Product Manager – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Vision, strategy, and roadmap: Establish and advance the product vision for web sellers, aligned with the broader Sellers product strategy.

• Determining development priorities: Collaborate with product squad leadership (designer, engineering manager) to prioritize features that yield the greatest impact in relation to quarterly objectives and the overall Sellers strategy, while considering the constraints of the team's resources.

• Integrate user research, in-depth data analysis, and technical insight to make well-informed decisions about the essential features to develop, what to avoid, and when to shift focus as needed. Continuously iterate on hypotheses and solutions based on learnings.

• Define and effectively prioritize new features to maintain an optimal balance between effort and impact.

• Have a clear perspective on which seller features and tools should be offered on web versus app, taking into account the types of sellers involved, the problems being addressed, and the unique advantages of web-based versus app-based experiences.

• Product Execution: Partner with squad leadership to ensure solutions are straightforward, user-friendly, and optimized for the web, paying attention to break-points, mobile web, and responsiveness during the development of web experiences and features.

• Collaborate with the engineering team to ensure features are constructed according to specifications, advocating for quality and product excellence.

• Utilize experimentation as appropriate to test and learn from hypotheses, leveraging the ability to fail quickly and learn rapidly through web development processes.

• Identify obstacles faced by the team and ensure they are escalated or resolved prior to impacting delivery.

• Maintain a focus on effort versus value in decision-making processes.

• Ensure alignment and communication: Collaborate with the Senior Product Director and functional leadership to align on the priorities and strategic objectives of the broader product area.

• Inspire the team and provide them with the context necessary to reach their full potential.

• Identify and utilize the expertise of key functional stakeholders (e.g., Engineering, Design, Product Marketing) and other product squads to help shape and implement the vision for your area, fully understanding the opportunities, potential solutions, and constraints involved.

• Foster a team culture that keeps members engaged and focused.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in product execution and the delivery of web-first experiences.

• Experience leading an engineering team to develop digital features and experiences in an agile, iterative manner.

• Strong technical understanding. You possess a solid knowledge of web development and can constructively challenge engineers on their assumptions while engaging in productive discussions about the size and scope of web features.

• Exceptional leadership skills with a strong sense of ownership. You oversee the web sellers experience, making decisions that guide the team and the product in alignment with our overall company and sellers strategy.

• Excellent communication abilities and executive presence.

• Highly collaborative. Inventory is key to our company differentiation, necessitating the establishment of relationships with senior stakeholders across product, strategy, operations, and engineering.

• Strategic and commercial insight. The web seller's experience is a crucial lever for driving inventory at scale; you must balance commercial and user needs when prioritizing features the team is developing.

• Strong sense of accountability and ownership. You bring order to your surroundings and derive great satisfaction from delivering top-quality features.

• Prior experience as a Product Manager/Product Owner in an agile environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health + Mental Wellbeing

• PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa

• Subsidized counseling and coaching with Self Space

• Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support

• Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and guidance

• Work/Life Balance: 25 days of annual leave with the option to carry over up to 5 days

• 1 company-wide day off per quarter

• Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options (role dependent)

• All offices are dog-friendly

• Opportunity to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries

• Family Life: 18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees

• IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave

• Learn + Grow: Development discussions to support continuous learning and professional growth.

• Upskilling our employees with company-wide training workshops, materials, and resources.

• Your Future: Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)

• Pension matching up to 6% of full base salary with Aviva