Head of Product

Head of Product

• Location: Fully remote
• Rate: £600 per day, Outside IR35
• Duration: Until June 2027, with likely renewal
• NHS experience essential

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Product to provide executive product leadership across the a national programme. You’ll drive real operational change, bring in modern product management practices and move teams away from legacy release cycles towards faster, agile delivery. This role suits a resilient leader with a strong bias for action who can bring people with them.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide executive product leadership across the national programme.
• Drive new agile ways of working and higher release frequency, building directly on recent Discovery findings
• Establish modern product management practices across the team
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders to push product initiatives forward
• Manage complex stakeholder dynamics and keep teams aligned, even when there’s resistance
• Apply strong professional rigour, regulatory compliance and safe governance to product delivery
• Work with key leads on team alignment, stakeholder navigation and cross-project integration

Key Requirements

• Proven NHS experience (essential)
• Senior product leadership experience at Head of Product level or above
• Track record of leading agile transformation and increasing release frequency
• Strong stakeholder management with senior and challenging stakeholders
• Experience delivering products in regulated environments with safe governance
• Resilient, action-focused and comfortable driving change

Desirable

• Experience with screening programmes, maternity or antenatal services
• Experience working with national NHS bodies
• Knowledge of clinical safety standards (DCB0129 / DCB0160)
• Experience turning Discovery outputs into delivery roadmaps

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