities and support go-to-market planning and revenue stream development.

Requirements

• 10+ years of product management experience, including at least 4 years in client-facing roles (consultancy/agency experience).
• Proven experience managing teams and running multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience using a stack of GenAI tools for creating and vibe-coding product concepts and PoCs to deliver measurable productivity gains.
• Strong skills in business development, go-to-market strategy, and developing new revenue streams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to engage with C-suite executives.
• Strong interpersonal skills (active listening, persuasion, empathy) and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making pragmatic decisions.
• Varied industry experience preferred, with depth in Public Sector, Financial Services, or AI-related domains; UK Public Sector experience is beneficial.

Contract & Start

• 18-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover).
• Required start: May.

Benefits

• Private health insurance covering physical and mental health.
• Flexible, remote-first work environment with optional weekly team meet-ups in central London.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies (maternity, paternity, shared leave).
• Individual annual learning & development budget of £2,000 and dedicated learning days.
• £500 Feel Better Fund for remote office setup.
• Regular social events (monthly/quarterly), annual team trip, and half-yearly events.
• Gym membership contribution.
• Enhanced employer pension contribution (6%).
• Potential discretionary bonus based on business and personal performance.