Head of Product
26 days ago
Leeds
Head of Product & Delivery - Contract £700 per day (Inside IR35) 3-Year Programme Location: UK (Hybrid) We are supporting a leading consultancy delivering critical digital services across the NHS, who are seeking a senior Product Lead / Head of Product & Delivery to play a pivotal role in one of the UK’s most high-profile public health programmes. This is a top-tier leadership role, sitting within the extended Senior Leadership Team, responsible for shaping and delivering digital strategy across national programmes. As a Product Lead/Head of, you will operate at the intersection of product leadership and programme delivery, owning the end-to-end digital pathway for major initiatives such. You will act as a programme-level leader, coordinating multiple delivery teams and aligning digital services with wider operational readiness across the NHS ecosystem. This is a cross-cutting, highly visible role, requiring exceptional stakeholder engagement at senior and director level. Head of Product Key Responsibilities • Lead the end-to-end vaccination digital pathway, ensuring alignment across product, delivery, and operational teams, • Own and drive the programme roadmap, coordinating multiple workstreams across digital services, • Engage with senior NHS stakeholders and leadership forums, including SLT ceremonies and Vaccination Delivery Group, • Produce high-quality presentations, reports, and strategic updates (PowerPoint-led), • Define and track key product metrics, including uptake, performance, and delivery risks, • Align digital delivery with wider business and operational readiness (e.g. pharmacy expansion programmes), • Act as the central coordination point across suppliers, delivery teams, and stakeholders What We’re Looking For • Proven experience as a Product Lead / Head of Product / Programme Lead within complex, large-scale environments, • Strong background in both product management and delivery leadership (hybrid skillset essential), • Experience working within NHS, public sector, or large-scale health programmes, • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging at senior/director level, • Ability to create business cases, define value, and track outcomes/metrics, • Experience working on public health initiatives, • Knowledge of pharmacy / community pharmacy delivery models, • Familiarity with NHS suppliers., • Opportunity to lead nationally critical digital health programmes, • Long-term 3-year programme with a strong delivery roadmap, • Highly influential role with senior stakeholder exposure, • Work at the forefront of public health innovation and impact