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Head of Digital Workplace Product Group - Contract Opportunity

Location: Preston or Frimley (1-2 days onsite per week initially, potential to become fully remote)

Contract Length: 9 months

Rate: £71.45/hour (Umbrella, inside IR35, rate negotiable)

Clearance: BPSS required to start, SC in progress

Sole British nationals only

A leading defence and technology organisation is looking for an experienced and visionary Head of Digital Workplace Product Group to shape and lead the future of their employee technology experience. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver innovation at scale, as part of a major digital transformation programme.

Role Overview

You will lead the creation and management of a portfolio of digital workplace products and services-spanning end user computing, collaboration tools, and productivity platforms-across multiple networks and security tiers. Your mission is to deliver a seamless, secure, and user-first digital workplace that enhances productivity and collaboration across the enterprise.

This role is critical to building and launching a new Digital Workplace capability, including selecting and onboarding strategic suppliers and transitioning them into service.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a comprehensive Digital Workplace strategy aligned to business and IT goals.
• Lead a team of internal experts and external partners to deliver and support workplace technologies.
• Manage the full product lifecycle including budgets, roadmaps, change management, risk, and obsolescence.
• Oversee Microsoft 365, collaboration platforms, and end user device strategy.
• Ensure security, data privacy, and regulatory compliance across all services.
• Drive user experience improvements using human-centred design and analytics.
• Support hybrid working through modern, scalable, and user-friendly solutions.
• Champion adoption and change management across the organisation.
  
  

• 5+ years' experience in digital workplace or IT product management.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive), collaboration tools, and workplace technologies.
• Experience managing complex supplier relationships and delivering at scale.
• Strong knowledge of ITSM (e.g. ServiceNow), Agile delivery, and service design frameworks.
• Ability to lead transformation in secure, regulated environments.
• Strategic thinker with a user-first mindset and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Understanding of hybrid work enablement, workplace analytics, IAM, cybersecurity, and accessibility.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• ITIL Practitioner certification desirable.
  
  

• This is a UK Eyes Only role - candidates must be sole British nationals.
• BPSS clearance required to start, with SC clearance in progress.
• Flexible working available: onsite 1-2 days per week initially with potential for fully remote.
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Strategic Management Services

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