Digital Product Manager (Contractor)

Product Manager (Contractor) - Outside of IR35

Contract/freelance basis.
Duration: 3 months initially, with potential extensions.

Day rate: £400 - £450 per day

We’re looking for a freelance Product Manager to help shape the digital experiences of some of the biggest sporting organisations in the world. This is a high-impact, contract role where you’ll take ownership of the strategy and execution of sports websites and mobile apps that engage millions of fans globally.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional squads to drive forward product goals, ensuring that each initiative meets both fan needs and client objectives. This is a freelance/contract position, suited to someone who thrives in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments and can quickly get up to speed and add value.

Your Role

As a freelance Digital Product Manager, you will:

• Lead the definition and delivery of fan-facing digital products across web and mobile.
  

• Align with internal teams and external clients to define product vision, strategy, and priorities.
  

• Own the product roadmap and backlog, crafting clear user stories, briefs, and prioritisation plans.
  

• Ensure smooth and efficient collaboration with engineering, design, and research teams.
  

• Leverage analytics, user feedback, and business goals to inform continuous product optimisation.
  

• Balance client priorities with fan value and technical feasibility, making smart trade-offs.
  

• Contribute to agile ceremonies, ensuring product goals stay on track while embracing iteration.
  

What We’re Looking For

You are a freelancer or contractor with proven experience delivering B2B2C digital products, ideally in a client-facing, agency-style environment. You’ll have experience working in autonomous or embedded roles and are comfortable leading initiatives independently while being highly collaborative.

Essential Skills & Traits

• Strong track record managing consumer-facing digital products (web & mobile).
  

• Confident in stakeholder engagement and translating requirements into actionable plans.
  

• Experienced in agile environments – backlog grooming, sprint planning, and iterative delivery.
  

• Excellent communication skills – clear, structured, and tailored to different audiences (engineers, designers, clients).
  

• Ability to balance MVP thinking with high-quality outcomes.
  

• Used to working with tools like JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Miro, etc.
  

• Strong analytical mindset – able to translate data and user insights into roadmap improvements.
  

Soft Skills & Approach

• You’re pragmatic and delivery-focused – comfortable flexing process based on project needs.
  

• Skilled at building trust quickly with new teams and clients.
  

• Collaboration-first mindset – you work with and through others, not in silos.
  

• Understands when to challenge, when to align, and when to move forward.