Director - Product Management

Institute; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global change organization is seeking a Director to manage strategic product development in the public sector and AI. This role requires extensive senior product management experience, strong commercial acumen, and excellent leadership skills. The Director will drive business cases for new products and develop sourcing strategies. This position is pivotal in ensuring that products meet client needs and are operationally feasible, contributing to impactful change for governments around the world.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior product management role, ideally within AI, digital innovation, or public sector technology.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience developing business cases and pricing strategies.
• Ability to manage both internal development and partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of business cases for new products.
• Manage sourcing strategies for solution development.
• Engage with internal stakeholders and external partners.

Skills

Senior product management experience

Commercial acumen

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Ability to translate client needs

Tools

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Job description

Reporting into the SD Commercial & Partnerships, this role works closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, ensuring that all products are grounded in client needs, commercially viable, and are operationally feasible. The Director will drive the development of business cases for new products and manage sourcing strategies to determine whether to build solutions internally or procure externally. This is a strategic leadership role that sits at the intersection of client demand, innovation, and delivery.**Key Responsibilities** **Essential Skills** Proven experience in a senior product management role, ideally within AI, digital innovation, or public sector technology. Strong commercial acumen with experience developing business cases and pricing strategies. Experience designing sourcing strategies and managing both internal development and co-creation partnerships.Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences. Ability to translate abstract or emerging client needs into concrete, scalable product solutions. Familiarity with ethical considerations and data protection in digital product development. **Desirable Skills** Experience working on AI-enabled products or public sector/government platforms. Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP) and third-party integration strategies. Familiarity with international development or digital transformation in low- and middle-income countries. # **We don’t just talk, we do. Lead the change with us.**At the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, we work with political leaders around the world to drive change. We help governments turn bold ideas into reality so they can deliver for their people. We do it by advising on strategy, policy and delivery, unlocking the power of technology across all three. And by sharing what we learn on the ground, so everyone can benefit. We do it to build more open, inclusive and prosperous countries for people everywhere.