You will lead a high-stakes, 12-month Innovate UK project deploying an agentic AI forensics platform into UK critical national infrastructure. This hybrid role combines technical program delivery with user-centred discovery. You will manage milestones and grant compliance while conducting deep research with security analysts to translate qualitative insights into prioritised product requirements.
Project Manager & User Researcher at Strand Intelligence
As a Project Manager & User Researcher, you will spearhead a first-of-its-kind 12-month deployment of agentic AI forensics into the UK’s critical national infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend rigorous technical delivery with deep user-centred discovery, directly influencing the product roadmap for an award-winning platform. If you have 3+ years of experience in technical delivery and a talent for translating user insights into product requirements, this is your chance to make a national-scale impact.
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Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Compensation
£45k-£52k
Company
Strand Intelligence
Role overview
Strand Intelligence is an AI-native cybersecurity company that builds an automated digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) platform for security teams, MSPs, and mid-sized organizations that lack a traditional 24/7 SOC.[5][12][13] The company’s agentic AI-driven software pairs a forensic-grade large language model with threat intelligence and containment tooling to investigate alerts, reconstruct what happened during cyber incidents, and generate audit-ready reports automatically.[12][13] Its platform is designed to give DFIR teams, SOC teams, and enterprise security teams immediate, automated digital forensics for use cases such as ransomware investigations, business email compromise response, proactive device forensics, and broader incident response and threat hunting.[2][6][8][13] By automating these traditionally manual workflows, Strand Intelligence aims to drastically reduce the operational effort and time required to respond to breaches, helping organizations contain threats faster and scale investigations without needing to scale headcount.[5][7][9]
What you will do
- Drive the day-to-day delivery of a 12-month programme, managing milestones, RAID logs, and Innovate UK grant compliance across six work packages.
- Conduct structured user research, including interviews and workflow observations with security analysts, to build a robust evidence base for user acceptability.
- Translate research findings into clear, traceable requirements and collaborate with engineering to prioritise features for two major feedback-driven product releases.
Who this is a fit for
- Has at least 3 years of experience in project delivery, business analysis, or product management within a software, cyber, or technical environment.
- Demonstrates a proven ability to lead user discovery sessions and transform qualitative feedback into actionable technical requirements that developers can execute.
- Is highly organised and comfortable navigating the governance requirements of grant-funded projects or regulated sectors like utilities and national infrastructure.
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead one of the UK’s first deployments of agentic AI forensics into live critical national infrastructure, culminating in a high-profile published case study.
- Join a high-growth startup backed by a £1M seed round from Osney Capital and recognized as CRN’s Cloud Security Product of the Year.
- Work directly with founders and technical teams in a versatile role that balances rigorous project management with creative user-centred discovery.
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