Digital Catapult

About the Company

Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation driving business value by accelerating the application of advanced technologies.

Partnering with government, industry and academia, we focus on significant challenges and opportunities facing the UK's economy and society, where technology can play a major role in providing solutions. We break down barriers, de-risk innovation, open up markets and responsibly shape the products, services and experiences of the future.

Digital Catapult is part of the Innovate UK Catapult Network. Catapults provide a unique combination of cutting-edge R&D facilities and world-class technical expertise to support UK business innovation.

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Company Name

Digital Catapult

Job Title

Product Manager

Job Description

**Job Title** Product Manager (Product Owner) **Role Summary** Lead end‑to‑end development and commercialisation of deep‑tech products for UK industry. Drive market discovery, product vision, pricing, and stakeholder alignment over a 1‑year fixed‑term contract. **Expectations** - Deliver a commercially viable product roadmap for high‑value deep‑tech solutions. - Own the product backlog, prioritise features, and ensure timely delivery and quality. - Work closely with technical teams and external customers to translate needs into product requirements. - Maintain clear communication with all stakeholders, balancing technical detail with business impact. **Key Responsibilities** - Identify and validate market opportunities, customer personas and pain points. - Define product vision, roadmap, and scalable configurations. - Build and present business cases, pricing models, and commercial viability assessments. - Translate stakeholder and customer input into clear product requirements. - Prioritise and manage product backlog using Agile practices. - Oversee development, QA, deployment and performance monitoring to meet quality standards. **Required Skills** - Proven product‑management experience with strong stakeholder engagement. - Expertise in market research, opportunity validation and persona development. - Strong analytical, problem‑solving and detail orientation. - Proficiency in Agile frameworks and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence). - Knowledge of emerging technologies (AI, IoT, 5G, immersive, blockchain). - Ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to technical and non‑technical audiences. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (preferred). - Product Management certifications (e.g., AIPMM, Pragmatic Marketing, Scrum Product Owner) are a plus.

Belfast, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

20-01-2026