Contract Product Manager - 6 months - Outside IR35 - 3 days on site

Farringdon, Greater London
1 week ago
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Job Title: Contract Product Manager

Rate: 
£500-£650pd 

Location:
Hybrid, London or Windsor 3 days per week in the office

Role:
WeDo is supporting a really interesting contract opportunity for a commercially minded Product Owner to join an innovation-focused environment within a major UK consumer business.
This is not a traditional BAU product role. It sits in a venture and innovation setting, working on early-stage ideas across areas such as energy, connected home, EV and smart technology. The focus is on taking new concepts from idea through to proof of concept, helping shape the commercial case, validate the opportunity and move the right products towards launch.
It is a role for someone who enjoys ambiguity, knows how to bring structure to early-stage ideas and is comfortable operating between entrepreneurial teams and a larger corporate environment.

Responsibilities:

Take early-stage product ideas and help shape them into clear, viable propositions
Support the journey from concept through to proof of concept and launch decision
Work with a wide range of stakeholders across product, commercial, operational and leadership teams
Build and refine business cases, investment cases and product rationale
Define success measures, test assumptions and help assess commercial viability
Bridge the gap between fast-moving innovation teams and a larger business structure
Help bring clarity, momentum and direction to new ventures in developmentRequired Skills:

Product Owner / Product Manager / Product Lead experience
Strong background in innovation, pilots, MVPs and PoCs
Experience in energy tech, fintech, IoT or connected products
Comfortable in both startup and corporate environments
Good technical breadth across AWS / Azure, APIs and integrations
Understanding of GDPR and data privacy considerations
Jira / Confluence experience
Strong stakeholder skills across technical, commercial and operational teams
Able to deliver quickly in a fast-moving contract role
Why should I apply?
This is a great opportunity to step into a role with genuine variety, visibility and impact. Rather than managing a well-established product, you will be helping shape what comes next.

Interested?
Apply for the role today or send your CV to (url removed)

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