Natsec Product Manager

Zaizi is looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager who will work with a secure government client to develop user‑focused roadmaps for critical products. The client has specifically asked for someone who challenges thinking and shakes things up. The products are complex and of national importance. You will have full autonomy to work as you see fit and will be supported by experienced agile, multi‑disciplinary teams to co‑design, prioritise and deliver solutions that meet user needs.

• Lead one or more multidisciplinary Agile teams to identify problems, co‑design and deliver solutions that balance user needs, organisational goals and sustainability.
• Deliver results at all stages in the product lifecycle, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live.
• Form an effective partnership with client product owners and stakeholders.
• Lead negotiations about the most valuable outcomes we can deliver.
• Improve the product management capability at Zaizi by mentoring and coaching others.

• Product ownership: expert in product management, able to use a range of techniques to work with multidisciplinary teams and translate user needs into deliverables, including writing stories and acceptance criteria.
• Product management: able to develop and maintain product roadmaps, define minimum viable products and make good decisions about priorities with sometimes limited information.
• Agile working: strong experience working as part of Agile or Kanban teams.
• Lifecycle experience: able to lead teams through the full product lifecycle, including Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live, and identify tools and techniques for each stage.
• User focus: understand users, prioritise their most pressing needs and coach others to do the same.
• Stakeholder management: facilitate buy‑in from senior management, the wider organisation and multidisciplinary teams; partner with clients to understand problems and ensure they are addressed.
• DV Clearance is essential for a successful candidate.
• Analysis and research: comfortable using a range of evidence, including performance data and user research, to support decisions.
• Communication: excellent written and verbal skills; able to explain complex matters in plain English, create effective presentations and write clear user stories.

Zaizi works with UK Central Government departments on a range of projects. To work on these projects, employees must have Security Clearance to a standard acceptable to our Government customers. Currently, we can only recruit candidates who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship and who have lived in the UK for the last 5+ years continuously.

£70,000 – £92,000

• 25 days paid holiday, plus bank holidays.
• BUPA medical insurance.
• Workplace pension.
• Group life assurance.
• Cycling scheme.
• Other benefits: flexible working, empowerment to make decisions, encouragement to fail fast and learn quickly.

We actively welcome applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, neurodivergent individuals, parents, carers, and those from lower socio‑economic backgrounds. If you need accommodations to support your specific situation, please let us know.

For further information, contact

Nat Hinds – Head of Talent

Kayla Kirby – Talent Acquisition Specialist